Vernissage
- veradapozzo8
- 3 days ago
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Updated: 2 days ago
Thank God, and against all odds, I managed to finish my artwork on Wednesday evening, just in time for the collective exhibition in Paris. My drawings were ready the day before but, as I had to get up very early to go to work on Wednesday, I had to put up the whole artwork and write the message (which is also its title) in the evening, during the vernissage. Even if it was absolutely not planned - and, to be honest, I would rather have my artwork already on the wall - it was a sort of happening, somehow, and many people were intrigued by me, assembling the drawings and then writing in red and black, with the markers I use at school, the phrase Sortie du cadre.
My first idea was more complex and ambitious, but I lacked the time to develop it, so I did my best and didn't worry and I am proud to have done something which reflects me, and depicts the artists and the fictional carachters who inspire me since my childhood.
The theme of this exhibition, "Dreamed Self-portrait" was quite difficult to me, because I have never wanted to be different neither, physically nor characterially, so I thought that I could portrait myself as the Little Prince, Tarzan, Robinson Crusoe, Wonder Woman, Astro Boy, Creamy Mami (I liked the idea to be a singer, but I was absolutely not interested in growing up sooner), Morrissey, Oscar Wilde, "la Divina" Eleonora Duse and Anna "Nannarella" Magnani.
Vera da Pozzo, an Italian in Paris.
18th January 2026
Artwork, article and pictures by me.
(C) Vera da Pozzo
(C) Italy is Mine
(C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living
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