Rabarama, pseudonym of Paola Epifani, (born August 22, 1969) is an Italian
contemporary art
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ist.
Artistic practice
Rabarama creates sculptures and paintings of men, women and hybrid creatures, often in eccentric poses.
The skins of her subjects are always decorated with patterns, symbols, letters, glyphs and other kind of figures, in a great variety of forms.
Public art and internet art
Rabarama monumental sculptures have been exhibited in many public spaces
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Paris
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, Place de la Sorbonne, Rue Soufflot, Place du Pantheon
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Reggio Calabria
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, seaside
*Shanghai, People's Plaza
*Miami, Mizner Park
*Florence, Piazza Pitti- Giardino di Boboli-Giardino delle Scuderie Reali- Complesso Le Pagliere
*Cannes, La croisette
Hi-tech and new media
In 2011 the world's first 360°
video mapping on a sculpture was realized on a Rabarama's work called "Bozzolo" and exhibited live in Florence, Italy.
Video document
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Gallery
File:RABARAMA-ABBANDONO-2011.jpg, Abbandono
File:RABARAMA-CRISALIDE-2003.jpg, Crisalide
File:RABARAMA-DO-SI-2000.jpg, Do-si
File:RABARAMA-HSIEN-2008.jpg, Hsien
File:RABARAMA-IN-CINTA-2009.jpg, In-cinta
File:RABARAMA-IN-CROCI-2000.JPG, In-croci
File:RABARAMA-LACERAZIONE-2011.jpg, Lacerazione
Bibliography
*"Rabarama" (by V. Baradel, L. M. Barbero, G. Granzotto, L. Pagnucco Salvemini; Italy. Electa, 2000)
*"Rabarama. Colori e Forme" (by G. Granzotto, L. M. Barbero; Italy, Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, 2000)
*"Rabarama. Sculture Monumentali" (by D. Magnetti, L. M. Barbero; Italy, Palazzo Bricherasio, 2001)
*"Trans–formation" (by V. Baradel, L. M. Barbero; France, Galerie Enrico Navarra, 2001)
*"Beijing International" (by V. Sanfo; China, National Art Museum of China, 2003)
*"Sculpture Exhibition of Rabarama" (by F. Dian, X. Xiao Feng; China, He Xiangning museum, 2004)
*"Rabarama ANTICOnforme" (by L.Beatrice, George Bolge; Italy, Vecchiato ed., 2011)
References
External links
Artist's website
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1969 births
Living people
20th-century Italian sculptors
20th-century Italian women artists
21st-century Italian sculptors
21st-century Italian women artists
Painters from Rome
Italian contemporary artists
Italian multimedia artists
Italian women painters
Pseudonymous artists
Postmodern artists
Italian women sculptors