Pino Procopio (1954) - FEDERICO II

Fine Art Giclée "Federico II"

- SINGLE PRINT PROOF on paper different from the copies on sale
- Original artwork on premium paper
- Dry stamp of the Artist's Studio
- Authenticity hologram
– Certificate of authenticity provided

Pino Procopio, (Guardavalle, June 16, 1954), is an Italian painter, sculptor and illustrator, a prominent figure of figurativism. Artistic studies began in Catanzaro but completed in Rome. In 1982 he graduated in architecture from La Sapienza University of Rome.
In 1980, the art center “La Bitta” held his first solo show. After two years 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 affixed to the European Lottery ticket, and in 2004 he was commissioned to create the painting to be affixed to the Italy Lottery ticket.
In 2005 the Ministry of Communications organized in Rome an exhibition telling 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 curated “Odysseus, scenes of a journey,” an exhibition dedicated to him.
In 2015, in Rome, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), he took part in the group show Corporate Art, concerning the close link between industrial commissions and art.
In 2017, at the Teramo Sports Palace, under the patronage of UNESCO and MIUR, the exhibition “Baadaye, Pinocchio of Africa” took place, a modern reinterpretation of Pinocchio’s tale tied to the tragedy of migration.
In 2019, the Comune di Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to create the Palio della Quintana for the historical 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 chivalric theme of the Quintana, with sponsorship from the Comune di 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 present a solo show centered on the figure of the poet Giacomo Leopardi, in the aula magna of the municipal palace in Recanati.
In 2022, he exhibited at the Magazzini del Sale in the municipality of Siena in a solo show, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.