Pino Procopio (1954) - ALESSANDRO MAGNO

Fine Art Giclèe "Alessandro Magno"

- Original work on premium Hahnemuhle William Turner paper
- Dry stamp of the Artist's Studio
- Authentication hologram
– Certificate of authenticity provided

Pino Procopio, (Guardavalle, June 16, 1954), is an Italian painter, sculptor and illustrator, exponent of figurativism. Artistic studies began in Catanzaro, but completed in Rome. In 1982 he graduated in architecture from Sapienza University of Rome.
In 1980, the art center “La Bitta” hosted his first solo show. After two years spent in Verona, in 1985 he settled in Giulianova, in Abruzzo.
In 2001, the “Fondazione Italiana Stauròs Onlus” invited him to exhibit at the Staurós Museum of Sacred Contemporary Art in San Gabriele. The work “Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit” is today a permanent piece in the museum's collection.
In the following year, 2002, he created the painting for the poster of the “World Book and Copyright Day,” sponsored by UNESCO.
The State Monopolies Commission commissioned him in 2003 to create the painting to be placed on the European Lottery ticket and in 2004 he was commissioned to create the painting that would be placed on the Italian Lottery ticket.
In 2005 the Ministry of Communications organized in Rome an exhibition of his work that tells the evolution of the Italian postal service in 100 years of history.
In 2007 the Pescara Committee of the “Dante Alighieri Society” awarded him the “Dante Alighieri 2007” prize in the Art section.
The following year, in 2008, in Rome, the Boncompagni-Ludovisi Museum of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art hosted “Ulisse, scenes of a journey,” a show dedicated to him.
In 2015, in Rome, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), he participated in the group show Corporate Art, concerning the close link between industrial patronage and art.
In 2017, at the Teramo Palace of Sport, with the sponsorship of UNESCO and MIUR, took place the exhibition “Baadaye, Pinocchio of Africa,” a reinterpretation of the Pinocchio tale in a modern key, tied to the drama of migration.
In 2019, the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to realize the Palio della Quintana for the historic August joust.
Also in 2019, he exhibited in two solo shows at the Palazzo del Pegaso of the Tuscany Region in Florence and later at the Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo in Pescara.
In 2020, he exhibited at the Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo in Ascoli Piceno, a solo show focused on the knightly theme of the Quintana, with the sponsorship of the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Museums and the Marche Region.
In 2021, with sponsorship from the Marche Region and the Municipality of Recanati, he was invited to exhibit in a solo show centered on the poet Giacomo Leopardi, in the main hall of the town hall in Recanati.
In 2022, he exhibited at the Salt Stores (Magazzini del Sale) in the city of Siena in a solo show, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.