Gaetano ZampognaContemporary artist

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Advertising3 Artmedia7 Butchers1 Horses3 Contemporary Interferences2 Mata & Grifone12 Meat8 Portraits6 Scratch & Win23 Squares1 Store Windows3

2020s

2010s

20181 20132 201010

2000s

20061 20054 200411 20017

1990s

19983 19966 199512 19923 19901

1980s

Medium

Inchiostro serigrafico50 Acrilico47 Tecnica mista11 Olio15 Cibachrome3 Smalto1

Support

Tela39 Stoffa13 Carta3 Legno4 Cartone2

Format

Horizontal48 Vertical18

SizeLarge, over 150 cm

Small, up to 70 cm119 Medium, 70 to 150 cm138 Large, over 150 cm66

Availability

Available58 Private collection5 Archive3

Subject

Scratchcard23 Realtà Reale & Realtà Mediale4 Animali portafortuna8 Macellerie1 Giants12 magazine6 Caccia al Proverbio

Selection

Selected works22

Senza titolo 11
2026
Senza titolo, n. 10
2025
Omaggio a Bacon 2
2018

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Opera di Schifano4

La Giganta

2013

Female figure seen from below, with large blue eyes and a pearl-decorated headdress, wrapped in a blue cloak against a grey dotted background decorated with red roses.

Mata 2 2010

2013

Half-length male figure with a purplish face turned upward, a golden turban topped by a black plume, and a red cloak, against a spotted background with large blue roses.

Grifone 2

2010

Frontal male figure with a purple face and blue eyes looking upward, wearing a white turban, dark moustache and beard, a gold earring and a white garment, set against a dark background with repeated motifs of fish, boats and lettering.

Grifone 3

2010

Frontal portrait of a bearded man in a dark turban, a red damask jacket and a light blue tunic, set against a background of grey comic-strip panels.

Grifone 5

2010

Full-length male figure with a red face, wide-brimmed black hat and tall dark feather, wearing a long blue-green garment and a diagonal pink sash, against a beige ground with small flowers.

Grifone, “U Giganti”

2010

Frontal portrait of a dark-haired woman with blue eyes looking upward, wearing a white blouse with a ruffled collar and a long pearl necklace, against a background of repeated fish, boats and lettering in beige, green and red.

Mata 3

2010

Frontal female figure with a yellow and orange hat, a fuchsia dress with white polka dots and a large bow at the chest, set against printed fabric with sailing boats and lighthouses.

Mata 4

2010

Front-facing crowned figure with a made-up face and black hair, wearing a red garment with a wide white collar, set against a background of black-and-white comic panels.

Mata 5

2010

Tall frontal female figure, with a made-up face and feathered headdress, wearing a long yellow robe decorated with drawings and a small painted head at abdomen level, against a beige ground with red, blue, and pink flowers.

Mata, “A Gigantessa”

2010

Eight musicians in white shirts, black trousers and dark caps play wind instruments and a bass drum, arranged on a geometric floor before a beige background dotted with small aqua-green motifs.

Sonatori di banda

2010

Two stylised musicians, wearing light shirts and dark trousers, play wind instruments before a pale central panel with writing and floral motifs, surrounded by a dense brown border of blue flowers.

Sonatori di banda

2010

Three women in dark clothing, one seated in the foreground and two standing behind her, appear against a white ground with broad yellow brushstrokes; before them, a large red basket holds brightly coloured fruit, with paint drips running downward.

Trova il frutto

2006

Black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing sunglasses, with a shoulder bag and a helmet in her hand, standing before an urban façade, topped by a large yellow oval sign and accompanied by yellow, blue, red and orange graphic splashes.

Cirkus

2005

Full-length woman in a light jacket and trousers, leaning against a scooter on a black-and-white urban street; a large red die, a dark die, and blue lottery-ticket cut-outs appear around her.

Dado Matto 2

2005

Black-and-white photograph of a young woman standing on a pavement, flanked by a small yellow devil and a large smiling yellow angel painted with dripping colour.

Devil & Angel

2005

A full-length figure in a dark jacket and light trousers stands on a pavement before buildings, cars and palm trees, with a bag at their feet. Yellow and red fruit symbols, red lettering and numbers resembling those on a lottery ticket appear over the black-and-white background.

