Viola Gesmundo: From Architecture to Street Art and Illustration
Viola Gesmundo, an architect and illustrator hailing from Foggia, born in 1987 and now residing in Turin, transitioned to art due to the bureaucratic challenges of architecture. Her artistic style features bold outlines and flat colors, emphasizing daily life and the relationship between humans and their environment. After completing her master's in architecture in 2014, she worked briefly in the field before participating in an artist residency at Foundation Bad in Rotterdam. Following her return to Turin, she received the Porte ad Arte grant for a significant mural. Inspired by Altan and others, she utilized illustration as a form of therapy, sharing 60 COVID-19 tips on Instagram. Currently, she focuses on illustrating womanhood and has plans for a new mural in 2021, with aspirations for projects in Foggia and New York.
Key facts
- Viola Gesmundo was born in Foggia in 1987 and lives in Turin.
- She has a master's degree in architecture from Turin and Paris (2014).
- She completed an artist residency at Foundation Bad in Rotterdam.
- She won the Porte ad Arte grant for her first large mural on a historic building in Turin.
- Her style features thick, soft outlines with textures and flat colors.
- During lockdown, she created 60 illustrated tips on Instagram titled 'Rimedi da seguire...'
- The final remedy was displayed in Via Po, Turin under Spazio Portici – Percorsi Creativi.
- She painted a tiger mural in her kitchen during lockdown.
- She is working on illustrations about womanhood and for magazines.
- She plans a new large mural in 2021 and dreams of murals in Foggia and New York.
Entities
Artists
- Viola Gesmundo
- Altan
- Frank Asch
- Mark Alan Stamaty
- Maurice Sendak
- Leo Lionni
- Roberta Vanali
Institutions
- Foundation Bad
- Artribune Magazine
- Spazio Portici – Percorsi Creativi
- Exibart
- University of Cagliari
Locations
- Foggia
- Italy
- Turin
- Paris
- France
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- New York
- United States
- Via Po