Biography
GERARDO LA PORTA, AKA "GI_LAPORTA", WAS BORN IN 1966 IN EBOLI (SA) ITALY. AT HIS YOUTH AGE OF NINE, IN A SCHOOL COMPETITION HE WAS ALREADY AWARDED. DESPITE THE DIFFERENT ADDRESS TRAINING, STUDYING HIDDEN FROM PARENTS, EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS THE ART. WITH HIS NEIGHBOR FRIEND STARTED SHARING HIS PAS...
GERARDO LA PORTA, AKA "GI_LAPORTA", WAS BORN IN 1966 IN EBOLI (SA) ITALY. AT HIS YOUTH AGE OF NINE, IN A SCHOOL COMPETITION HE WAS ALREADY AWARDED. DESPITE THE DIFFERENT ADDRESS TRAINING, STUDYING HIDDEN FROM PARENTS, EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS THE ART. WITH HIS NEIGHBOR FRIEND STARTED SHARING HIS PASSION FOR ART AND STUDYING THE VARIOUS PAINTING TECHNIQUES TOGETHER
HE IS VERY PASSIONATE FOR THE ARTISTS OF THE RENAISSANCE AND THE '900, FEEDS MUCH INTEREST IN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, FOR THE DETAIL OF THE EXPRESSION. IN THE BEGINNING HE WAS PAINTING A LOT DURING THE BREAKTIME, START TO REFINED THE TECHNIQUE OF OIL, ALTERNATING WITH ACRYLICS AND WATERCOLOR, ALSO WITH HIS FRIEND ARTIST HELPS. EVERYTHING START TO CHANGE AFTER TRAVELING AND WORKING FOR 10 YEARS ON THE CRUISE SHIPS; THIS GIVES HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT NEW CULTURES, PEOPLE, COUNTRIES, AND ALL THE ART IN THE WORLD. BACK IN ITALY, HE START TO LOOK FOR A PERSONAL STYLE WHERE EVERYONE CAN IDENTIFY HIM INTO THE ART WORLD. HE FINALLY FOUND MORE COMFORTABLE A TECHNIQUE MORE NEAR TO ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE, WITH VERY BRIGHT COLORS AND FULL OF NUANCES, USING POP ART MIXED WITH AFRICAN STYLE.
GI_LAPORTA HAS HIS STUDIO IN PAVIA.
ART ACTIVITIES:
- SINCE 1992 HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN MANY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE OF SALERNO; ON 1995 HE WAS CO-FOUNDER OF THE GROUP TIAL WHERE THEY ORGANIZED EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE CAMPANIA’S REGION, WHICH ARE: CASERTA, AVELLINO, SALERNO, TEGGIANO, RAVELLO, MARINA DI CAMEROTA, SALA CONSILINA, AGROPOLI, EBOLI, COUNTRYSIDE, BATTIPAGLIA, BELLIZZI, COLLIANO, SAN GREGORIO, MONTECORVINO ROVELLA, GIFFONI (GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL).
- ALSO PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS, SUCH AS MALTA, ARGENTINA, IRELAND, VENEZUELA, SPAIN.
- FROM 2013 TO 2016 HE HAS HAD A PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS : IN EBOLI, AGROPOLI, ACCIAROLI, PAESTUM, SALERNO, VERONA, MILAN.
- COLLECTIVE EXHIBIT: TURKU (FIN) 2016 , CAMBRILS (ESP) 2014, AMALFI 2017, PAVIA 2018 2019 .
