Gioni David Parra Italy, b. 1962
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Gioni David ParraMatter Conceptual XXI, 2021Acrylic on canvas with azul Macaubas marble inserts and gold leaf150 x 100 x 7 cm
59.06 x 39.37 x 2.76 in -
Gioni David ParraSculpture's Frame VII, 2021Black acrylic on framed canvas with inserts in black granite and gold leaf80 x 60 x 6 cm
31.5 x 23.62 x 2.36 in -
Gioni David ParraSculpture's Frame X, 2021white marble and gold leaf on monochrome black fabric applied on framed wood212 x 62 x 13 cm.
83.46 x 24.41 x 5.12 in. -
Gioni David ParraStone Textures XLIX, 2021Black granite and gold leaf on red plum fabric applied on canvas
150 x 100 x 7 cm
59.06 x 39.37 x 2.76 in -
Gioni David ParraBladelight Concert I, 2020Black Granite and Gold Leaf125 x 38 x 9 cm
49.21 x 14.96 x 3.54 in -
Gioni David ParraStone Textures III, 2020White marble and gold leaf on white Damask on canvas150 x 100 x 7 cm
59.06 x 39.37 x 2.76 in -
Gioni David ParraMatter Conceptual XXI, 2019Oil on canvas with Sahara Noir inserts and gold leaf50 x 50 x 7 cm
19,6 x 19,6 x 2,7 in -
Gioni David ParraMatter Conceptual XXI, 2019Acrylic on Canvas with pink onyx details and gold leaf150 x 100 x 7 cm
59.06 x 39.37 x 2.76 in -
Gioni David ParraNocube XVIII, 2019Carrara white marble and gold leaf,9 x 7 x 7,3 cm
3,5 x 2,7 x 2,9 in -
Gioni David ParraBladelight Concert XI, 2018White marble, black granite, and gold leaf.125 x 45 x 10 cm
49.2 x 17.7 x 3.9 in -
Gioni David ParraMatter Conceptual XII, 2018Oil on canvas with red marble inserts and gold leaf60 x 60 x 7 cm
23.6 x 23.6 x 2,7 in -
Gioni David ParraNocube VIII, 2016-18Black Sahara marble and gold leaf.22.5 x 18 x 14.5 cm
8.9 x 7.1 x 5.7 in
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"Parra tries to fool the brightness in his works to obtain and create effects and useful lux variations." Dr Alain Chivilò (Art Curator)
Gioni David Parra
Born 1962, San Giuliano Terme (Pisa), Italy.
Painter, sculptor and set designer. He lives in Viareggio and works in Pietrasanta.
His research, based on stone, is refined over years of work and study aimed at the principles and potential of matter and light, leading to the development of a peculiar type of works, now internationally recognized, defined by the artist himself Bladelight, blades of light: stone, mainly marble in its chromatic and mineral declinations (but also: granite, onyx, quartzite) is in fact worked and translated into sharp sculptural elements that cut through space in height, rhythmic paradigms of abstract derivation that found a sculptural alphabet potentially extendable from the plastic object to the large monumental installation.
In this direction, remember Obelisk of light, made of steel - 12 meters high - and installed in Seravezza (Lucca), while another Obelisk is in Val del Conero; the Bladelight Concert X, which in 2018 entered the permanent collections of the MUPA (International Center for Outdoor Sculpture in Portofino); finally, on the occasion of the solo show at Villa La Versiliana, summer 2021, the new monumental sculpture entitled - Bladelight's theater"Point break" - In black granite, white marble and gold leaf.
He collaborates with prestigious international galleries, including Cris Contini Contemporary, London: here, in 2019, the artist held the solo show "The cutting of light", curated by Francesca Boschieri.
In Italy, among other recent exhibitions, remember: “Abitò con se stesso” at the Museum of the Abbey of Montecassino curated by Roberto Capitanio, with site-specific works (2020-2021); the double solo exhibition entitled “Oltre la Materia” curated by Valerio Dehò, at the Armanda Gori Gallery in Prato and in the Banca Mediolanum branch, again in Prato (2018).
