Arte Povera - Oxford Definition

A term coined in 1967 by Germano Celant, ‘Poor Art’ was made from everyday materials such as cement, twigs, or newspapers, in deliberate contrast to traditional sculptural materials such as stone and metal. Its often metaphorical imagery was taken from nature, history, or contemporary life. Arte Povera was a phenomenon of the later 1960s and 1970s and is primarily associated with artists such as Michelangelo Pistoletto and Giulio Paolini, though it can also accurately be applied to non-Italian figures such as Joseph Beuys.