Alessio Mazzarulli - Lisa Monna - 03 (n.759) - Dolls series

Lisa Monna - 03 (n.759) - Dolls series
The measurements are:
- collage: 50.00 cm x 40.00 cm
Acrylic painting on shredded paper on canvas

I create paintings using acrylic colors and thousands of small recycled paper pieces: everyday paper is transformed into art instead of ending up in the rubbish.

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It is not the Mona Lisa... it is the Lisa Monna as the figure is inverted compared to the original.

This work represents a conceptual evolution of the artistic project "Not your doll", a series born to explore and denounce the objectification of women and gender violence.

Through a meticulous mosaic made entirely with fragments of recovered everyday paper reused to create art, the icons of art history are deconstructed and reassembled.
Iconic figures, images of women observed and idealized, are here stripped of their aura of passive perfection.

Historically, the figure of the woman in art has often been reduced to a silent muse, a "doll" of aesthetic perfection shaped to please others’ gaze.
With these works they stop being the Renaissance "dolls" to be admired and become living figures, literally rebuilt with fragments of everyday reality, of news and everyday words.
No longer objects of others’ gaze, but fragmented and powerful presences that invite the viewer to look beyond the surface of beauty.

A piece with a very strong visual and social impact, ideal for a contemporary collection attentive to themes related to the role and image of women in society.

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Different light sources can give different colors to the photos.
In the case of works that I frame directly myself, dimensions may vary slightly as I personally prepare the wooden frame, stretch the canvas and mount it on the frame.

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Custom duties, fees and charges are not included in the item price or shipping costs. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. The amount is expected to be between 10% and 20% of the artwork value.

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Born in 1974 I am self-taught.

After an initial period devoted to sculpture there was a long hiatus lasting 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 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 stretches of walls also eroded by time, with moss and mushrooms that—in time—grow on the surface.
Time, which passes relentlessly, 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 perceptible to touch and to the naked eye.

In recent times, after several years in which my works were made from little bits of recycled paper forming figures, I am pushing myself to explore Optical Art where I use painted wood discs arranged in lines and grids repeated with mathematical rigor that seen up close seem to form a colorful abstract painting, but the more you move away the more a portrait formed by many painted wood 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 partner’s dolls and should not be maltreated or, worse, victims of violence.

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Below are the recent exhibitions:

Solo shows:
2017
Solo show / 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 “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 Lempika / Milano Art Gallery - Milan, Italy
2018
Archipelago #2 / Galeri Sveva - Stockholm, Sweden
2018
Dialogo Tra Generazioni / 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, USA
2017
Liberty in the 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