Gabriella Porpora

Gabriella Porpora (born 22 June 1942) is an Italian multimedia artist who works with paint, plexiglass,[1] and wood.

Gabriella Porpora
Porpora in 2004
Born
Gabriella Porpora

(1942-06-22) 22 June 1942
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, Rome
Known forPainting
MovementInformal Art, Poor Art, Land Art
AwardsArte Dannata
Patron(s)Giorgio de Chirico, Francis Bacon (painter), Robert Rauschenberg, Marcel Duchamp

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

  1. 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.
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