Gabriella Porpora | |
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Porpora in 2004 | |
Born | Gabriella Porpora (1942-06-22) 22 June 1942 (age 82) Rome, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Rome |
Known for | Painting |
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 22 June 1942) is an Italian multimedia artist who works with paint, plexiglass, and wood.
Life
Porpora was born in Rome to a Roman mother and a Neapolitan father, she founded with 12 other artists, the Gruppo 12 art movement. Her artwork can be inserted in the steps of Avant-garde art movements. Her artworks are experimental, often innovative.
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
- Expo, Connekt (2014-12-14). "'The Viewer has no choice but to surrender' Discover Connekt Italian Artist: Gabriella Porpora #Rome #art | DreamyourMind Blog". www.dreamyourmind.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-11.
External links
- “The viewer has no choice but to surrender” – Discover Connekt Italian Artist: Gabriella Porpora
- Gabriella Porpora's Personal Site