Erica
Quida

Born in Italy in 1986, from an early age I  became interested in drawing and painting. I attended the Art Institute of Lecce (South Italy) where I graduated in "Painting and Decorating" in 2005 then, driven by curiosity for arts and culture, I moved to Milan. There I attended the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, where in 2010 I graduated in "Restoration of Fine Arts". In Milan I exhibited in galleries and cultural organizations, I olso worked  as an assistant in the Art Gallery "Pittura Italiana", and as assistant restorer in the restoration workshop "Conservatoio" of Manuela Turchetti (http://www.conservatoio.com). In 2011 I moved to Paris, moved by the same passion for Arts. After a period dedicated to learning French language, I enrolled at the Sorbonne University  and obtained a Master's degree in Plastic Arts in 2015.

I also participated in the Exhibition of Fine Arts ( Salon des Beaux Arts   http://www.salondesbeauxarts.com/) at the Carrousel Hall of Louvre Museum in decembre 2015 and decembre 2016.

After having spent several years in Paris,  I 'm currently pursuing my artistic research in Marseille, where I lived with my little family.

I started so many years ago with portrait, then I was captured by Surrealism. In general I painted or drawing what I really dreamed at night. Sometimes it's a true representation of what I see, sometimes it's more symbolique. After my daughter was born in 2018, I started to look forward and not just represent what I really dreamed at night, but searching more meaning in what append when I'm awake. 

All of my works are "untitled", because I want a 100% free experience for the public that see my art. In general title give some clues and forced a little bit to think one thing or another, I preferred give a experience based just of what the single individual feel when they look at my works. It's personal.