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'''Sandro Del-Prete''' (born 1937) is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] artist who creates illusionary and [[Surrealism|surrealistic]] paintings. His style has been compared to [[M. C. Escher]], though it lacks the latter's mathematical precision.<ref name=Seckel>{{Citation|author=Seckel, Al |title=Masters of Deception: Escher, Dalí & the Artists of Optical Illusion |chapter=Sandro Del-Prete (1937&ndash;) A Change Of Perspective |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5IgWas4rJwC&pg=PA47 |publisher=Sterling Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=1-4027-0577-8 }}</ref>
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'''Sandro Del-Prete''' (born 1937) is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] artist who paints figures, situations and processes that cannot exist in the real world.<ref>{{Citation|author=Seckel, Al |title=Masters of Deception: Escher, Dalí & the Artists of Optical Illusion |chapter=Sandro Del-Prete (1937&ndash;) A Change Of Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5IgWas4rJwC&pg=PA47#v=onepage&q&f=false |publisher=Sterling Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=1-4027-0577-8 }}</ref> Del-Prete ‘materializes the well-known psychological effect, of the difference between ‘looking’ (usually the first glace of an observer) and ‘seeing’ (when things are appreciated more thoroughly in the mind)’ – Abraham Tamir. Comparisons can be drawn between Del-Prete and [[M. C. Escher]]’s artwork, although they differ in subject matter, style, mood and technique. Del-Prete greatly admires Escher and believes that they are ‘kindred spirits’, however the viewer will find very little mathematical precision in Del-Prete’s work, something that is always present in Escher’s work.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Del-Prete was born in [[Berne|Bern, Switzerland]] in 1937 and went to school in [[Fribourg|Fribourg, Switzerland]]. When he had completed his schooling at his father’s bidding, and had saved enough, Del-Prete finally decided to dedicate himself to his passion, painting. When he was twenty-three Del-Prete spent six months in [[Florence|Florence, Italy]], where he attended the Florence Academy of Art. He studied the techniques of light and shadow, form design, colour and the structural elements of the old masters such as [[Michelangelo]], [[Rembrandt]] and [[Rubens]]. When he returned to [[Switzerland]], Del-Prete immersed himself in creating [[religious art|religious]] and [[symbolic art]]. Del-Prete never tried to sell his work but looked at it as a hobby, and started a career in the [[insurance industry]] to support his family. During this period, Del-Prete experimented with drawing, painting and sculpture.
Del-Prete was born in [[Bern]], [[Switzerland]] in 1937 and went to school in [[Fribourg|Fribourg, Switzerland]].<ref name=Seckel/> When he was twenty-three Del-Prete spent six months in [[Florence|Florence, Italy]], where he attended the [[Florence Academy of Art]]. When he returned to [[Switzerland]], Del-Prete began creating [[religious art|religious]] and [[Symbolism (movement)|symbolic art]] both in drawing and in sculpture. Initially he worked in the [[insurance industry]] and painted or drew just as a hobby.<ref>[http://www.sandrodelprete.com/home.php/biography/ Sandro del Prete-official website] accessed 29 June 2017</ref>

Del-Prete’s interest in [[Illusionism]] sprang from his observation of a [[chameleon]]. He wondered ‘what the animal really saw, what picture it had of its own world’. He began to look upon different perspectives and in the early 1960s began creating illustrations that would lead to his later ‘illusory’ images. Del-Prete began to experiment, drawing scenes and objects that could be looked at from two different viewpoints. From that experiment arose a new type of illusionism, whereby ‘normal terms like front, back, top, bottom, right, and left could no longer be used’. His earliest drawing from this period, which draws upon double-perspective, is ‘Window Gazing’ completed in 1961.
Del-Prete's interest in [[Illusionism]] sprang from his observation of a [[chameleon]]. He wondered ‘what the animal really saw, what picture it had of its own world’. He began to look upon different perspectives and in the early 1960s began creating illustrations that would lead to his later ‘illusory’ images. Del-Prete began to experiment, drawing scenes and objects that could be looked at from two different viewpoints.<ref name=Seckel/>
Del-Prete experimented with other illusions where objects broke free of their picture frames and into the surrounding environment, and ‘ambiguous images’, where the meaning altered between two different perceptions.

