Paintings – Riccardo Mazzei https://www.riccardomazzei.com Brooklyn Artist From Italy Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:09:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Islands in the Stream https://www.riccardomazzei.com/project/islands-in-the-stream/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 03:02:46 +0000 https://www.riccardomazzei.com/core/?post_type=project&p=796
Mooring1 2017, 10"x10" (cm. 25x25)
Mooring1 2017, 10″x10″ (cm. 25×25)
Mooring2 2017, 10"x10" (cm. 25x25)
Mooring2 2017, 10″x10″ (cm. 25×25)
Mooring3 2017, 10"x10" (cm. 25x25)
Mooring3 2017, 10″x10″ (cm. 25×25)
Mooring4 2017, 12"x12" (cm. 30.5x30.5)
Mooring4 2017, 12″x12″ (cm. 30.5×30.5)
Mooring5 2017, 12"x12" (cm. 30.5x30.5)
Mooring5 2017, 12″x12″ (cm. 30.5×30.5)
Absent 2017, 30"x24" (cm. 76.5x61.5)
Absent 2017, 30″x24″ (cm. 76.5×61.5)
Busy 2017, 30"x24" (cm. 76.5x61.5)
Busy 2017, 30″x24″ (cm. 76.5×61.5)
Guiltless 2017, 30"x24" (cm. 76.5x61.5)
Guiltless 2017, 30″x24″ (cm. 76.5×61.5)
In being 2017, 30"x24" (cm. 76.5x61.5)
In being 2017, 30″x24″ (cm. 76.5×61.5)
Mute 2017, 30"x24" (cm. 76.5x61.5)
Mute 2017, 30″x24″ (cm. 76.5×61.5)
Young 2017, 30"x24" (cm. 76.5x61.5)
Young 2017, 30″x24″ (cm. 76.5×61.5)

“The house was built on the highest part of the narrow tongue of land between the harbor and the open sea.”
—H. Hemingway

“La casa era costruita nella parte più alta della stretta lingua di terra tra il porto ed il mare aperto.”
—H. Hemingway

Powdered marble, watercolor, collage, graphite and acrylic on canvas.

Polvere di marmo, acquerello, collage, grafite e acrilico su tela.

Photos by Rose Sargent

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Leones, 2015. on canvas 60"x48" (cm. 152.5x122)
Leones, 2015. on canvas 60″x48″ (cm. 152.5×122)
Pierlicio, 2011. on canvas 72"x48" (cm. 182x122)
Pierlicio, 2011. on canvas 72″x48″ (cm. 182×122)
America, 2008. on canvas 60"x48" (cm. 152.5x122)
America, 2008. on canvas 60″x48″ (cm. 152.5×122)
Eyes, 2005. on canvas 48"x60" (cm. 122x152.5)
Eyes, 2005. on canvas 48″x60″ (cm. 122×152.5)
Babbo, 2003. on canvas 48"x60" (cm. 122x152.5)
Babbo, 2003. on canvas 48″x60″ (cm. 122×152.5)
On the sail of, 2002. 52.75"x26" (cm. 134x66.5)
On the sail of, 2002. 52.75″x26″ (cm. 134×66.5)
Drifting in easy time, 2002. 52.75"x26" (cm. 134x66.5)
Drifting in easy time, 2002. 52.75″x26″ (cm. 134×66.5)
I stand beneath, 2002. 52.75"x26" (cm. 134x66.5)
I stand beneath, 2002. 52.75″x26″ (cm. 134×66.5)
It is good to step, 2002. 52.75"x26" (cm. 134x66.5)
It is good to step, 2002. 52.75″x26″ (cm. 134×66.5)
NYTimes, 2002. 52.75"x26" (cm. 134x66.5)
NYTimes, 2002. 52.75″x26″ (cm. 134×66.5)
Ganzini, 2000. on canvas 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Ganzini, 2000. on canvas 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)
Me, 2000. on canvas 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Me, 2000. on canvas 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)
Venezia, 2000. on canvas 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Venezia, 2000. on canvas 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)
Zio, 2000. on canvas 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Zio, 2000. on canvas 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)

Chinese papers collage and acrylic on paper and canvas.

Collage di carte cinesi e acrilico su carta e su tela.

