Gabriella Porpora
Gabriella Porpora | |
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 Gabriella Porpora in 2004 | |
| Born | Gabriella Porpora June 22, 1942 |
| Nationality | Italian, Italian, |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts in Rome |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | see Selected works |
| Movement | Informal Art, Poor Art, Land Art |
| Awards | Arte Dannata |
| Patron(s) | Giorgio de Chirico, Francis Bacon (painter), Robert Rauschenberg, Marcel Duchamp |
Gabriella Porpora (Born June 22, 1942 – ) is an Italian multimedia artist who works with paint, plexiglass, and wood.
Her artwork can be inserted in the steps of Avant-garde art movements.
Her artworks are experimental, often innovative.
Born in Rome, Italy, to a Roman mother and a Neapolitan father, she founded, among other twelve artists, the Gruppo 12 art movement.
She has lived in Paris (Roumania, 1972-1976), in Paris (France, 1976-1984) and then back to Rome (Italy, 1984-today).
She has sculpted original art-crafts called "Pictoscultures".
She is still active in many exhibitions, primarily in Italy.
Selected works
- In volo, SunShine and Seduction (2003)
References
http://www.dreamyourmind.com/blog/interview-with-connekt-artist-gabriella-porpora/