Sunday, March 1, 2015

"Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture in Italy" at the Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna e contemporanea in Rome



"Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture in Italy"

at the Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna e contemporanea in Rome


I am excited to announce that I have been invited to particpate in  the Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture in Italy exhibition in the GNAM: National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome. Curated by Nino Caruso and Mariastella Margozzi, this exhibition provides a rich survey of contemporary ceramic sculpture in Italy from the post-war period to the present. 180 works of 63 different artists are included in this,  the most significant show of ceramic art in Italy in more than 50 years. Dedicating circa 2000 square meters to a reassessment of ceramic sculpture that elevates it to its deserved position as an art form, the show redresses the marginalisation of ceramics as a minor art. 

The exhibition will be open from 11 March-7 June 2015


Paolo Porelli, Fire-bearer  2014, slipped terracotta & mixed media, 160 x 68,5 x 84cm


  
Paolo Porelli, Number Girl 2014 (back)
89 x 43 x 40cm 
Last Generation 2015 
38cm max H
installation (detail)





Room with Figurative Sculpture, GNAM, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture in Italy



Wednesday, April 9, 2014

A selection of works from my visiting artist stint at Kansas State University

Paolo Porelli 2014, Pink scream
Paolo Porelli 2014, Bow Lady

Paolo Porelli 2014, Super

Paolo Porelli 2014, Free Fall



Fire-bearer and other variations of a life-size statue

Paolo Porelli 2014, Enamoured
Paolo Porelli 2014, Fire-bearer

Paolo Porelli 2014, Five-points
Three versions of a life-size statue that will be presented in the CERAMICA IN FIORE. NATURA-ARTE-TENDENZE ' exhibition in Tolfa this May.



Friday, February 21, 2014

Paolo Porelli, Fire-bearer 2014


Life-size figure in slipped terracotta (fired to cone 010) with the addition of found objects