The elaborate and enigmatic drawings of the Milan based artist Marco Mazzoni are created entirely by coloured pencils. Drawing on Sardinian folklore of an underground matriarchal culture of witches and herbalist healers, his drawings frequently feature a female face surrounded by, (with the eyes always obscured), finely detailed studies of variegated flora and fauna. Combined with an undisputed mastery of chiaroscuro the effect is seductively disturbing with an undercurrent of bewitching danger and riotous decadence.
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Wow! I’ve “been away” for much too long, but you never cease to amaze me with what you bring to this site. It’s like sitting in on a university Art class. (Of course, now I have to come back to check out what I’ve missed)
Kudos!
Chazz Vincent
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Thank you, I have been pretty sporadic myself in posting, I go on a spree for a while then nothing for weeks or months. Thank you kindly for the compliments, I do try to highlight art that catches my eye and hopefully entertain, educate or enlighten. Something along those lines anyway. Thanks again.
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Beautiful and weird. I love it. Good to see a post from you!
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Thank you Christine, I have been quiet lately I do apologise. Working on rewrites and be prone to existential questioning has made me even more quiet than usual. Glad you enjoyed!
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I think we all have actually been quiet. It is sort of a scary time, and indeed, I think it brings on existential questioning. Hope you are well, and good luck with your rewrites! 🙂
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Thank you Christine I am indeed well (touch wood) and I trust you are too. Rewrites are never fun, too much like hard work but it has to be done I suppose.
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Great feature. Thanks for sharing this amazing artist.
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Thank you for the comment, glad you enjoyed!
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Mr Cake, again you haven’t failed introducing me to a new artist and first I thought scary however on looking closely into the pictures I could see what the artist was trying to express to the viewer. Keep safe in these difficult times
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Thank you I will try. Somehow they are both beautiful and disturbing. Glad you enjoyed!
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Beautifully lush artwork. Thank you for displaying this young artists work. It is lovely!
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Thank you Miss Heart. I was so taken with them I had to share, glad you enjoyed!
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Excellent share Mr. Cake.
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My pleasure Miss Heart.
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Beautiful and strange. I am amazed that this is colored pencil. It has the appearance of watercolor. The way the lightest spaces just glow… ah! Obscuring the eyes adds to the mystery, blurs the identity but one has to wonder… is he just not good at drawing eyes? I am of course, just kidding! Thank you for the introduction to this talented and intriguing artist.
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Thank you Lily. I think he also works with watercolours, never oils, but these are all coloured pencils. Quite amazing. I think it was Bonnard who always painted his nudes with shoes on because he couldn’t paint feet… but I am sure that isn’t the case here, more an effect and a comment on nature and humanity. Glad you enjoyed!
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Yes of course! The White Goddess in her many forms….
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Always and forever.
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Such amazing artworks just by using such simple utensils!
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Thank you Sue. Absolutely agree, amazing work using only coloured pencils. Glad you enjoyed!
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Weird, intriguing and beautiful! And new to me, as I wasn’t familiar with Mazzoni before – thanks!
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Thank you Karen, I would agree that they are weird, intriguing and beautiful. I post about artists I like and hopefully introduce the works to a new audience.
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