Pino Procopio (1954) - L'INGANNO DEI BUGIARDI

Fine Art Giclée "The Deception of the Liars"

- Original work on premium Hahnemühle William Turner paper
- The artist's studio dry stamp
- Authenticity 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 finished in Rome. In 1982 he earned a degree in architecture from La Sapienza University of Rome.
In 1980, the art center “La Bitta” staged 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 Contemporary Sacred Art in San Gabriele. The work “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” is today a permanent piece of the museum's collection.
The following year, in 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 paint the image that would appear on the Lotto Italia ticket.
In 2005 the Ministry of Communications promoted in Rome a show of his 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 exhibition Corporate Art, concerning the close link between industrial patronage and art.
In 2017, at the Palazzo dello Sport in Teramo, with the sponsorship of UNESCO and MIUR, the show “Baadaye, Pinocchio d’Africa” took place, a reimagining of the Pinocchio fable 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, subsequently, 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
Centered on the knightly theme of the Quintana, with sponsorship from the City of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Musei and the Marche Region.
In 2021, with the sponsorship of the Marche Region and the Municipality of Recanati, he was invited to exhibit a solo show focused on the poet Giacomo Leopardi, in the main lecture hall of the town hall in Recanati.
In 2022, he exhibited at the Magazzini del Sale in the town of Siena in a solo show, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.