Norma Picciotto

About Artist:

I was born in Milan, where I live and work.

I'm a freelance fotojournalist since the age of 20 years, in the 70's I founded the De Bellis photojournalistic agency, which carried photos of news for the Italian press.

Since 2000, I devoted myself to artistic photography and create works that represent my inner world and the links with my roots; I explore the expressive potential of the digital art and in my works I  merge into a single image many shots taken in various places and at different times, that shape a new visual world, of dream and spirituality.

Since 2011 my photos are regularly exhibited in galleries and public institutions of various countries including Milan, Ferrara, Venice, Kohln, Paris, Tel Aviv, New York.

AWARDS

*Finalist Prize Arte Laguna , Arsenale, Venice 2015

*Fiorino D’Oro Prize , Palazzo Vecchio, Florence 2014

*Genoa Art Prize - V Biennial of Contemporary Art – Genova 2013

*Finalist Prize Arts, Sciences, Lettres of the Academic Society in Paris - 2013

*Florence Cultural European Center  Mario Conti - 2012

*Since 2014 Active member of the "European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Literature"

About Artwork:

The exhibition "Rproduce and multiply" was dedicated to man's efforts to find new sources of water for the survival of the planet including the use of desalinated sea water. In these photos cultures, trees and flowers are immersed in seawater from which they draw vitality as if it were fresh water.

TOWER: on the sea background stand two surreal towers, each consisting of three elements: the base are two trees growing in Central America, whose body is made up of a bark from the many colorful shades; Here it is inserted two urban elements, the scale of Milanese industry and water staircase of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; on the top two olive trees.