Alessio Mazzarulli - Not your doll - 49 (n.765)

Not your doll - 49 (n.765)
The dimensions are: 50.00 cm x 40.00 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.

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Series "Not your doll" - 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 created.

On these little pieces of paper you can read words and phrases scattered here and there. It often happens this way when we truly approach another person: sometimes we perceive their secret messages, sometimes not.

"Not your doll" - "I am not your doll" is a series where I intend to represent female faces 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, I’m your doll and you can do with me what you want" with everything that lies behind it, up to, unfortunately, violence.

The surface features small reliefs and I like to caress it, feel 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 securely packaged, wrapped and protected for shipment worldwide, with the Certificate of Authenticity included.
I use the courier provided directly by Catawiki and a tracking number will be supplied.

This piece will be shipped unframed and without a stretcher as it will be sent rolled. The canvas is larger than the painted dimensions as the larger surface will be useful and necessary to stretch the canvas on a frame.
It is advisable to have the work stretched and mounted by a trusted professional who can also advise on a possible and appropriate frame.

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

Different light sources can impart different colors to the photos.

For more photos and information, contact me!
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 pause lasting almost twenty years. Since December 2014 I returned to the “two dimensions” for reasons of time and space, giving up sculpture and focusing on 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 about “freezing time” at that exact moment; a painting of mine is often a faded memory and thus my works are “worn, eroded by time.” Sometimes objects in my paintings are sections of walls also worn by time, with moss and fungi that – over time – grow on the surface.
Time passing inexorably is the main theme of my works.

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

Recently, after several years in which my works were made from pieces of recycled paper forming figures, I am pushing myself to explore Optical Art where I use painted wooden discs arranged in lines and repeated grids with mathematical rigor that, viewed up close, seem to form a colorful abstract picture but the further you move away the more a portrait emerges made of 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 that they are not the dolls of their partners and they cannot be mistreated or worse, victims of violence.

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Below are recent exhibitions:

Solo:
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 “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 Visual Arts – Second Edition” / Mumi - Michetti Museum - Francavilla Al Mare (CH), Italy
2019
Internationale Art Price - Tamara De Lempika / Milano Art Gallery - Milan, Italy
2018
Archipelago #2 / Galeri Sveva - Stockholm, Sweden
2018
Dialogue Across Generations / Castel dell'Ovo - Naples, Italy
2018
The Magical Hues 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
Freedom in Visual Arts / Michetti Museum - Francavilla Al Mare, Italy
2016
Introspective Hues / 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
Weaves of the Artist / Merlino Bottega d'Arte Gallery - Florence, Italy
2015