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Maria Korporal

The artist was born June 1, 1962 in Sliedrecht in the Netherlands. She studied at the St. Joost Academy of Fine Arts in Breda and after graduating in 1986 she moved to Rome to dedicate herself entirely to her favorite arts: painting and graphics. In June 1988 she moved to the very small, quiet medieval town of Sant'Oreste which is situated halfway up the Soratte Mountain, in the extreme north part of the province of Rome and which provided her with a wellcome change from the Italian capital. Until September 1989 she worked on the project "The Song of the Earth".

Since the spring of 1989 Maria Korporal has worked for the small publishing house Apeiron, doing its lay-out and design work. In this stimulating environment she began creating livres d'artiste. In the beginning of the 90's she produced Satori Soractis and Contrapuncti,  two artist's books made of etchings. She has also done an interesting series of paintings inspired by ancient oriental poetry.

Since the second half of the 90's Maria Korporal has moved to the use of more modern techniques, like photography and computers, and her recent production ows a lot to a strong involvement with contemporary arts and literature.

Her latest works are visible on the website www.mariakorporal.com.

Exhibitions

1990 - personal «Re maggiore, re minore», Castel dell’Ovo, Naples

1990 - personal «Satori Soractis», gallery Valeton & Henstra, Amsterdam

1992 - personal «Opere su carta», gallery L’Eremita, Calcata

1992 - personal «Il volo, il tempo», gallery Al ferro di cavallo, Rome

1993 - collective «Tridentità», Dutch Institute, Rome

1994 - collective «Femminile plurale», Vecchio Palazzo Comunale, Spello

1994 - personal, gallery Kriptodie, Rome

1995 - personal «Il canto della terra», Il Granarone, Calcata

1996 - personal «Imeneo!», Palazzo Comunale, Sant’Oreste

1996 - collective «D’après Man Ray», Accademia d’Europa, Rome

1996/97 - collective «Omaggio a Tina Modotti», Accademia delle Arti e Nuove Tecnologie, Rome

1997 - collective «MeltingPot», Chiesa di S. Francesco delle Monache, Naples

1997 - collective «Dopo Vincent», Festival Torri d’Avvistamento, Tuscania

1998 - collective «E’vento del Nord», Festival Torri d’Avvistamento, Tarquinia

1999 - personal «Walpurgisnacht», gallery Al ferro di cavallo, Rome

1999 - personal «Fotoritmia», Spazio Cluster, Civita Castellana

2000 - personal «The Eye of the Golem», Il Granarone, Calcata

2000 - collective «Maler hören Mahler», Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel Toblach

2001 - collective «Pulcheria Arte 2001», Piacenza

2001 - collective «L'artista leonardiano del terzo millennio», Massenzio Arte, Rome

Presentations of artist's books

1993 and 1994 - «LAPSUS - Libri d’artista», Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Rome

1994 - «Kriptolibri», gallery Kriptodie, Rome

1995 - Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome

1997 - «LAPSUS - Libri d’artista», 1a Biennale del libro-oggetto d’artista, Cassino

Introduction

Inspiration - Gerrit Van Oord

Marianne Korporal alias Mahlerianne - Ricardo de Mambro Santos

Mahler, Cantor of the "Crisis" - Giorgio Boari Ortolani

Gustav Mahler - biography

Maria Korporal - biography