Rabarama Explained

Rabarama
Birth Name:	Paola Epifani
Birth Place:	Rome, Italy
Nationality:	Italian
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

Rabarama, pseudonym of Paola Epifani, (born August 22, 1969) is an Italian contemporary artist.^[1]

Artistic practice

Rabarama creates sculptures and paintings of men, women and hybrid creatures, often in eccentric poses.^{[2] [3]} The skins of her subjects are always decorated with patterns, symbols, letters, glyphs and other kind of figures, in a great variety of forms.^[4]

Public art and internet art

Rabarama monumental sculptures have been exhibited in many public spaces^[5]

• 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

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.^{[6] [7]}

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)

External links

• Artist's website

Notes and References

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. http://en.paperblog.com/3d-mapping-drawlight-with-rabarama-51281/ Paperblog
7. http://vimeo.com/25232469 Video document