Oscar Marzaroli 1933-1988
Overview
Football, Forth and Clyde Canal, near Pinkston, exhibited 2016 - SOLD
Oscar Marzaroli was of Italian birth and arrived in Scotland in 1935, aged 2. He attended Glasgow School of Art for a short period and undertook an apprenticeship as a photo journalist in Europe and London before returning to Glasgow in 1959. His livelihood was as a film-maker and alongside this he recorded Glasgow's evolution from being the second city of the empire in the 19th century through urban decay to the urban regeneration of the 1960s. He took the city's workers, its street life, shipyards and steelworks and its children and the study of childhood as his subject.
Works
Exhibitions
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Hang 5 //
Auld Lang Syne 29 Jul - 18 Sep 2021 EdinburghRead more -
Joan Eardley
6 - 29 May 2021 EdinburghUnafraid to step outside societal conventions, from the outset, Joan Eardley developed a practice that challenged the norms of her time. The result was a defining Scottish style and a...Read more -
Coast
1 Apr - 1 May 2021 EdinburghFind the online viewing room for Coast here. Scotland’s coastline is one which naturally inspires in its dramatic geography. Coast presents a journey around the shores of the Scottish homeland,...Read more -
Hang 4 //
Modern Scottish Pictures 1 - 19 Sep 2020 EdinburghCelebrating the variety of 20th century Scottish Art, this selection of works captures modern perspectives of Scottish identity. In the face of global societal and technological change, the artists’ focus...Read more -
Modern Paintings 1940-1985
24 Nov - 23 Dec 2017Modern Scottish Paintings 1940-1985, was exhibition of works created by Scottish artists in a period that emphasised individualism and rebellion against perceived safety and mundanity in the art that preceded...Read more -
Between Tides
Scotland's working culture of the sea 26 May - 17 Jun 2017 EdinburghFor centuries, artists have been inspired by the sea. A natural boundary, Scotland's coasts and seas are dramatic, varied, highly productive and often awe-inspiring. This exhibition looks at the varied...Read more -
Oscar Marzaroli
Tenements to Towerblocks 18 Nov - 23 Dec 2016 EdinburghMarzaroli’s subject matter focuses on the urban decay and regeneration of Glasgow in the 1960s: the men of shipyards and steelworks, street life and children. Described as a documentary photographer,...Read more -
Oscar Marzaroli
Photography 1959-1968 5 - 27 Nov 2010 EdinburghFrom the 19th century Glasgow has been a city of momentous change and expansion. As the second city of the empire its population grew exponentially following the growth of industry...Read more