In 2020 he was selected by the critical committee of ArteJeans, a project aimed at gathering a nucleus of Italian and international artists to create works of art with jeans fabric in view of the establishment of a Museum-Archive of Jeans in Genoa: his work, exhibited at the Museum of Villa Croce in Genoa on the occasion of the collective exhibition “ArteJeans. History of a myth in the plots of contemporary art", has become part of the collection of the Civic Museums of the Ligurian capital.
In the summer of 2021 a new solo show of the artist opens at Villa La Versiliana: it is entitled “Le seduzioni timbriche della scultura”, curated by Luciano Caprile and with the support of the Armanda Gori gallery: over fifty works that trace a first anthology of the research of Parra, where the minerality of sculpture blends with the lightness of light and air, in an uninterrupted dialogue between space, time, matter and in the recognizable and unique sign of his language that combines the conceptual and minimalist reduction to physical lyricism and "Warm" of his Bladelights, constantly evolving. Ilaria Bignotti
They wrote about his research, among others: Francesca Baboni, Sandro Barbagallo, Ilaria Bignotti, Giorgio Bonomi, Francesca Boschieri, Vera Canevazzi, Roberto Capitanio, Luciano Caprile, Alain Chivilò, Marcello Ciccuto, Daniele Crippa, Alberto Dambruoso, Valerio Dehò, Francesco wrote about his research. Delli Carri, Tobia Donà, Carlo Franza, Caterina Frulloni, Matteo Galbiati, Gabriele Ghisellini, Paolo Levi, Adolfo Lippi, Paolo Mangiante, Leonardo Marchi, Valerio Meattini, Laura Monaldi, Serena Mormino, Luca Pietro Nicoletti, Gianluca Ranzi, Salvatore Russo, Serena Tacchini, Maurizia Tazartes, Maurizio Vanni.
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Gioni David Parra: Luminescence
Porto Montenegro Gallery 20 Jun - 17 Jul 2022On June 20, in the exclusive setting of Porto Montenegro, Gioni David Parra arrives with his personal Luminescence, organized by Cris Contini Contemporary from the 20th June to the 17th July 2022Read more -
BREATHLESS | SENZA FIATO
Gioni David Parra 24 Nov 2021 - 18 Feb 2022Cris Conti Contemporary presenta la nuova personale di GIONI DAVID PARRA: BREATHLESS | SENZA FIATO a cura di ILARIA BIGNOTTI e VERA CANEVAZZI dal 24 NOVEMBRE al 18 FEBBRAIO 2021Read more
a Il Salotto di Milano, corso Venezia 7, Milano. ITALIA
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BREATHLESS | SENZA FIATO
Gioni David Parra in VR Art Gate 15 Apr - 15 Jun 2021We are pleased to announce BREATHLESS | SENZA FIATO, the innovative exhibition of Gioni David Parra curated by Ilaria Bignotti. The exhibition will then be visible and open to visitors in Art Gate VR until June 15th. | Cris Contini Contemporary Art GalleryRead more
Siamo lieti di annunciare BREATHLESS | SENZA FIATO, l'innovativa mostra di Gioni David Parra curata da Ilaria Bignotti. La mostra sarà poi visibile e visitabile in Art Gate VR fino al 15 di giugno 2021. | Galleria d'Arte Cris Contini Contemporary -
The Cutting of Light
Gioni David Parra 26 - 30 Sep 2019The Cutting of Light 26- 30 September 2019 Cris Contini Contemporary is pleased to present the new exhibition of Gioni David Parra, THE CUTTING OF LIGHT. The show, curated by...Read more
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Gioni David Parra, Riccardo Guarneri: Corrispondenze
Castello Brown, Portofino 4 Jun - 10 Jul 2022From June 4th to July 10th, in the Castello Brown headquarters in Portofino, the two-person staff entitled Corrispondenze will be exhibited to the public, featuring the artists, Riccardo Guarneri, born in 1933 and Gioni David Parra, born in 1962.Read more -
Le Seduzioni Timbriche della Scultura
