Guy Harloff

• Born 1933-06-04 · Died 1991

His father, Han Harloff, was a Dutch painter of Russian descent, while his mother, Ida Teresa Conti, was a Swiss national from an Italian family. Despite completing his classical education, his true interest was cinema, which led him to attend film directing courses in Paris. In 1952, he shifted his focus to painting. As a self-taught artist, he was influenced by Kurt Schwitters, adopting both the collage technique and the poetics of "objets trouvés." From 1962 to 1965, Harloff traveled extensively throughout Iran, Tunisia, and the Middle East, staying for a period in Tangier, Morocco. During these years, he studied oriental religions, rituals, and symbols, and was fascinated by the African light. He later lived and worked in Milan from 1965 to 1968. His subsequent global travels included stays of varying lengths in London, New York, and Paris. Throughout his life, he remained interested in esotericism, alchemy, and the cabala, while constantly cultivating his enduring passion for jazz. Source: [https://www.capitoliumart.com/en/artist/harloff-guy-1933-1991/xar-92#fullBio]