Alessio Mazzarulli - Not your doll - 42 (n.750)

Not your doll - 42 (n.750)
Measurements are:
- 50.00 cm x 50.00 cm x 0.30 (cardboard with resin coating)
- 52.00 cm x 52.00 cm x 6.00 cm (with white frame)
Framed; ready to be hung.

Acrylics dissolved in epoxy resin on cardboard with coating

"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 it, up to, unfortunately, violence.

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This artwork is unique and original.

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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.

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Thank you.

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Customs duties, taxes and charges 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's value.

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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 returned to the “two dimensions” for time and space reasons, putting sculpture aside and focusing on acrylic paintings.

I love painting abstract landscapes, but recently I’ve been pushing myself to paint faces of people, both imagined and real.

For me, painting is about "freezing time" in that exact moment; a painting of mine 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 unstoppable passage 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 that are clearly perceptible to the touch as well as to the eye.

Recently, after several years in which my works were created from scraps of recycled paper forming figures, I’m 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 the further you move away, 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 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 “Tribute to Costantino Barbella” / Michetti Museum - Francavilla al Mare, Italy
2020
Andy Warhol And Friends / Art Events Mazzoleni Gallery - Alzano Lombardo (BG), Italy
2019
“Freedom in the 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
Dialog Between Generations / Castel dell'Ovo - Naples, Italy
2018
The Magical Shades of Time / Aurum Arts - Pescara, Italy
2017
In the 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
Freedom in the 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
Tales of the Artist / Merlino Bottega d'Arte Gallery - Florence, Italy
2015