Giosetta Fioroni biography

Giosetta Fioroni was an Italian painter born in Rome in 1932 to a family of artists. During her artistic exploration, she uses various techniques including ceramics, tempera painting, and acrylic painting. Her works share the theme of childhood and explore in a pop key the human bonds and feelings, portraying the world in a visionary and abstract way. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where she was a student of Toti Scialoja.
In 1955, Giosetta Fioroni exhibited at the VII Quadriennale di Roma, while the following year she began attending the Scuola di Piazza del Popolo with Tano Festa, Mario Schifano, and Franco Angeli. She participated in the XXVIII Biennale di Venezia, where she met Cy Twombly, Emilio Vedova, and the writer Germano Lombardi. She frequented the artistic environment linked to the Galleria La Tartaruga of Plinio De Martiis in Rome. During this period, Giosetta Fioroni's works were created with industrial colors, aluminum, and gold, and were characterized by the presence of signs, writings, symbols, and common objects such as hearts, lamps, and clocks.
Between 1958 and 1962, she stayed in Paris, and upon returning to Rome, she began working on the Argenti cycle, whose subjects are primarily women.
In 1964, Giosetta Fioroni met the Venetian writer Goffredo Parise, who would become her life partner. During this period, the artist reinterpreted details from images in art history, particularly those of Botticelli, Carpaccio, and Martini. An example of this is the work Liberty, created in multiple versions.
Starting from the Seventies, she moved to Veneto with her partner. Inspired by nature, she created numerous series: I relitti di campagna, the Spiriti silvani, and the Teche. In the same years, she also created L’Atlante di medicina legale, a file of images of fatal accidents.
After the death of her partner in 1986, Giosetta Fioroni continues to devote herself to creating various works with a more introspective style. She also dedicates herself to ceramics and continues to hold exhibitions in Italy and abroad.