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Paolo Anselmo Biography
Born in Savona Italy, May 8th 1961, degree school of art in Savona Italy, from 1981 to 1995 he was make up artist in Milan, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo works for Ferrè,Moschino,Fiorucci,Versace. In 1997 an artist friend Franco Bratta gave him some clay and he started the first experiment with ceramic media modelling clay and creation of first sculptures in Albisola Marina Italy,1997 First personal exhibition in Albisola Marina "Knights and the sea"
In 1998 he open the first studio Biot - France, he works with Reneè Augè Laribè, meet artists as Jacky Coville, Roger Capron, Hans Berger. Since 2002 he works in the permanent studio of Albisola Marina – Italy, a village known for centuries for its ceramic tradition.
He creates his sculptures and artwork with clay an ancient material, modeled by hand, he creates animal like fish, cats, birds and fantasy animals starting by an egg shaped piece of clay. Fired refractory clay "terracotta" is hand painted and decorated with mineral oxides , engobes and majolica glazes.
He finds the inspiration for his sculptures by things and people he see in everyday life, he see a beautiful woman with beautiful lips he create fishes with a big red lips.
His art is influenced by his past as make-up artist, he’s a surrealist and visionary sculptor , he loves colorful art, very strong colors and he doesn't hesitate to use all of them , his animals sculptures are always unexpected in their shape, he loves to create fantasy creatures by mixing different animals together.
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