Rabarama (1969) - Astr-azione

Beautiful unique sculpture by Rabarama from 2001, from which the artist also drew one of her paintings. This work features a serene yet thoughtful facial expression, and the same posture of the body suggests a state of relaxation and calm. Therefore, this sculpture conveys a sense of tranquility and ease to the viewer. The work is in excellent condition and comes with the artist Dante Vecchiato’s historical archive. It will be shipped by courier ONLY WITHIN THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY.

Rabarama, alias Paola Epifani, born 1969 in Rome, Italy, is an artist who lives and works in Padua. A daughter of art, she showed a natural talent for sculpture from a young age. Rabarama began her training at the Scuola d’Arte di Treviso, later continuing at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice. She graduated in 1991 with high marks and immediately began participating in a large number of national and international sculpture competitions, which earned her much praise from the public and critics.

Rabarama creates sculptures and paintings with men, women or hybrid creatures, often venturing into the eccentric. The subjects’ skin is always decorated with symbols, letters, hieroglyphs and other figures in a variety of forms. The “membrane,” the “mantle” that seems to envelop these figures constantly changes, always enriching itself with new signs, symbols and metaphors. The alphabet indicates the internal limit present in language and our being singular-plural entities (according to the philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy): hieroglyphs, puzzles and honeycombs are the visualization of the genome, the infinite possible combinations and varieties inherent in humanity, visualized in the mental labyrinths in which the multifaceted complexity of the self is materialized. Often Rabarama’s exhibitions are presented in collaboration with other artists, interpreters (body painting, dance, acrobatics) and are enriched by video and audio projections. Her work is considered evocative and moving, describing all the pains and joys of the human being, from bondage to freedom, the genetic code of dreams.

“Rabarama’s art is often very aggressive, not only for the viewer but also for the creator,” said George S. Bolge, executive director of the Museum of Art in Boca Raton, Miami, United States, regarding the artist’s works.

This long journey, filled with successes, led her in 2011 to be present at the 54th Venice Biennale with the monumental work Abbandono, made entirely in Carrara marble.

Besides this essential recognition, her works have been exhibited in the world’s great capitals of the art scene such as Paris, Florence, Cannes, Miami, Shanghai.

Numerous and important are the acquisitions of her works by major public and private institutions, such as the Palace Museum of the Beijing Biennale, the Sculpture Space in Shanghai, and the Copelouzos Museum of Athens, not to mention the three monumental works purchased by the Municipality of Reggio Calabria and displayed along the Falcomatà seafront.

From 2014 she is the godmother and inspirer of the Skin Art Festival, held in Merano, collaborating with Kryolan. More recently, in 2015, Rabarama won the international competition organized by the Municipality of Vallo della Lucania (SA). Following this victory, Leud, the largest marble work ever created by the Artist, was realized and today is displayed in the historic center.

Also unforgettable is the artistic rapport and collaboration with Cirque du Soleil.

In 2016 Rabarama exhibited in galleries both in Italy, such as the Italian Fine Art Gallery in Positano and the SimonBart Gallery in Porto Cervo, and abroad, taking part in the Vught Biennale organized by Van Loon Galleries, Netherlands. In the same year she participated in the Asolo Art Biennale (TV), in Italy.

Thanks to her polymath talent, Rabarama experiments and realizes, over time, works in terracotta, the classical and well-known painted bronzes, fascinating unique pieces in marble, glass and rare stones, resin inclusions, resin silicone monotypes, precious artist jewelry and, of course, also the splendid paintings and screen prints.

Currently Rabarama lives and works in Padua, independently managing her career and collaborating internationally with important art galleries in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Switzerland and the United States.