Biography

(Rome, 1934), a tireless experimenter with first-generation multimedia art, uses different media with a conceptual approach to test the boundaries between disciplines (photography, cinema, graphic design, action, environment, written texts, sound installations, etc.). In 1967 he joined CCI, and made several short films for Corona Cinematografica. Later – together with his wife, Rosa Foschi – Patella taught media (photography, cinema) and made animated films at the Art Institute of Pomezia.