Jackpot

2005

Against a pale green ground, a black-and-white woman in a striped sweater stands at the centre between a large crouching blue cat and a flying blue-and-yellow bird, rendered with bold black outlines and drips of colour.

Animali porta fortuna

2004

Against a green ground, a large yellow illustration of a bird holding tickets in its wings stands beside a black-and-white man wearing a hat; advertising lettering and black panels with yellow words run across the composition.

Animali porta fortuna

2004

Against an ochre-yellow background, a full-length woman is superimposed over a large black-and-white duck and a stylised cat, both crossed by fragments of scratch-card tickets.

Animali porta fortuna

2004

A standing male figure rendered in monochrome green stands against a blue background with white waves and a large stylised mint-green fish head outlined in black; green and white hand- or fin-like forms appear at the top and bottom.

Animali porta fortuna

2004

Yellow female figure beside a large stylised yellow bird on a branch, against a green background with white and orange lettering and dark branches.

Animali porta fortuna

2004

Large blue swallow outlined in black flying against a light-blue ground with white clouds, overlaid on lottery-ticket graphics and beside a monochrome blue female figure.

Animali porta fortuna

2004

Photographic figure of a woman in a grey coat before a large brightly coloured scratch card, with a red rooster, two chicks and green leaves against a light blue and yellow background.

Animali porta fortuna

2004

A grayscale girl stands in front of a large crouching gray cat; at right, a blue bird with spread wings carries a pink band illustrated with small animals. White background with large yellow lettering and thin drips of colour.

Animali portafortuna

2004

Full-length female figure in dark tones before a green scratch-card graphic with a die, concentric blue circles, yellow and red lettering, and silver scratch-off panels.

Giocagiò 3

2004

Full-length male figure, rendered in dark and red tones, against a red ground with large vertical lettering, four overlapping playing cards, and an orange band with text. At the upper right, a white circular stamp surrounds a blurred face.

Poker

2004

Full-length black-and-white female figure standing before a large yellow and red smiling star, with five smaller grey stars, numbers and lettering on an ivory background.

Stars

2004

Frontal portrait of a young man with tousled dark hair and a black shirt, superimposed on a large yellow ticket with writing, a barcode, and cartoon animals including horses, chickens, fish, goats, and mice.

A caval donato….

2001

Frontal portrait of a person with hair gathered in a tuft and a large dark collar, against a pink ground with animal illustrations, partial lettering, and a white panel at the top.

Can che….

2001

Frontal portrait of a young man in a black hoodie against an orange background, surrounded by drawings of chickens, fish, dogs, horses and goats, with fragments of lettering and depicted tickets behind him.

Chi dorme….

2001

Front-facing portrait in shades of blue of a young man with a septum piercing and a beaded necklace, against a light-blue background populated by cartoon-like animals and fragments of black and orange lettering.

Rosso di sera….

2001

Frontal portrait of a dark-haired woman against a bright yellow ground, surrounded by drawings of fish, chickens, horses and goats; she wears a dark top with broad shoulders.

Senza titolo

2001

Front-facing female figure in blue-violet tones, wearing a dark sweater and a shoulder strap, superimposed on a purple scratch-card-like background with red airplanes, white falling silhouettes, yellow popcorn cartons, text, and a barcode.

Senza titolo

2001

Front-facing black-and-white portrait of a young woman with her hands clasped, set before a large pale green scratch-card with orange panels, barcodes, red aeroplanes, suspended white figures, and small yellow elements.

Senza titolo

2001

Diptych: on the left, two people stand against a dark brown ground; on the right, a dark-haired woman in the foreground is embraced by a large animal-like figure with feral features and yellow eyes, against a pale ground.

Senza titolo 16

1998

Senza titolo 18

1998

Composition divided into two bands: above, a woman lying on a yellowish surface in a white vest and black shorts, beside a partially visible figure; below, four standing people emerge against a dark blue background.

Senza titolo 4

1998

Frontal portrait of a brown-haired woman rendered almost entirely in shades of blue, with a brightly coloured cover of the magazine «Il Venerdì» at lower left showing a figure in a yellow turban and pale blue garment.

Arte al Sole, Mariangela

1996

Close-up portrait of a young dark-haired woman rendered in crimson and black tones, with a magazine cover superimposed over the right side of her face and torso.

