ARTIST: WAYNE THIEBAUD

Jacomini, Wayne Thiebaud, 1975

(English)

Wayne Thiebaud (1920-) is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost
always included in his work.

(Italian)
Wayne Thiebaud (1920-)e' un pittore americano le cui opere piu' famose sono torte, paste, scapre, toilette, giocattoli e rossetto. E' generalmente associato alla pop art per il suo interesse in oggetti appartenenti alla cultura di massa. Thiebaud pigmenti densi e usa colori esagerati per dipingere i suoi soggetti, cosi' come le ombre nette tipice della pubblicita' sono quasi sempre presenti nelle sue opere.
always included in his work.