In 1981 Del-Prete published privately his first collection of black and white pencil drawings. It was successful enough for him to publish a second collection in 1987.
He completed his first double-perspective painting, ‘Window Gazing’ in 1961 and continued to experiment with the style for the next two decades. In 1981 Del-Prete self published a collection of black and white pencil drawings called ''Illusorismen''.<ref name=master>{{Cite book |title=The Master of Illusions: Pictures to Ponder from a Visual Virtuoso |last=del Prete |first=Sandro |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4027-5400-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tY7MtgNnyx4C&pg=PA310}}</ref> Illusorismen was very successful and convinced Del-Prete to become a professional artist. In 1987 he published a second collection of his art called ''Illusoria'', which was followed by a third book in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&query=118524615 |title=Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek |website=Catalog of the German National Library}}</ref> One of his sculptures, Loubegaffer, a statue with eyes that seem to follow the viewer, was placed on permanent display in the main rail station in Bern.<ref name=master/>
His passion and hard work started to pay off and in 1984 he had a groundbreaking exhibition of his illusionary art at the Phenomena Show in [[Zurich]]. He started to devote all his time to the creation of illusionary images and in the same year he opened up a gallery in Bern, which was highly successful. A few years later, he created his own illusion themed fun house and [[art gallery]], Illusoria-Land, located in [[Ittigen, Switzerland]].

He opened a gallery on Schwarztorstrasse in Bern, before moving, in 2002, to nearby [[Ittigen]] and opening ''Illusoria-Land''. The {{convert|700|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} gallery, [[fun house]] and museum displayed many of his works. In 2014 Illusoria-Land closed in Ittigen and moved to Restaurant Kreuz in Hettiswil bei [[Hindelbank]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nzz.ch/illusions-museum-weitet-den-blick-seiner-besucher-1.18165437 |title=Illusions-Museum weitet den Blick seiner Besucher |last=Feusi |first=Alois |date=11 October 2013 |work=Neue Zuricher Zeitung |access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.kreuz-hettiswil.ch/illusorialand Restaurant Kreuz in Hettiswil website] accessed 29 June 2017</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Sandro Del-Prete (born 1937) is a Swiss artist who creates illusionary and surrealistic paintings. His style has been compared to M. C. Escher, though it lacks the latter's mathematical precision.[1]

Biography

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Del-Prete was born in Bern, Switzerland in 1937 and went to school in Fribourg, Switzerland.[1] When he was twenty-three Del-Prete spent six months in Florence, Italy, where he attended the Florence Academy of Art. When he returned to Switzerland, Del-Prete began creating religious and symbolic art both in drawing and in sculpture. Initially he worked in the insurance industry and painted or drew just as a hobby.[2]

Del-Prete's interest in Illusionism sprang from his observation of a chameleon. He wondered ‘what the animal really saw, what picture it had of its own world’. He began to look upon different perspectives and in the early 1960s began creating illustrations that would lead to his later ‘illusory’ images. Del-Prete began to experiment, drawing scenes and objects that could be looked at from two different viewpoints.[1]

He completed his first double-perspective painting, ‘Window Gazing’ in 1961 and continued to experiment with the style for the next two decades. In 1981 Del-Prete self published a collection of black and white pencil drawings called Illusorismen.[3] Illusorismen was very successful and convinced Del-Prete to become a professional artist. In 1987 he published a second collection of his art called Illusoria, which was followed by a third book in 2007.[4] One of his sculptures, Loubegaffer, a statue with eyes that seem to follow the viewer, was placed on permanent display in the main rail station in Bern.[3]

He opened a gallery on Schwarztorstrasse in Bern, before moving, in 2002, to nearby Ittigen and opening Illusoria-Land. The 700 m2 (7,500 sq ft) gallery, fun house and museum displayed many of his works. In 2014 Illusoria-Land closed in Ittigen and moved to Restaurant Kreuz in Hettiswil bei Hindelbank.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Seckel, Al (2004), "Sandro Del-Prete (1937–) A Change Of Perspective", Masters of Deception: Escher, Dalí & the Artists of Optical Illusion, Sterling Publishing, ISBN 1-4027-0577-8
  2. ^ Sandro del Prete-official website accessed 29 June 2017
  3. ^ a b del Prete, Sandro (2008). The Master of Illusions: Pictures to Ponder from a Visual Virtuoso. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4027-5400-5.
  4. ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". Catalog of the German National Library.
  5. ^ Feusi, Alois (11 October 2013). "Illusions-Museum weitet den Blick seiner Besucher". Neue Zuricher Zeitung. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ Restaurant Kreuz in Hettiswil website accessed 29 June 2017
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