Alberto Burri

Alberto Burri (Città di Castello, 1915 – Nizza, 1995) left a career in medicine after World War II to devote himself entirely to art. From the early 1950s he developed a radical language based on the use of unconventional materials—sacks, jute, wood, metal, tar, and later plastic—turning them into powerful metaphors of post-war trauma and human fragility. Recognized as a pioneer of Art Informel and material experimentation, Burri’s work evolved through celebrated series such as Sacchi, Combustioni, Cellotex and Resine. In 1985 he created the Grande Cretto at Gibellina, a monumental intervention now regarded as one of the most significant Land Art works worldwide.