Irene Raspollini

Irene Raspollini

Scalvaia (SI), Tuscany, Italy

About Irene Raspollini

Irene is a full time professional artist born in Siena, Italy, the 14th of August 1982. Her collectible and unique style of narrative portraiture, with rosy cheeks and big almond eyes characters surrounded by detailed patterns, floral elements and surreal scenes, caught the attention of international collectors and galleries. Her work is exhibited regularly in Italy, UK, China, Taiwan, Mexico, Russia and Austria and feature in private and public collections all over the world. ARTIST STATEMENT I love people and books. That's why I always try to put a story behind every work I realize, and that's why I'm so fond of paper as a support for my paintings. My works aims to be narrative and rich in suggestions, so that people could not only look at their decorative value, but also imagine what's going on in the pictures. After years of black and white works, colours exploded everywhere. My characters are ironic and maybe a bit bizarre, but they always try to tell you something. My main inspiration comes from Southern American and Eastern European art, and naturally from kitsch in all its forms. Muay thai teached me a lot, and this can be seen in my art as well: in combat sports you don't only have to fight an opponent, but you have to fight him fairly. This sort of controlled rage, this tension ready to explode is so powerful and gave me loads of inspiration for my pictures. INFO: irene.raspollini@gmail.com

Education:

University of Siena

Foreigners University of Siena

University of Ferrara

Events:

2018

ART Revolution Taipei – International art fair
17th - 21th May, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan

2017
19-23 May
Art Nanjing 2017, International art fair, Nanjing, China

Exhibitions:

"Vienna calling" (Collective show)
Galerie ArtPool, Vienna, Austria
11-22 September

"The world of Frida" (Collective show)
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek (CA), USA
8 July - 16 September

ART Revolution Taipei – International art fair
17th - 21th May, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Persona– Solo show
14th - 24th March, Centro Pluricultural, Ciudad Nezahualcòyotl, Mexico

International art exhibition
27th February - 16th March, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia

Piccolo formato – Group show
25th December 2017 - 7th January 2018, Mega Art Gallery, Corchiano (VT), Italy

2017

Codes of faith – Group show
7th - 20th December, Laura I Gallery, London, UK

Shenzhen International Art Fair – International art fair
25th-28th November, Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center , Shenzhen, China

Tutti i colori di Mega Art – Group show
28th October - 28th November, Mega Art Gallery, Corchiano (VT), Italy

Sentieri di emozioni – Group show
28th-29th October, St. Anthony Cloister, Monticiano (SI), Italy

Now, that's what I call art! - Group show
7th - 23th September, Laura I Gallery, London, UK

FLUX Exhibition – Group show
12th-16th July 2017, The Chelsea College of Art, London, UK

Art Nanjing 2017 – International art fair
19th -23th May 2017, Nanjing, China

2016
Anastasia Russa, Victoria Wolny, Irene Raspollini
12th August - 30th september
Nude tin Can Gallery
St. Albans, UK

2015
14-26 July, St Albans, UK, Nude Tin Can Gallery: "Nude or fully clothed", collective show.
April-June 2015, Casa Là Farm Gallery, Scalvaia (SI) Italy: "Fail better" (as curator)
2014:

October 2014 - present: Permanent solo exhibition at Casa Là Farm Gallery, Scalvaia (SI), Italy.

13 September - "198 Rue Saint Jacques", collective exhibition, Casa Là Farm Gallery Paris, PARIS - FRANCE

08 - 30 June - "Innesti", solo exhibition, Casa Là Farm Gallery, Scalvaia (SI) ITALY
05 April-17 May: "La retroguardia senese - The Sienese rearguard", collective exhibition, Casa Là Farm Gallery, Scalvaia (SI)

21-31 March: Siena (IT), Giornata mondiale contro il razzismo
01-31 March "No Title", solo exhibition - Casa Là Farm Gallery, Scalvaia (SI)
2013:
“Il sopruso silente”, collective exhibition, Siena (Italy)

“Crazy for Zambia”, collective exhibition, Milano (Italy)

“Il sopruso silente”, collective exhibition, Firenze
(Italy)

“Il sopruso silente”, collective exhibition, Ferrara
(Italy)
2012:

“Fuori dall'ombra”, collective exhibition, Murlo (SI)
(Italy)

2011:
“Drawing connections 2”, collective exhibition, Siena Art Institute, Siena (Italy)