Alessio Mazzarulli - Around Italy - 01 (n.770)

Around Italy - 01 (n.770) Dimensions are: 40.00 cm x 50.00 cm Acrylics on small pieces of paper on canvas (mixed media) Unframed; shipped rolled. I create paintings using acrylic colors and thousands of small pieces of recycled paper: everyday paper is transformed into art instead of ending up in the trash. Series "Around Italy" - With the series "Around Italy" I explore the hidden soul of Italy through the art of the fragment. A tactile journey through the hidden beauties of the Italian peninsula. In this series, the architecture of villages and lesser-known views of our Bel Paese are deconstructed and reconstructed through countless fragments of recycled paper and daily cutouts. "Around Italy" is a series of tactile works that reread the Italian landscapes and architectures through meticulous collage work. Bits of paper, fragments of daily life and color overlap. Not a simple landscape, but a real contemporary mosaic that returns the energy and colors of the Bel Paese. Some places are real, others imaginary, and others are a mix of real and imaginary places. *** The surface features small reliefs and I enjoy caressing it, feeling it... I also use acrylic resin on the surface, which gives a glossy effect and protects the colors from sunlight and dust. *** This work is unique and original. Each work is securely packed, wrapped and protected for worldwide shipping, with an included Certificate of Authenticity. I use the courier provided directly by Catawiki and a tracking number will be provided for the shipment. This work will be shipped without a frame and without a stretcher as the artwork will be shipped rolled. The canvas is larger than the painted dimensions because the larger surface will be useful and necessary to stretch the canvas onto a frame. It is advisable to have the work stretched and mounted by a trusted professional who can also advise on a suitable frame. Images showing the work in interior settings are for illustrative purposes only and proportions may appear different. The actual dimensions are those indicated in the description. Different light sources can give different colors to the photos. For more photos and information, contact me! Thank you. *** Important notice for international (non-EU) buyers: Customs duties, taxes and fees are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. The amount should be between 10% and 20% of the artwork value. Born in 1974 I am self-taught. After an initial period devoted to sculpture there was a long standstill lasting almost twenty years. Since December 2014 I returned to the “two dimensions” for time and space reasons, leaving sculpture behind and dedicating myself to acrylic paintings. I love painting abstract landscapes, but recently I’ve been pushing myself to paint faces of people, both imaginary and real. For me painting is about "locking time" in that exact moment; a personal painting is often a faded memory and thus my works are "worn, eroded by time". Sometimes the subjects of my paintings are street views of walls also eroded by time, with moss and mushrooms that—over time—grow on the surface. The inexorable passage of time is the main theme of my works. Coming from a beautiful experience with clay manipulation, I love sculpture, the third dimension, the sense of touch, and my paintings are often characterized by reliefs clearly perceivable by touch and to the naked eye. Recently, after several years in which my works were created from small pieces of recycled paper forming figures, I’m pushing to explore Optical Art where I use painted wooden discs arranged in lines and grids repeated with mathematical rigor that, when viewed up close, seem to form a colored abstract painting, but the more you move away, the more a portrait emerges from the many painted wooden discs. Violence against women is a theme that characterizes almost all of my works when I reproduce female faces, precisely to give them a voice when they do not have the strength or courage to report the fact that they are not their partner’s dolls and should not be mistreated or, worse, victims of violence. Below are the recent exhibitions: Solo shows: 2017 Solo exhibition / Maison des Arts - Pescara, Italy Group shows: Naarden The Art Fair / Amsterdam - Naarden, Netherlands 2026 Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam / De Kromhouthal, Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231, 1021 KP Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands 2025 X Edition of MumArt “Homage to Costantino Barbella” / Michetti Museum - Francavilla al Mare, Italy 2020 Andy Warhol And Friends / Galleria D'arte Art Events Mazzoleni - Alzano Lombardo (BG), Italy 2019 “Liberty in Visual Arts – Second Edition” / Mumi - Michetti Museum - Francavilla al Mare (CH), Italy 2019 Internationale Art Price - Tamara De Lempicka / Milano Art Gallery - Milan, Italy 2018 Archipelago #2 / Galeri Sveva - Stockholm, Sweden 2018 Dialogue Between Generations / Castel dell'Ovo - Naples, Italy 2018 The Magical Shades of Time / Aurum Arts - Pescara, Italy 2017 In stubborn and contrary direction / Simultánea Spazi Arte - Florence, Italy 2017 World Wide Art Show – New York 2017 / 508/526 West 26th Street, Suite 315, New York, NY 10001 - New York, United States 2017 Liberty in Visual Arts / Michetti Museum - Francavilla al Mare, Italy 2016 Introspective Shades / Arte Borgo Gallery - Rome, Italy 2016 Caput Mundi Arte / Palazzo Ferrajoli - Rome, Italy 2016 Art Salerno 2016 / Palazzo Fruscione - Salerno, Italy 2016 Art Rome / Flyer Art Gallery - Rome, Italy 2016 Trame D'artista / Merlino Bottega d'Arte Gallery - Florence, Italy 2015

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