Rabarama
Rabarama, pseudonym of Paola Epifani, (born August 22, 1969) is an Italian contemporary artist.
Rabarama
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- Name
- Rabarama
- Birth Name
- Paola Epifani
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
- Known for
- Performance, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
- Training
- Arts High School, Treviso Academy of Fine Arts, Venice
- Movement
- contemporary art
- Born
- Rabarama was born on 22 August 1969. · Rome.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor
- Fields
- performance
- Languages
- Italian
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Rabarama, pseudonym of Paola Epifani, (born August 22, 1969) is an Italian contemporary artist.
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• Name — Rabarama • Birth Name — Paola Epifani • Birthplace — Rome, Italy • Known for — Performance, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture • Training — Arts High School, Treviso Academy of Fine Arts, Venice • Movement — contemporary art • Notable Works — monumental sculptures, sculptures, performances, paintings • Website — www.rabarama.com
Public art and internet art
Public art and internet art
Rabarama monumental sculptures have been exhibited in many public spaces • Paris, Place de la Sorbonne, Rue Soufflot, Place du Pantheon • Reggio Calabria, 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
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.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Abbandono • Illustration — Crisalide • Illustration — Do-si • Illustration — Hsien • Illustration — In-cinta • Illustration — In-croci • Illustration — Lacerazione
Life and career
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Life and career
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1969
Rabarama was born on 22 August 1969.
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Rabarama was born at Rome.
Birthplace
Rome.
Birth place
Rabarama was born in Rome.
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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.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 122460529, Rabarama.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3415864: Rabarama
General reference · Wikidata
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- 1.Agnellini, Maurizio. Arte contemporanea italiana: pittori e scultori 1946-1996 : opere e mercato 1996-1997. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1996, p.203.
- 2.Baradel, Virginia (and others). Rabarama. Electa, Elemond associated editors, 2000, p.10 [https://books.google.com/books?id=LhPHGwAACAAJ&q=Rabarama ]
- 3.Granzotto, Giovanni (and others). Rabarama: colori e forme. Verso l'Arte edizioni, 2000, p.15
- 4.Calvesi, Maurizio. Rabarama: Im-patto. Il Cigno edizioni Roma, 2003, p.7.
- 5.Beatrice, Luca. Rabarama. Silvana Editoriale, 2010, p.111
- 6.Paperblog
- 7.Video document
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- "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)
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 122460529, Rabarama.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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