Portrait Archives

Effigies · Civic Memory · Public Image

The Portrait Archives gathers a body of fresco portraits dedicated to figures whose lives have contributed to shaping the moral and cultural imagination of our time.

Executed in fresco — a technique historically associated with public space and collective memory — these portraits engage with the long tradition of civic imagery while re-examining the role of representation in contemporary culture.

Maya Angelou fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — effigy exploring civic memory and cultural identity — *Maya Angelou* — fresco portrait, cm. 160 x 130.

Wole Soyinka fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — literary figure represented as symbolic effigy — *Wole Soyinka* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Miriam Makeba fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Miriam Makeba* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Edgar Morin fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — philosopher represented through analytical fresco technique — *Edgar Morin* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Gong Li, fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Gong Li* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Pierre-Claver Akendengué fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Pierre-Claver Akendengué* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Audrey Hepburn fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Audrey Hepburn* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Sebastião Salgado, fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Sebastião Salgado* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Malala Yousafzai, fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Malala Yousafzai* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Satyaji Ray, fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Satyaji Ray* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Fatemeh Motamed-Arya* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Ngugi Wa Thiong’o* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Joan Baez fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — musician and activist depicted as civic icon — *Joan Baez* — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

Okot p’Bitekfresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — — *Okot p’Bitek— fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.*

Umm Kulthum — fresco portrait cm. 160 x 130.

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