El mundo vaquero

1996

A white goat walks with its head lowered across dark grey ground; in the upper right, a black magazine-cover clipping shows a blonde woman posing beneath the red word “PLAYBOY.”

Marilyn Monroe

1996

Penis Enlargement Surgery Safe Or Sorry?

1996

A full-length yellow horse facing right against a dark background; a magazine cover showing a woman in a red dress is superimposed at the lower right.

Pet of the year

1996

The Colosseum, rendered in orange and black against a vast orange ground, dominates the scene with tiny figures in the foreground, three superimposed photographic portraits at lower left, and a small rectangular image at upper right.

Processo?

1996

Three severed animal heads, painted in dark green tones, occupy the centre of the composition against a greenish background; two glossy cover clippings are superimposed in the upper right and lower left corners.

All’ultimo sangue

1995

Frontal portrait of a young man with dark hair, a moustache and a goatee, rendered in intense red against a red and black background. Overlaid to his right is a cover of LIFE magazine showing a uniformed soldier holding a child.

Has Our Contry Abandoned Them?

1995

Large front-facing portrait, in ochre yellow and black tones, of a woman with dark hair and a turtleneck sweater; a magazine cover showing a model in yellow clothing is superimposed over the right side of her torso.

Les insolences de Naomi

1995

A skinned animal carcass hangs by one leg from a horizontal black bar, against an ochre-yellow ground with photographs and printed clippings.

L’isola del giorno prima

1995

Frontal portrait of a young woman with wavy hair, rendered in intense green tones against a dark background, with a yellow and orange magazine-cover clipping showing a man's face crossed by barbed wire overlaid on the right side.

Prohibido el paso

1995

A row of animal carcasses hanging in a stylised butcher’s shop, painted in white and grey against a blue ground, with small figurative panels and a pale counter along the bottom.

Senza titolo 10

1995

Large green elephant head facing downward against a dark background, with an open magazine hanging at upper right, a transparent glass on the green surface, and a small black-and-white photograph at the bottom.

Senza titolo 4

1995

Against a purple-magenta ground, a large long-necked plucked bird occupies the centre; at upper right, a rectangular inset shows a woman's face beside bananas, while six small photographic panels are aligned along the lower edge.

Senza titolo 5

1995

Skinned animal carcass hanging by its hind legs from a horizontal bar, against a pale yellow ground with light blue streaks, flanked by two small photographs, one showing a bearded man and the other a group of men.

Senza titolo 6

1995

A row of blue animal carcasses hanging from a horizontal structure fills the dark background; at the centre, a black-and-white rectangular inset shows a crowd in the street.

Senza titolo 8

1995

Nearly monochrome red and black landscape with a grassy path at the centre, flanked by dark trees and two large rectangular figurative panels. The panel on the right shows five hanging forms beneath a canopy, while the one on the left contains a dense motif of figures and vegetation.

Senza titolo

1995

Frontal portrait of a young dark-haired woman against a deep blue background, with a magazine cover in the lower left corner showing two young people embracing.

Teenager sex

1995

Red multi-tiered shelving filled with large glass jars of brightly coloured sweets, yellow oval labels, and a small white geometric square at the centre.

Zampogna e Le Witt II

1992

Seven-tier metal shelving filled with jugs, thermos flasks and containers, mostly white with red, light blue, black and pink details.

Zampogna e Le Witt VII

1992

Confectionery display filled with sweets and candies in transparent containers, with tall vertical dispensers in the background and a screen-printed portrait with yellow hair positioned at the lower centre.

Zampogna e Warhol

1992

Vertical composition with a broad central white band between two black fields, containing at its lower end a small abstract rectangle with red, green, yellow and white marks on a pale blue ground.

Zampogna e Schifano

1990

Textured red surface marked by abrasions, with a vertical white rectangle at its centre bearing the red dripping inscription “1989”.

Zampogna e Schifano

1989

Against a textured black ground, a vertical white sheet bears at its top a small grid-like composition with black-and-white figures and red, blue, and green patches; below is a delicate signature.

Zampogna e Schifano 2

1989

Pale pink, densely textured surface marked by drips, with a large very light blue rectangle at the centre and three small floral fragments in red, black and white in its upper section.

Zampogna e Schifano 3

1989