About the artist

ORN AND RAISED IN ROME, VALERIO PRUGNOLA HAS DEVELOPED AN ARTISTIC LANGUAGE DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE CITY’S HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN CULTURE. HIS PRACTICE BRINGS TOGETHER PAINTING, DESIGN AND THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF GRAFFITI.

Rooted in rome

THE LANGUAGE

HIS WORK EXPLORES THE TENSION BETWEEN THE FAMILIAR AND THE UNEXPECTED. ROMAN MONUMENTS, ARCHITECTURE AND EVERYDAY SCENES BECOME THE STARTING POINT FOR A VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT COMBINES PAINTING, GRAFFITI AND HIS DISTINCTIVE TAG.

THE DIALOGUE

BY OVERLAYING HIS PAINTED SUBJECTS WITH GRAFFITI AND REPEATED TAGS, PRUGNOLA CREATES A PROVOCATIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE, INVITING THE VIEWER TO LOOK AGAIN AND FIND WHAT MAY LIE BENEATH THE SURFACE.

  • Original paintings and selected prints exploring architecture, everyday life, graffiti and Valerio’s distinctive visual language.

  • Site-specific and commissioned artworks developed in dialogue with collectors, brands, spaces and creative projects.

  • Large-scale murals and interventions that bring Valerio’s artistic language into the urban environment, transforming public spaces through colour, architecture and graffiti.