Alessio Mazzarulli - Downtown - 03 (n.756)

Downtown - 03 (n.756)
The measurements are: 70.00 cm x 50.00 cm x 1.20 cm
Unframed; ready to be hung.
Acrylics on scraps of paper on canvas (mixed media)

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.

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Downtown Series - With the Downtown series you perceive a vibrant, metropolitan energy that is almost frantic. Moving from the portraits and the intensely focused social themes of "Not your doll" to this urban landscape, I intend to explore the chaos and the lights of the city and how we position ourselves in this era on this planet.

The portrayed metropolis does not seem to be only a physical space, but a visual representation of the weight of our era.

From a pristine forest that was our planet, humanity has arrived at colonizing and overturning the environment, creating and shaping its own habitat, with its economic and social evolution.

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Each piece is securely packed, wrapped and protected for shipping and will arrive in a completely safe package, including the Certificate of Authenticity.
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A few days of delay may be caused by customs clearance at borders.
Shipping takes about 7 days; about 10 days for non-EU countries.
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Different light sources can confer different colors to the photos.
In the case of works that I frame directly, the dimensions may vary slightly as I personally prepare the wooden frame, stretch the canvas and fix it onto the frame.

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Important notice for international buyers (non-EU):
Customs duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price nor in the shipping costs. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. The amount should be between 10% and 20% of the value of the artwork.

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Born in 1974 I am self-taught.

After an initial period devoted to sculpture there was a long stop lasting almost twenty years. Since December 2014 I returned to the "two dimensions" for time and space reasons, 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 "freezing time" in that exact moment; a painting of mine is often a faded memory and therefore my works are "worn, eroded by time". Sometimes the subjects of my paintings are glimpses of walls also eroded by time, with moss and mushrooms that - over time - grow on the surface.
The inexorable passing of time is the main theme of my works.

Coming from a wonderful experience with clay manipulation, I love sculpture, the third dimension, the sense of touch and my paintings are often characterized by reliefs clearly perceivable both by touch and to the naked eye.

Recently, after several years during which my works were made from scraps 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, when viewed up close, seem to form an abstract colorful painting but the further you move away the more a portrait emerges formed by the many painted wooden discs.

Violence against women is a theme that characterizes almost all 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 partners’ dolls and cannot be mistreated or, worse, victims of violence.

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Below are the recent exhibitions:

Solo exhibitions:
2017
Solo show / Maison des Arts - Pescara, Italy

Group exhibitions:
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” / Museo Michetti - Francavilla al Mare, Italy
2020
Andy Warhol And Friends / Galleria D'arte Art Events Mazzoleni - Alzano Lombardo (BG), Italy
2019
“Liberty in the Visual Arts – Second Edition” / Mumi - Museo Michetti - 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 / 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
Trame D'artista / Merlino Bottega d'Arte Gallery - Florence, Italy
2015