Giancarlo Impiglia
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Giancarlo Impiglia (born in Rome, Italy[1]) is an Italian-American visual artist best known for his murals and canvases of high life doings in an art-deco style influenced by Cubism.
Impiglia began as a visual artist in the Arte Povera (poor art) mode with his Blue Jean works.[2]
In 1975 Impiglia executed a 45 foot long mural of "Old New York" in the building 99 John Street in the financial district of Lower Manhattan.[3] In 1993 Absolut Vodka issued a color print ad featuring a commissioned work by Impilgia for their advertising campaign featuring Absolut artists, "Absolut Impilgia".[4]
He has also created sculptures in his signature art-deco cubist influenced style.[5]
Over the course of several decades Impiglia has been commissioned to do murals for many of the Cunard line "Queen" cruise ships, including the QE2.[6] His work is held in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.[7]
Impiglia lives and works in the East End of Long Island.[8]
