Name Raffaele Palma | ||
Caricatura Calligrafica di Raffaele Palma
Raffaele Palma (born July 30, 1953 in Torino) is one of the most eclectic Italian satirical artists, and humorists. The holder of the Premio Satira Politica Forte dei Marmi a prize for Political Satire in the sculpture section of a national competition held in Tuscany, he has also organised numerous exhibitions himself in Italy, in various institutional contexts. He’s also the author of various works on humorism, several of which have been published by the press of Marco Valerio Edizioni of Torino.
Contents
- Caricatura Calligrafica di Raffaele Palma
- Institutional and Social Commitments
- Calligraphy
- Chronology of works
- Exhibitions
- Exhibitions of Graphic Art
- Exhibitions of Photography
- Exhibitions of Calligraphy
- References
Institutional and Social Commitments
Raffaele Palma was one of the first people in Italy to develop national interest in the themes of Comedy and Humorism as sources of wellbeing and health, as well as means of resolving psychological and social conflicts, especially in the context of public institutions. In April 1989 he organised the important Workshop Sorriso e Salute (Say “Cheese!” and stay Healthy) under the patronage of the Ordine Nazionale dei Medici and the Ordine Nazionale dei Farmacisti, the Italian Registers of Doctors and Pharmacists, at Turin’s Centro Incontro. On the same theme, he also organised seminars on “Laughter as Therapy” at Turin Medical School's Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy, Facoltà di Medicina di Torino, Istituto di Farmacologia e Terapie Sperimentali. He’s also taught Humorism and Satire for degree courses at Turin University Education Faculty, Facoltà di Magistero di Torino, and has been a consultant on humorism for the City of Turin Education Department, Assessorato all'Istruzione, Comune di Torino, where he organised courses to update teachers during the 1980s and 1990s.
Calligraphy
Another of his interesting fields of enquiry, unfortunately neglected by the media, is his reawakening of interest in Calligraphy in many workshops, meetings and exhibitions he has organised to explore the design, of alphabets, initials, numbers and trade marks with links to the local area. At present, he runs courses in Calligraphy in Turin schools of every type and level, as well as organising a calligraphic workshop: L'Arte degli Amanuensi, The Scribe’s Art, at Unitre – Università della Terza Età a Turin further education institute for the elderly. Several of his books on humorism have been published in Italy by Marco Valerio Edizioni.