▁Category : S ov iet ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : S ov iet ▁pian ists ▁Category : Russ ian ▁pian ists ▁Category : S ov iet ▁compos ers ▁Category : Russ ian ▁drum mers ▁Category : S ov iet ▁music ▁educ ators ▁Category : Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Conserv atory ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Russ ian ▁classical ▁mus icians ▁Category : Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Conserv atory ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Don ▁Por cel la ▁is ▁contemporary ▁American ▁multimedia ▁artist , ▁most ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁pipe ▁cleaner ▁sculpt ures ▁and ▁en ca ust ic ▁paint ings . ▁Don ▁Por cel la ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁elev ating ▁mess - market ▁craft ▁materials ▁into ▁high ▁art . ▁Por cel la ' s ▁subjects ▁are ▁usually ▁inspired ▁by ▁consumer ism ▁and ▁folk ▁art ▁with ▁humor . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁Don ▁Por cel la ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁in ▁California , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁Robert . S . P or cel la , ▁doctor ▁and ▁far mer , ▁and ▁ ▁Y v onne ▁Por cel la , ▁a ▁celebrated ▁folk ▁artist . ▁He ▁studied ▁Psych ology ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Por cel la ▁got ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁art ▁from ▁California ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s , ▁and ▁earned ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁Hunter ▁College ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Don ▁Por cel la ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁pipe ▁cleaner ▁sculpt ures ▁and ▁install ations