About Gerardo La Porta
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- I'm creative
- I'm hard working
- I'm and Artist, and live for it.
- Gerardo
La Porta, aka "GiGi", was born in 1966 in Eboli (SA) ITALY. Talented
artist, as a child, stands out with his artistic skills, already awarded at the age of nine years in a School
Competition. Despite the different address training, studying hidden from parents,
everything that concerns the art. Is
very passionate about the artists of the Renaissance and the '900, feeds much
interest in Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and it' especially struck by
Modigliani, Miro ', Picasso, Dali', Van Gogh, Gauguin, Kandinsky who studied in
detail the technique and expression. It changes many jobs, and paints a lot
during the breaks, very refined technique of oil paint, alternating with
acrylics and watercolor. Suddenly, he decided to travel and work on cruise
ships for 10 years. This gives him the opportunity to learn about new cultures,
people, countries, and all the art in the world. Back in Italy, he feels the
need to express and research new techniques in the art world. His artistic
expression and basic is Abstract figurative, with very bright colors and full
of nuances, alternating to a Pop Art always abstract .
He has participated in many events since 1992 throughout the province of Salerno in 1995 and until today he was part of the group TIAL where they organized exhibitions around the Campania’s Region, which Caserta, Avellino, Salerno, Teggiano, Ravello, Marina di Camerota, Sala Consilina, Agropoli, Eboli, Countryside, Battipaglia, Bellizzi, Colliano, San Gregorio, Montecorvino Rovella, Giffoni (Giffoni Film Festival). Also participates in international competitions, such as Malta, Argentina, Venezuela, Finland, Sicily.
His solo exhibitions were held between 2013 (his return in Italy) to the present, in Eboli, Agropoli, Acciaroli, Paestum, Salerno, Verona. He start to participate in some European exhibition in a couple of month and next year.