Gabriella Porpora (born 22 June 1942) is an Italian
multimedia
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artist who works with paint,
plexiglass
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and wood.
Life
Porpora was born in
Rome
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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
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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
External links
“The viewer has no choice but to surrender” – Discover Connekt Italian Artist: Gabriella PorporaGabriella Porpora's Personal Site
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1942 births
Living people
Painters from Rome
Italian women painters
20th-century Italian women artists
21st-century Italian women artists