Luigia d'Alfonso was born in 1967 in Rome where she has been always living and working, ranging from jewelry to textile design with forays into the theatre. Since 2002 she has shared an art and craft atelier with Ada Perla, channeling the reciprocal experiences towards artistic research whose roots are in Mediterranean origins. In 2014 this path of research and studies led the artistic duo "dap- d'Alfonso, Perla" towards a common language: Sabir, new works of art so called referring to the lingua franca (free language) formerly spoken in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Later this concept has been expanded with the "Totems" and the "Ciaccerate".
EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS
2012
"Art on fabric", Master Giò Coppola's Studio, Viterbo, Italy.
In-depth study of the pictorial technique on fabric with the use of professional colors for fabrics: colors and shades are the result of mixing concentrated pigments with a soft and transparent base.
AWARDS AND AWARDS
2019
"Certificate of special mention", Municipal Pinacoteca A. Sapone, Gaeta Italy.
"... But the pieces - the cut is not 2019 perfect - are not sewn together and the blue is crossed by cyclonic currents: the memory is consumed between the polite and the prosaic." Marcello Carlino
WORKS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
2019
"TMS", Municipal Pinacoteca A. Sapone, Gaeta Italy.
Time-memory-space. Sabir's fragments take shape again, the large cross, ancestral meaning of sound, those magical vocalisms of the origins of humanity which are the basis of every complete narrative and reveal its mysterious essence.
SOLO SHOW IN PRIVATE GALLERIES
2022 10-16 Jan
"Sabir limitless journey", Time Gallery, New York, United States.
Every border that divides men and countries is also a line of contact and the creative movement of the imagination will break down distances and borders.
2019 12-18 Sept
“Sabir- Visionary Bridge”, One Art Space, New York, United States.
Pictorial textures which shape thought and silence, impalpable yet visually powerful tapestries.
2018 2-30 Jun
“Sabir - Trame pittoriche”, Pagea Contemporary Art Gallery, Angri Italy.
Sabir's pictorial lexicon, both intimate and universal, visualizes the concept of relationship and dialogue, between the self and the outside.
EXHIBITIONS IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EVENTS
2007 16-19 Sep
27th Levante Fair, Bari Italy. Presence by invitation of the II Tetto Art Company Gallery, Via Margutta.Grou
EXHIBITIONS AT FAIRS AND NATIONAL EVENTS
2018 19-30 Sept
Umbria Art 2018 "Festival of contemporary art and literature", Urban location, Terni Italy.
"... the proposed work, Totem TP1, is the messenger of our visual language developed on the theme of Sabir, the ancient spoken language of the Mediterranean."
2010 15-17 Oct
Art & Nature – 188th Annual del Corpo Forestale foundation, Piazza del Popolo, Rome Italy.
"I enthusiastically accepted the invitation of the forest corps, that year was also the festival of biodiversity. Combining nature and art is certainly a virtuous and direct path to unravel the plot of the complex relations with citizens.”
GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC GALLERIES
2022 25 Nov
International Day against gender-based violence, Museum of Transportation ASTRAL, Rome Italy.
Gender-based violence affects the body and the psyche and causes both obvious and intangible wounds to society as a whole. This Sabir "Repercussions" deflated by wounds radiates the echo of pain like a sound box.
2021-2022 20 Nov - 31 Jan
33rd Porticato Gaetano “Environmental Emergency”, Municipal Pinacoteca A. Sapone, Gaeta Italy.
The admitted work, “The age of the world”, is painted with enamels on plexiglass.
2019 11-20 Oct
ASREA, "ASREA 2019", Ex Cartiera Latina - Sala Nagasawa, Rome Italy.
Sabir- The flight of the sirens "Mermaids are a symbol of female independence and solidarity. They have a voice to sing and wings to fly. And they are wise." Barbara Zecchi, Preface "Women of the Mediterranean".
2018-2019 18 Nov - 13 Jan
30th Porticato Gaetano "The space and time of memory", Municipal Pinacoteca A. Sapone, Gaeta Italy.
The issued work “TMS” is painted with the use of professional colors for textiles on dismissed fabrics.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN PRIVATE GALLERIES
2022 24-29 Oct
RAW - Rome Art Week, "Monochromacolor", Studio Campo Boario, Rome Italy.
Sabir's pair is a journey aimed at discovery and encounter. The tones of the sky and of thought, the dark and liquid blue of the abyss dissolve and thin out, bringing the gaze to the colors of the earth, of passions, of life.
2021 25-30 Apr
"GEHÄUSE", Incinque Open Art Monti, Rome Italy.
Sabir “Marblu” - Whale voices, dolphin whistles... the call of sirens. Real and imaginary sounds paint our "auditory scene" and the unconscious memory of the time we were surrounded by amniotic fluid resurfaces.
2020 17-21 March
"SHE IS... 2020", One Art Space Gallery, New York United States.
An independent art exhibition on women’s empowerment that sees the world through the eyes of a woman. She is not defined by society. She is who she wants to be.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN ALTERNATIVE SPACES
2021 25-30 Oct
RAW - Rome Art Week, "Flowery Room", C. Volpicelli Institute, Rome Italy.
"Plants have their own way of making themselves present to our spirit. Their touch [...] most often unheard or neglected, remains in us. It can lie sleepy for years, until, if the right conditions are given, it resurfaces". A. Bonavia Giorgetti.
2019 21-26 Oct
RAW - Rome Art Week, “Ciaccerata immaginatopeica”, INMI L. Spallanzani, Rome, Italy.
A participated artistic project, the work,"Ciaccerata... at Spallanzani", the result of the collaboration was donated to the hospital and is exhibited in the hospital lobby.
2019 29 Nov - 08 Dec
"Woman: from object to subject", Supportive Synergies Association, Rome Italy.
Ciaccerata ... with the other side of the moon. A polychrome mosaic which tells about the woman, her bonds, shares, clashes, exchanges and her hidden side.
Publications
2022, RAW Rome Art Week directory #6, Kou, Menexa, 978-88-900714-4-7
2021, XXXIII Porticato Gaetano, AA.VV., Pasquale D'ARCO Editore, 978-88-3136-224-5
2021, RAW Rome Art Week, La stanza fiorita, AA.VV.
2019, Sabìr – Visionary bridge, AA.VV.
2019, XXX Porticato Gaetano, AA.VV., Pasquale D'ARCO Editore, 978-88-9436-224-4
2018, Sabìr - Trame pittoriche, AA.VV.
2018, Umbria Art 2018, Marta Lock, Argoo, Terni
2007, 27a Fiera Internazionale di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Fiera del Levante Bari, Gianmaria Potenza - Estemio Serri
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