Gioni David Parra 10 Jul - 5 Sep 2021Le Seduzioni Timbriche della Scultura, the new exhibition of Gioni David Parra at Villa La Versiliana Marina di Pietrasanta (LU) from 10 Lufglio to 18 August 2021 on the occasion of the 42nd year of the Festival della Versiliana with the curatorship of Luciano Caprile. Le Seduzioni Timbriche della Scultura, la nuova mostra di Gioni David Parra a Villa La Versiliana Marina di Pietrasanta (LU) dal 10 Lufglio al 18 agosto 2021 in occasione del 42° anno del Festival della Versiliana con la curatela di Luciano Caprile.Read more -
ArtVerona Digital 2020
4 - 14 Dec 2020This year Art Verona inaugurates its new digital format ART VERONA DIGITAL 2020. Do not miss Cris Contini Contemporary's selection, until 14th December.Read more -
ABITÒ CON SÉ STESSO
Installations by Gioni David Parra, Elio Marchegiani, Riccardo Guarneri, Carlo Rea 17 Oct 2020 - 6 Jun 2021From Saturday 17 October and until 28 March 2021, the Montecassino museum hosts the exhibition entitled ABITÒ CON SÉ STESSO, a very current theme in a period in which the memory of the months spent at home is still very vivid, in an attempt to stem the spread of Covid-19. Within the artists Gioni David Parra - Cris Contini Contemporary - London - Porto MontenegroRead more -
ArteJeans
The project to promote the Genoese origins of jeans 29 Sep 2020 - 17 Jan 2021"GenovaJeans", the project to promote the Genoese origins of jeans. The project will be presented on October 3 at Palazzo Tursi, in Genova, Italy and the 23 works on Candiani jeans canvas created by Italian artists - involved by the London Jeans Art Association - will also be exhibited in preview at the Villa Croce Museum, and they will be donated to the city in view of the future Museum of Jeans.Read more -
Contemporary art for marginalised people
Christie's charity auction in support of women victims of violence organised by Alliance for African Assistance Italy 11 - 16 Jul 2019Contemporary art for the marginalized is the charity auction organised by Alliance for African Assistance Italy (AAA Italy), in collaboration with Christie's, Il Cigno Edizioni and Cris Contini Contemporary Gallery, in support of women who were victims of violence. in Roma at San Salvatore in Lauro Museums on the 16th July 2019. ENDLESS will be presenting a live painting performanceduring the auction infusing classic Roman imagery with his own iconic works in a piece he has titled ‘Roman Chapel’.Read more
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Art Gate International 2021
The Global Modern and Contemporary Art Fair in Virtual Reality 15 - 18 Apr 2021Cris Contini Contemporary at Art Gate International 2021 | The Global Modern and Contemporary Art Fair in Virtual Reality 15-18 April 2021 Cris Contini Contemporary ad Art Gate International 2021 | La fiera mondiale di arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Realtà Virtuale 15-18 Aprile 2021Read more -
ArtVerona Digital 2020
4 - 14 Dec 2020This year Art Verona inaugurates its new digital format ART VERONA DIGITAL 2020. Do not miss Cris Contini Contemporary's selection, until 14th December.Read more
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BREATHLESS - SENZA FIATO | GIONI DAVID PARRA
AT IL SALOTTO DI MILANO November 29, 2021After the recent success of the solo show dedicated to him by the 42nd edition of the Versiliana Festival, Gioni David Parra arrives in Milan...Read more -
PORTO MONTENEGRO ART SOIRÉE EXHIBITION | BREATHLESS BY GIONI DAVID PARRA
AT IL SALOTTO DI MILANO November 29, 2021After the recent success of the solo show dedicated to him by the 42nd edition of the Versiliana Festival, Gioni David Parra arrives in Milan...Read more