Maria Murgia (1935) - Confusione spaziale

"Oil on canvas, 70x50 cm, created by Maria Murgia in 1997, belonging to the cycle 'Towards Color'. SALES PRICE IN GALLERY € 3,000.00 WORK ARCHIVED https://www.mariamurgia.it BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ORIGINS Maria Murgia was born on July 14, 1935 in Ossi, near Sassari in Sardinia. She comes from a family with ancient Sardinian noble roots. Her father Salvatore was a wine producer, while her mother Gesuina, a dynamic, intelligent woman who represents the deep Sardinian matriarchy, played an essential role in her cultural education and in the most important life choices. FIRST ENCOUNTERS While still very young, at the Gallery “Il Cancello” in Sassari, Maria had the opportunity to meet the great master Aligi Sassu. Impressed by her early works, he strongly encouraged her to continue her artistic studies. The encounter with Sassu would recur over the years: in 1989, in Thiesi, the maestro visited one of her exhibitions and described her in prophetic terms as “the painter of color” and “artist of the year 2000.” THE VENETIAN YEARS In 1957 she married Giovanni Fancellu, also from Ossi, and moved to Venice. She lived there for ten years, immersing herself in the city’s artistic circles and frequenting the studio of master Virgilio Guidi, an experience that profoundly marked her creative path. RETURN TO SARDINIA AND THE EARLY CAREER After a period spent between Cagliari and the Maddalena island, during which she studied at the Institute of Art in Sassari, in 1974 she settled definitively in La Spezia. She began teaching in schools, as headmistress of a kindergarten. Her first solo exhibition was on November 8, 1975, at the “Studio 13” directed by Andrea Occhipinti. The curator of the show and the Murgia’s first art critic was at that time Professor Nicola Rilli, important for his historical studies on the Etruscans and for a reinterpretative work of Pinocchio. A Murgia canvas is part of the collection dedicated to Pinocchio and donated by Rilli to the municipality of Collodi. SUCCESSES AND SIGNIFICANT ENCOUNTERS In the following years she exhibited with increasing success in Italy, notably at the Sagittarius gallery in Terni where in 1977 she met Renato Guttuso, who was fascinated by the strength and luminosity of her colors. She participated in important events such as the Spoleto Festival and received in Rome the prestigious Marc’Aurelio Prize ’77 from actress Silvana Pampanini. In the same period she held a solo show at the Palazzo Pretorio in Sesto Fiorentino and met the master Pietro Annigoni. THE COSTA SMERALDA ERA In 1979 she began collaborating with art dealer Franco Cardilicchia, who introduced her to the prestigious International Art Gallery in Florence. In 1981 she opened in Porto Cervo the “Studio d’Arte Maria Murgia,” active until the early 1990s. Thus she became the painter of the Costa Smeralda: her works entered the collections of important personalities and she was repeatedly invited as guest of honor by Prince Aga Khan at the events of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. In 1983 she starred, together with Maria Carta, in a special event at the Cala di Volpe Hotel. FAMILY COMMITMENT AND EXHIBITION ACTIVITY In 1985 she was chosen, along with other artists, to decorate the official rooms of the Italian Navy vessel “Zeffiro.” In 1987, under the direction of her daughter Giusy, she opened in La Spezia the art gallery “Athena” (also based in Lerici), while later her son Marco directed the gallery “Punto Arte,” which to date curates the Maria Murgia Digital Works Archive. ARTISTIC EVOLUTION AND DIGITAL ART Maria Murgia participates in numerous art fairs in Italy and abroad. Her research never stops: always open to experimentation, in 2005 she establishes herself as one of Italy’s most advanced artists in digital art. Her photomosaics, characterized by a style close to Pop Art, carry a strong and current message against global consumerism, the commodification of women, and the abuse of children. HONORARY CITIZENSHIP In 2012, following a meeting with the Mayor of Ossi, Prof. Pasquale Lubinu, she donates a selection of works to her hometown, giving life to the Maria Murgia Pinacotheca, now housed in the municipal halls. The Pinacotheca is dedicated to the memory of her husband Giovanni, who passed away on July 20, 2014 after 57 years of marriage. In 2015 she received the honorary citizenship of Ossi, conferred at an official ceremony in the Baronial Palace. TELEVISION INTERVIEWS October 18, 2010 marks the first broadcast on the Telemarket TV channel, with the public presentation of digital works. On January 25, 2015 Maria Murgia participates live from the Meeting Arte studios in Vercelli in the presentation of the Exhibition/Auction of 30 photomosaics. Also by invitation of Meeting Arte, Murgia is part of the jury of 20 internationally renowned artists for the 39th edition of “La model for art 2015.” In 2016 there are two national TV channel interviews: March 3 on Rete 7 in the program “Contemporary Artists” and April 14 on Channel Italia 135 at the Portobello studios in Genoa for the presentation of an exhibition of photomosaics. Recently she has exhibited in solo shows at the ArteParma and Modena 2024 fairs and ArteGenova 2026."

Estimate:£418.79

View all items fromCatawikiorContemporary Art