Alessio Mazzarulli - Sapphic -02- (n.703)

Sapphic -02- (n.703)
The dimensions are: 80.00 cm x 60.00 cm x 1.20 cm
Acrylics and epoxy resin on OSB - Oriented Strand Board (mixed media)
Unframed; ready to be hung

This work is made on a panel of OSB (Oriented Strand Board) on which I applied layers of acrylics and resin, leaving the wooden planks that compose it clearly visible.

This painting captures an intimate and delicate moment between two women kissing, expressed through a tactile painterly style. The faces, almost fused into one another, are rendered with soft, blended brushstrokes, creating a sense of dreaminess and evanescence. The colors, predominantly in shades of pink, blue and white, blend harmoniously, helping to create a sweet and romantic atmosphere.

The surface of the painting shows wrinkling and cracks that add depth and visual interest, giving the work a quasi-sculptural look. The focus is on the faces and the kiss gesture, leaving the background undefined and abstract. The work conveys a sense of tenderness and emotional connection, inviting the viewer to reflect on the beauty and intimacy of love.

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The dimensions may vary slightly as I personally prepare the wooden frame, stretch the canvas, and mount it on the frame.

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Born in 1974 I am self-taught.

After an initial period devoted to sculpture there was a long stop of almost twenty years. Since December 2014 I resumed with the "two dimensions" for reasons of time and space, leaving sculpture aside and dedicating myself to acrylic paintings.

I love painting abstract landscapes but recently I have been pushing myself to paint faces of people both imaginary and real.

For me painting is to "freeze time" in that exact moment; a painting of mine is often a faded memory and thus my works are "consumed, 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 that are perceptible to both touch and sight.

Recently, after several years in which my works were made from little pieces of recycled paper forming figures, I am pushing myself to explore Optical Art where I use painted wooden discs arranged in lines and grids with mathematical rigor that up close seem to form a colorful abstract painting but from a distance 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 lack the strength or courage to report that they are not their partner’s dolls and cannot be mistreated or worse, victims of violence.

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Below are the recent exhibitions:

Solo shows:

2017

Solo exhibition / Maison des Arts - PESCARA, Italy

Group shows:

2026

Naarden The Art Fair / Amsterdam - NAARDEN, Netherlands
2025

Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam / De Kromhouthal, Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231, 1021 KP Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
2025

X Edition of MumArt “Tribute to Costantino Barbella” / Museo Michetti - 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

INTERNATIONAL ART PRICE - TAMARA DE LEMPIKA / MILANO ART GALLERY - MILAN, Italy
2018

ARCHIPELAGO #2 / GALERI SVEVA - STOCKHOLM, Sweden
2018

DIALOGUE BETWEEN GENERATIONS / Castel dell'Ovo - NAPLES, Italy
2018

THE MAGIC SHADES OF TIME / Aurum Arts - PESCARA, Italy
2017

In obstinate 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

Freedom in visual arts / Michetti Museum - FRANCAVILLA AL MARE, Italy
2016

INTROSPECTIVE SHADES / Arte Borgo Gallery - ROME, Italy
2016

CAPUT MUNDI ART / PALAZZO FERRAJOLI - ROME, Italy
2016

ART SALERNO 2016 / Palazzo Fruscione - SALERNO, Italy
2016

Art Rome / Flyer Art Gallery - ROME, Italy
2016

ARTIST'S WEAVES / MERLINO Bottega d'Arte Gallery - FLORENCE, Italy