Erene Dellaporta
Erene Dellaporta
Erene Dellaporta

Artist statement

The female body, and how it has been depicted in society and through art has always fascinated Erene and has been a central theme in her work.  Via humor, accident and control Erene explores love, desire and sexuality in women; who may be archetypal, fictitious or known to and posed by herself.
Erene paints and draws from memory, imagination and images, which she manipulate in an extreme manner, in order to over beautify or dramatize female forms and create characters that are dark, strange and sinister.  Erene chooses to take her subjects out of the context of a space and use bright, vibrant colours and fluid marks to create fantastical and sensual scenarios.  An element of dark humor is increasingly present in her work; this is predominantly achieved through her models playing with various objects, such as guns, magic wands and shower hoses, which are depicted in her paintings and adopt phallic references.
Erene's inspiration stems predominantly from a love of fairytales and an enthusiasm for cinema, influenced by Oscar Wilde, Brothers Grimm and Tim Burton. Erene enjoys story telling and narratives and like her pieces to be frozen moments of tragic tales, this Erene believe is apparent in the titles of her paintings.
Other figurative artists who have had a profound influence on Erene's work include Marlene Dumas, Nobuyoshi Araki, Chantal Joffe, Egon Shielle and Nicola Green.

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Born 1986, London, UK
Lives & works in London, Athens & Geneva

Education
2009-2010 Charles Cecil Studios
2005-2008 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
2004-2005 Foundation course, Chelsea College of Art & Design

Employment History
2008 - ongoing  Self-employed artist
2008-2009 – 12 month Internship Christie’s London
2005-2010 – part-time Artist assistant to Nicola Green

Solo Exhibitions
2006 De la Artistra Gallery. London

Selected Group Exhibitions
June 2005   Foundation Show, Chelsea College of Art & Design, University of the Arts London, UK
February 2008  La Galleria, Pall Mall, London, UK
June 2008 Degree Show, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, University of the  Arts,London, UK
12th March – 12th April 2011  KUNST BERLINALLEE 2011 at Marzia Frozen Gallery Berlin,  Germany
22nd -27th March 2011  10 GALES PRIZE 2011 at 10 Gales Gallery, London, UK

Publicity
Janauary 31st – ArtBelow billboard poster of Artwork at