Starting from reality, through history, poetry and mythology, the desire is to uncover the hidden correspondences within the cracks of reality. An intimate investigation into the body, nature, the animal and their points of connection. The boundary between rationality or consciousness and impulse, starting from personal experience and lived events and then attempting to reach a broader perspective. The works are mainly resolved through the medium of painting, where the dialogue between colour and the dynamism and organic quality of the brushstrokes becomes an expressive vehicle.
Arianna Pompeo
Painting

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#CosmoIAM 2025
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“Il Nome di Hope”: RUFA Students at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
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3D Layout Masterclass with Alessandro Contenta
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A Journey Beyond the Horizon: A Conversation with Giada Franceschini
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AI x Visual Arts – Exploring Artificial Intelligence
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Alice nella Città selects the RUFA short film “Essere Presente Scomparendo”
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Andrea Branzi e la Scuola di Piazza Bausan
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Anke Feuchtenberger: Compagna Cuculo – The Exhibition at the Goethe-Institut
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Archetypes and Character Identity – Talk with Alessio Gallina
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Brandin Barcelona. Boost Your Creativity!
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Camilla Gurgone: Best Young Italian Artist 2024 according to Artribune
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Capinera | prima residenza
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Cappelli Identity Design awarded at the German Design Awards 2025
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Cinema @ San Lorenzo – RUFA Students’ Short Films Screened at Parco delle Stelle
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COMICS ACTIVISM. Can a comic change the world?
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Cort-IA: the screenplay contest co-written with AI
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Deconstructing the Gesture: a masterclass with Matilde Sambo exploring body, sound and video
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Designing Tomorrow’s Spaces with IKEA Italia
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DISTANT INVENTIONS
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Eating the Empire: Performance, Food, and Ecologies of Waste
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Elections for the Renewal of the Academic Council – 2025–2026–2027 Term
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Elia Canevascini at the Locarno Film Festival
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Emanuela Camacci Selected for Tuwaiq Sculpture 2026
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Ester Tessuti wins the MyFrame Award with “2080”
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Filming Italy Los Angeles 2025
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Fine Arts Masterclass: Portrait, Identity and Visual Research with Giovanni De Angelis
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From Here to Eternity: the final exhibition by Foundation Course students
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From RUFA to Federalberghi: Student Talent Conquers Merano
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From Seoul to Rome: RUFA welcomes the students of Kyung Hee University
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Fulbright Program Information Session
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Fulvio Merolli at the Venice Biennale 2026
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Gender discrimination and violence: recognize, prevent, act.
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Grand Festival AFAM
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GTA Contest 2025 kicks off: “Normal is Extraordinary”
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Guenda Cermel’s contribution to the Science Fashion panel 2026
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Il documentario Piena di Grazia in proiezione al RUFA Space
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Il RUFA Annual Report 2022 vince l’Oro agli European Design Awards 2025
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Into the Black: set design by Ilaria Del Nibletto
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Italy Short Film Days Berlin 2026
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LIVE ARTENA 2025 | Open Call for RUFA students
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Lucrezia Ceselin at the Venice Biennale 2025
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Masterclass with Yahor Palishchuk: Compositing as a Creative Key to CGI Animation
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Music Meets Film Arts 2025
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Myllennium Award 2025
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No Glass No Party: RUFA e Marevivo insieme per l’ambiente
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Normal for Whom? – Scholarship Contest
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Normale per chi? Premiazione del Contest Licei & Talk con Giulio Xhaet
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OLTRE IL MARE
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On the Necessity of the Untitled. Silence as the Language of Art
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OPEN CALL Media Cartographies — From Data to Perception
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Packaging for Epicuro Wine: the Students’ Challenge
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Paper Roads – A Return to Analogue Identity
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Performance Art at RUFA: The Future of Performance in Italy and Europe
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Performance Cluster 2025 | Open Call
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PERFORMANCE CLUSTER 2025 – Discipline Desire Surveillance
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Phoenix, Myth and Identity: a Masterclass with Eugenio Tibaldi
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Playing Memories | seconda residenza
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Playing Memories, the TV series arrives on RaiPlay
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Plena Education: over 80% of students find employment, confirming Made in Italy as a driver of job opportunities
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Plena Hackathon: 48 Hours of Creativity and Strategy
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Premio Rometti 2026 – XIV Edition
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Quant’ARTE Festival: Call for RUFA Students
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Rometti Prize 2025 – XIII Edition
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RUFA Career Day 2023
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RUFA Career Day 2024
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RUFA Career Day 2025
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RUFA Career Day @ Milano
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RUFA Career Day @ Rome
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RUFA Culture Fest 2026
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RUFA obtains the Gender Equality Certification
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RUFA ON SCREEN 2024
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RUFA On Screen 2026
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RUFA Receives Recognition at the 2025–2026 CULTURA + IMPRESA Award
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Sbagli Di Successo – Scholarship Contest
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Sentiti Tabacchine | seventh residence
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Silvia Giambrone wins the BPER Prize at Arte Fiera 2026
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Three RUFA Alumni Triumph at the Luigi Ghirri Prize
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Urban Connections – Call for Artists Under 35 Promoted by GNAM
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Visions from New York: the “micro-Macro” exhibition
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VITAMORTEMIRACOLI – An Exhibition by Davide Dormino and Francesco Petrone
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Watersprite Film Festival – Call for Student Short Films
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We Talk about Comics: Chiara Riva ospite in RUFA
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Workshop | October 2025 Session
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Workshop | sessione marzo 2024
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Workshop | sessione marzo 2025
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Workshop | sessione marzo 2026
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Workshop | sessione ottobre 2024
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YOUR ISIC CARD: exclusive benefits for RUFA students
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È UN BRUSIO LA VITA
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