Gloria Mannazzu

“I search for what I don’t know I am looking for, what is inside of me that will surprise me: some revelations, some observations, some reflections, universal and personal truths. I expand what I see, what I perceive, what is unconscious, unspoken, unrevealed and encrypted. Through artworks and poems, I can create parallel worlds filled of personalities, characters talking to each other, elements, symbolism, hidden treasures and possible solutions and suggestions for living.

I sometimes have an inner vision of a detail or the main structure of the work, other times, I start with a sign, choosing a particular colour and I build on that. I look for novelty, new stories, new characters, new revelations. I am inspired by philosophy, psychology, poetry, concepts of spiritual evolution as well as limits of rational thinking, what is there to help us describe, imbibe and develop.

My work is a proposal for self-discovery, a corridor through which one can take steps to look into the unknown, hidden inside of us, shared universally with everyone. It is also an exercise of self-abstraction: to imagine realities based on common experiences but that are uniquely somewhere else, extrinsic, in a way, but still relatable.”

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Master in Intercultural Competence and Management, University of Verona, Italy. 2012-2013

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. 2000-2003

Solo Exhibitions:

Galleria D’Arte “Tra la Terra e il Cielo”, Nizza Monferrato (Asti), Italy. 28 April-12 May 2007

Galleria Studio Laboratorio, Torino, Italy. 27 October- 12 November 2005.

Group Exhibitions and Art Contests:

2th AAW International Youth Salon 2007, Atelier of Alexandria (Assembly of Artists and Writers), Alexandria, Egypt 16-20 April 2007.

International Art Contest “Giovanni Olindo 2006”. Winner of the Prize: Solo exhibition at Galleria D’Arte “Tra la Terra e il Cielo”, Nizza Monferrato (Asti), Italy.

Galleria Studio Laboratorio, Torino, Italy. Group Exhibition June 2006.