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Ruggero Savinio
Ruggero Savinio was born in Turin into a family of artists: his uncle was Giorgio de Chirico, and his father the painter and writer Alberto Savinio. Ruggero Savinio studied Literature at the University of Rome. He had his first "One Man Show" in 1962 in Milan. He has exhibited his work in more then one hundred private galleries in Rome, Frankfurt, Paris, Chicago and New York, as well as in public spaces in Paris, and Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. He was awarded the Guggenheim Prize, was named as a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome, and has had several exhibits at the Venice Biennale as a representative Italian artist.
Ruggero Savino has also published four books: L'eta dell'oro (The Golden Age), Percorsi della figura (Figure's Ways), Ombra Portata (The Cast Shadow), and Paesaggio con figura (Landscape with Figure). His essays, stories and verses have been published in several literary revues. He lives and works in Rome with is wife, the poetess Annelisa Alleva, and their two children. |
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Mixed media pastel on paper
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