Roberta Giuffrè - Thirst

Oil portrait of a stray who drinks. Very dense, vivid, and material colors.

BIOGRAPHY
My name is Roberta Giuffrè, I was born in San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) in 1996. My approach to painting is highly gestural because I can bring out actions in free and direct connection with the artistic material I use. The artistic research I am tied to focuses mainly on the materiality of bodies, the skin and the flesh, accompanied by a study that revolves around the human figure, static or in motion. Although the nudes are whole, the aim is to move away from academicism, focusing attention on the physical aspect of the body, highlighting flesh in its integrity, without ideals and stereotypes. It is a concept that involves vulnerability, intimacy, and our relationship with what of us is matter. My paintings aim to exalt the skin we inhabit, highlighting proxemics (the spatial-postural attitude of the body), a movement linked to a behavioral explanation of the human being. With the use of material painting (a combination of colors, textures, and synthetic or natural materials) something deep and real comes to life, creating three-dimensionality on the canvas. The resulting effect is a work not only to be seen, but also to be “touched.”

EXPERIENCE
2026: group exhibition titled “UNA COME LEI” at the Galleria OnArt in Florence;
2025: finalist at the 57th edition of Il Pendìo, with related publication. ISBN 979-12-200-9193-0
2025: winner of the First Prize of the XII Edition “Emilio Notte,” with related publication. ISBN 978-88-31952-33-0
2025: solo exhibition titled "CHEEKY", curated by Giusy Caroppo, at the Azur Gallery in Berlin;
2025: group exhibition organized by the Academy of Fine Arts of Foggia, titled "YOUTH – Indagine sui linguaggi artistici giovanili", at the Palazzetto dell'Arte "A. Pazienza", located in Foggia;
2024: solo exhibition titled "INVOLUCRI MATERICI", curated by Samuele Romano at the Teatro della Piccola Compagnia Impertinente in Foggia;
2024: participation in the project "PANCHINE D'ARTISTA", realized at the Mongolfiera in Foggia and sponsored by the Academy of Fine Arts of Foggia;
2024: participation in the XI edition of the Emilio Notte prize with a published catalog;
2021: finalist at the PNA (National Arts Prize);
2021: finalist in the artistic-musical project titled "Come musica" under the artistic direction of Ettore Bassi, in Fasano, Brindisi and Bari.
2016: creation of the official logo of the Orchestra "Ottava Nota"