Alessio Mazzarulli - Not your doll - 39 (n.745)

Not your doll - 39 (n.745)
The measurements are:
- collage: 50.00 x 40.00 cm
Acrylic painting on shredded paper on canvas

I create paintings using acrylic paints and thousands of small pieces of recycled paper: everyday paper turns into art instead of ending up in the waste.

On these tiny pieces of paper you can read words and phrases scattered here and there.
Often this happens when we really approach another person: sometimes we perceive their secret messages, sometimes not.

In my latest works I have focused on the theme of women treated as objects (dolls) and too often victims of violence, and these are the latest pieces I created.

"Not your doll" - "I am not your doll" is a series where I intend to represent the faces of women with features reminiscent of the most classic dolls, and the message is: "even if I look like a real doll, I am not a doll, your doll, and you can do whatever you want with me" with all that lies behind, up to, unfortunately, violence.

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.

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This work is unique and original.

Each work is safely packaged, wrapped and protected for worldwide shipping, with the Certificate of Authenticity included.
A shipping tracking number is provided.

This work will be shipped without a frame and without a stretcher as the piece will be shipped in a tube. The canvas is larger than the painted dimensions because the extra surface will be useful and necessary to be able to stretch the canvas on a frame.
It is advised to have the work stretched and mounted by a trusted professional who can also advise on any suitable frame.

The images showing the work in indoor environments are for illustration purposes only and the proportions may appear different. The actual dimensions are those stated in the description.

Different light sources can give different colors to the photos.

For more photos and information, contact me!
Thank you.

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Born in 1974, I am self-taught.

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

I love painting abstract landscapes but in the latest period I am also pushing myself to paint faces of people both imaginary and real.

For me painting is "freezing time" in that exact moment; my painting is often a faded memory and therefore my works are "worn, eroded by time". Sometimes the subjects of my paintings are views of walls also eroded by time, with moss and mushrooms that - over time - grow on the surface.
Time that passes inexorably 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 perceptible to the touch as well as to the naked eye.

Recently, after several years in which my works were created from small 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 precision that seen up close seem to form an abstract, colorful picture but the farther you go, the more a portrait emerges made up of many painted wooden discs.

Violence against women is a theme that characterizes almost all of my works when I reproduce the faces of women, precisely to give them a voice when they do not have 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:
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 “Homage to Constantino 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 - MUSEO MICCETTI - 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 MAGICAL SHADES OF TIME / Aurum Arts - PESCARA, Italy
2017
In Direzione Ostinata e Contraria / 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 / Museo Michetti - FRANCAVILLA AL MARE, Italy
2016
INTROSPECTIVE SHADES / Arte Borgo Gallery - ROME, Italy
2016
CAPUT MUNDI ARTE / PALAZZO FERRAJOLI - ROME, Italy
2016
ARTE 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"