Alessio Mazzarulli - I grovelled! (n.582) - Dolls series

Artwork n.582
I grovelled! (n.582) - Dolls series
Dimensions: 85.00 x 85.00 (cm)

This work is unique and original.
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 most recent pieces I have produced.

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

"Not your doll" - "I am not your toy" 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, your doll and do with me whatever you want" 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 securely packaged, wrapped, and protected for worldwide shipping, with the Certificate of Authenticity included.
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This piece will be shipped without a frame and without a stretcher as it will be shipped rolled. The canvas is larger than the painted dimensions because the greater surface will be useful and necessary to be stretched on a frame.
It is advisable to have the work stretched and mounted by a trusted professional who can also advise on a suitable frame.

The images showing the work in interior spaces 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, please contact me!
Thank you.

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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 actually existing.

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 gorges of walls also eroded by time, with mosses and mushrooms that - over time - grow on the surface.
The inexorable passing 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 clearly perceivable both by touch and to the naked eye.

Recently, after several years during which my works were created 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 grids with mathematical rigor that up close seem to form a colorful abstract picture but the more you move away the more a portrait of the 768 painted wooden discs emerges.

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 their partners’ 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:
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 Art Gallery - Alzano Lombardo (BG), Italy
2019
“The Freedom in 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
Dialogue Between 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
The 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