Photos by Fiorenzo Borghi

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Start Times, 2016. 30"x20" (cm. 76.5x51)
Start Times, 2016. 30″x20″ (cm. 76.5×51)
End Times, 2016. 30"x20" (cm. 76.5x51)
End Times, 2016. 30″x20″ (cm. 76.5×51)
Hysteric Times, 2016. 30"x20" (cm. 76.5x51)
Hysteric Times, 2016. 30″x20″ (cm. 76.5×51)
Squareway, 2016. 31"x20" (cm. 76.5x51)
Squareway, 2016. 31″x20″ (cm. 76.5×51)
Circleway, 2016. 31"x20" (cm. 76.5x51)
Circleway, 2016. 31″x20″ (cm. 76.5×51)
Brooklyn, 2016. 18.5"x26.3" (cm. 47x67)
Brooklyn, 2016. 18.5″x26.3″ (cm. 47×67)
Brooklyn 2, 2016. 18.5"x26.3" (cm. 47x67)
Brooklyn 2, 2016. 18.5″x26.3″ (cm. 47×67)
Migration Aroma, 2011.
Migration Aroma, 2011.

Reuses existing objects such as maps of Island of Elba and subway maps of New York and the pages of The New York Times, cut into strips; painted and woven like carpets.

Oggetti esistenti riutilizzati quali le mappe dell’Isola d’Elba, quelle della metropolitana di New York e le pagine del The New York Times, ritagliate in strisce e dipinte, intrecciate come nella tecnica della lavorazione dei tappeti.

Photos by Fiorenzo Borghi

Video by Servizio di Antonella Danesi Riprese e Montaggio di Andrea Maenza

Video by Stefano Muti

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Delightful, 2011. 10"x10" (cm. 25.5x25.5)
Delightful, 2011. 10″x10″ (cm. 25.5×25.5)
Witty, 2011. 10"x10" (cm. 25.5x25.5)
Witty, 2011. 10″x10″ (cm. 25.5×25.5)
Charming, 2011. 10"x10" (cm. 25.5x25.5)
Charming, 2011. 10″x10″ (cm. 25.5×25.5)
Like able, 2011. 10"x10" (cm. 25.5x25.5)
Like able, 2011. 10″x10″ (cm. 25.5×25.5)
Scopamare, 2008. 49"x33" (cm. 114x82)
Scopamare, 2008. 49″x33″ (cm. 114×82)
Giornetto, 2008. 24"x18" (cm. 61x45.5)
Giornetto, 2008. 24″x18″ (cm. 61×45.5)
Souvenir, 2007. 27"x22" (cm. 69x56.5)
Souvenir, 2007. 27″x22″ (cm. 69×56.5)
Femme Assise, 2007. 27"x22" (cm. 69x56.5)
Femme Assise, 2007. 27″x22″ (cm. 69×56.5)
Ma jolie, 2007. 27"x22" (cm. 69x56.5)
Ma jolie, 2007. 27″x22″ (cm. 69×56.5)
Encore, 2007. 27"x22" (cm. 69x56.5)
Encore, 2007. 27″x22″ (cm. 69×56.5)
La battaille, 2007. 25"x22" (cm. 64.5x50)
La battaille, 2007. 25″x22″ (cm. 64.5×50)
Je ne fais, 2007. 27"x22" (cm. 69x56.5)
Je ne fais, 2007. 27″x22″ (cm. 69×56.5)
Water Clocks 1, 2016. 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Water Clocks 1, 2016. 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)
Water Clocks 2, 2016. 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Water Clocks 2, 2016. 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)
Water Clocks 3, 2016. 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Water Clocks 3, 2016. 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)
Water Clocks 4, 2016. 12"x9" (cm. 30.5x23)
Water Clocks 4, 2016. 12″x9″ (cm. 30.5×23)
Barare-Fichi, 2007. 9.5"x9.5" (cm. 24x24)
Barare-Fichi, 2007. 9.5″x9.5″ (cm. 24×24)
Barare-Amandoli, 2007. 9.5"x9.5" (cm. 24x24)
Barare-Amandoli, 2007. 9.5″x9.5″ (cm. 24×24)

Collage, green tea, iron oxide, acrylic on paper and canvas.

Collage, te verde, ossido di ferro, acrilico su carta e tela.

Photos by Fiorenzo Borghi

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The Date
The date, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)
The Time
The Time, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)
Aha
Argh, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)
Aha
Aha, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)
Oops
Oops, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)
Poof
Poof, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)
Whee
Whee, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)
Yay
Yay, 2016. 23.5″x13″ (cm 60×33.5)

Into this Universe, and Why not knowing,
Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing:
And out of it, as Wind along the Waste,
I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing.
Umar Khayyam. Rabayyat, XXXI

Collage, water color, ink on paper and acrylic on fabric.

Collage, acquerello, inchiostro su carta ed acrilico su stoffa.

Photos by Fiorenzo Borghi

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