La
Pupazza
When I paint, I’m immersed and feel like I’m almost becoming a physical part of the magical places in my art.
La Pupazza
Salento-born street artist Eleonora De Giuseppe—known as La Pupazza —was born in Tricase (Lecce) in 1985 and developed strong personal visual imagery from a young age. After graduating from the G. Comi Social Sciences High School and studying at the DAMS (Arts and Music) program in Bologna, she adopted the stage name La Pupazza in 2008 and began creating her first murals in Southern Italy, using an urban language recognizable for its dreamlike, psychedelic, and visionary atmospheres. Her style stands out in a luminous, chromatic space, where figures set in colorful bubbles and cosmic scenarios depict an evolving world, devoid of sharp edges or dullness, but full of surprise, energy, and transformation.
Further trained with a Master’s degree in Plastic Design from the Polytechnic University of Milan, she collaborated with brands and institutions—for example, wineries, music festivals, and urban developments—and created large-scale projects such as the decoration of electrical substations, urban barriers, and large murals in Milan. Her signature symbol is a black eye with long lashes, the protagonist of murals, paintings, and photographic performances involving thousands of people under the slogan “La Pupazza non è pazza.” In her works, urban art transforms into a generative narrative: the world seen upside down becomes a space for desire, creativity, and collective participation. With exhibitions in Italy and abroad (Berlin, London, Paris, Amsterdam) and ongoing projects such as the traveling exhibition Molto Sugo and an animated series for children, her artistic research continues to surprise and inspire.
Selected Exhibitions and Awards
2025
- Personal painting exhibition “40 Phosphorescent Years”, Palazzo Gallone, Tricase
2024
- Personal painting exhibition “Molto Sugo”, Palazzo WeGil, Rome
- Personal painting exhibition “Molto Sugo”, Spazio SC3, Milan
2023
- Personal painting exhibition “Molto Sugo”, San Francesco della Scarpa, Lecce
2017
- Personal exhibition at Pisacane Arte Gallery, Milan
2015
- Personal exhibition at Art Design in Box in the Rho Expo area
2014
- Lecce, solo exhibition at the Art&co Gallery (sponsored by the province and municipality of Lecce)
2013
- Solo exhibition in Rome, Galleria il Collezionista
2012
- Chianciano, International Art Biennial 2012
- Group exhibition in Lecce, International Art Biennial at the Carlo V
2010
- Group exhibition in Berlin, Germany (at KunstHaus)
2009
- Solo exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany (at ShadowArckaden)
- Solo exhibition in London (at Fiumano Fine Art Gallery)
