The Nest, 1989
Wood, Neon, Feathers, 22" x 15" x 12"
Michael Rocco Pinciotti was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1950. After completing his B.A. from the University of Toledo, Pinciotti moved to New York where he received his M.F.A. in printmaking from the Pratt Institute. At that time he also began designing at Let There Be Neon, where he worked for five years. Today he is internationally recognized as a major neon artist. His work has been exhibited in Europe, South America, and throughout the United States. He has taught and given guest lectures in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Argentina. At times humorous and always provocative, his art combines neon with drawing, photography, and found natural materials. His multilayered, mixed-media constructions, which often refer to architectural elements, houses, temples, and birds’ nests, address the poetry of place and the anatomy of spirituality.
*Excerpted from Tools as Art: the Hechinger Collection, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc.