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SELF TAUGHT ARTIST, GERARDO LA PORTA, AKA "GI_LAPORTA", WAS BORN IN 1966 IN EBOLI (SA) ITALY. AT HIS YOUTH AGE OF NINE, IN A SCHOOL COMPETITION HE WAS ALREADY AWARDED. DESPITE THE DIFFERENT ADDRESS TRAINING, STUDYING HIDDEN FROM PARENTS, EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS THE ART. WITH HIS NEIGHBOR FRIEND STARTED SHARING HIS PASSION FOR ART AND STUDYING THE VARIOUS PAINTING TECHNIQUES TOGETHER HE IS VERY PASSIONATE FOR THE ARTISTS OF THE RENAISSANCE AND THE '900, FEEDS MUCH INTEREST IN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, FOR THE DETAIL OF THE EXPRESSION. IN THE BEGINNING HE WAS PAINTING A LOT DURING THE BREAKTIME, START TO REFINED THE TECHNIQUE OF OIL, ALTERNATING WITH ACRYLICS AND WATERCOLOR, ALSO WITH HIS FRIEND ARTIST HELPS. EVERYTHING START TO CHANGE AFTER TRAVELING AND WORKING FOR 10 YEARS ON THE CRUISE SHIPS; THIS GIVES HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT NEW CULTURES, PEOPLE, COUNTRIES, AND ALL THE ART IN THE WORLD. BACK IN ITALY, HE START TO LOOK FOR A PERSONAL STYLE WHERE EVERYONE CAN IDENTIFY HIM INTO THE ART WORLD. HE FINALLY FOUND MORE COMFORTABLE A TECHNIQUE MORE NEAR TO ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE, WITH VERY BRIGHT COLORS AND FULL OF NUANCES, USING POP ART MIXED WITH AFRICAN STYLE. GI_LAPORTA HAS HIS STUDIO IN PAVIA, WHERE HE LIVE NOW.