Carlo Maria Mariani was born on July 25, 1931 in Rome, Italy.
In 1955 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.

Representative of postmodernism. In the early period of his work he was fond of hyperrealism. In the 70s of the 20th century he became interested in hypermannerism or anachronism the author’s interpretation of the art of the past. Conceptual artist.

Carlo Mariani combined different styles and artistic techniques in his works: primitive sculpture, the influence of the work of Durer and Giorgio de Chirico, a combination with classicism, creating paintings full of meaning and associations, often with elements of irony. The Los Angeles Times described Mariani’s exhibition in Los Angeles in 1992 as “an extremely complex, beautifully executed attempt to make classical drawing and painting meaningful again.” Carlo Mariani combined different styles and artistic techniques in his works: primitive sculpture, influences from Dürer and Giorgio de Chirico, combined with classicism, creating paintings full of meaning and associations, often with elements of irony. The Los Angeles Times described Mariani’s exhibition in Los Angeles in 1992 as “an extremely complex, beautifully executed attempt to make classical drawing and painting meaningful again.”