Piza
was born in Sao Paulo. Having begun his trainging as a printmaker
in his native Brazil, he moved to Paris in 1955 and began to
work Johnny Friedlaender. However he soon began experimenting
with ways to make more three dimensional prints. He began to
use very thick copper plates, devising his own unique "gouge" technique
by incising designs into his plates with hammers and various
shaped chisels. He has had a long and successful career, with
exhibitions, awards and placement in museum collections world-wide.
He continues to live in Paris, working both on prints and more
structural, sculptural representations of his designs.
