5-5-55, 2023

Stefano Mazzolini was born in Parma in 1968. At the age of nine, he was nominated for the "Design and City" award organised by the municipality of Parma. In 1989, he graduated as a Master of Art in pictorial decoration from the Paolo Toschi Institute in Parma. He then dedicated several years to the restoration and conservation of wall paintings. In 1990, he lived in London before moving to New York for a short period.

Mazzolini expresses his graphic style in a gestural and immediate way. Dynamic lines create controlled drops of acrylic on paper, with stains directed without preliminary drawings or fixed projects, replacing the brush with ampoules and spatulas. Intriguing portraits, fairy-tale settings and mythological animals emerge from this controlled chaos. He also creates silhouettes of androgynous subjects, using paper collage to assemble layered faces that remain hidden and minimal.