Mario Schifano (1934 - 1998) is considered to be one of the most significant and preminent artists of Italian postmodernism. He became part of the core group of artists comprising the "Scuola di Piazza del Popolo" alongside Franco Angeli and Tano Festa. Renowned as a prolific and exuberant artist, he nonetheless struggled with a lifelong drug habit that earned him the label cursed.
His works were held at the most important museums such as Centre Pompidou Paris, Royal Academy of London, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
In his works, Schifano preferred to use enamel paints made for industrial production because of their ability to preserve the original brilliance and because they dry quickly, enabling him both to paint the picture in the exact moment of its appearance and to provide him with the opportunity of increasing his artistic production.
In this “anemic landscape” with stars are depicted tipical elements of Schifano’s poetic.