Croce Taravella
Croce Taravella | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Polizzi Generosa, Sicily, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo |
| Occupation | Painter |
Croce Taravella (born 1964 in Polizzi Generosa) is an Italian painter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Croce Taravella was born in 1964 in Polizzi Generosa, in the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the island of Sicily.[1] Taravella studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo (Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo).[2] Between 1983 and 1984, curator and art dealer Lucio Amelio, who introduced Taravella to members of the transavanguardia, as well as Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys, Robert Rauschenberg, Nino Longobardi, and Mimmo Paladino.[2][3]
In the 1990s he moved to Rome where he worked as a production designer for RAI.[2]
In 2011, he participated in the Italian Pavilion curated by Vittorio Sgarbi at the 54th Venice Biennale.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Eva Di Stefano, Croce Taravella: Opere 1983-2004, Falcone, Palermo, 2004. 978-8888335100
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Croce Taravella". First Class House Magazine. First Class House SRL. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ a b c "Croce Taravella @ Rome Art Week". Rome Art Week (in Italian). KOU. 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Between 1983 and 1984 the support of the gallery owner Lucio Amelio in Naples became decisive and introduced him to the artistic environment of the city. Hence the meeting with Beuys, Warhol and then Rauschenberg, Longobardi, Paladino and from there to the transavantgarde movement.
- ^ "Croce Taravella. Fermo Immagine - Mostra - Palermo - Palazzo Sant'Elia". Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Croce Taravella, Pittore Siciliano Alla Biennale di Venezia". Retrieved 20 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Croce Taravella examples of work at artnet.com
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