Presented in December 2019, this profile documents the career of Pasquale Mazzullo, an Italian painter born in Messina on 3 November 1976. After completing his diploma in applied art at the Istituto Statale d’Arte E. Basile in Messina, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Reggio Calabria. In 2002, he won a scholarship from the Bonino-Pulejo Foundation of Messina, enabling him to specialise in artist books and illustrative graphics at the International School of Graphics in Venice, where he continues to live and work.
Artistic Practice and Style
Mazzullo’s refined watercolour technique focuses on natural subjects, particularly marine scenes and architectural vistas rendered with exceptional attention to detail. His work captures environments and atmospheric shifts to convey a vital reality in constant change. The chromatic effects, reinforced by solid drawing, emphasise the particularity of each scene. Colour striations define forms to render them magical, while light moves freely across foreground and horizon. His architectural views and landscapes are treated with delicacy and poetry, marked by refined black accents.
Career and Commissions
Throughout his practice, Mazzullo has created commissioned works for private collectors, ecclesiastical bodies, and municipal institutions. His output includes installations, multisensory artist books, and illustrations for poets and writers. He has also executed decorative works for private apartments using trompe-l’oeil technique and murals. His exhibition history spans from 1990 to 2019, with shows across Italy and internationally in venues including Helsinki, Bonn, Moscow, Rome, and New Delhi, alongside numerous painting awards from 1993 onwards.
Frequently asked questions
Where did Mazzullo study?
He completed his diploma in applied art at Istituto Statale d’Arte E. Basile in Messina, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Reggio Calabria, and specialised in artist books and graphics at the International School of Graphics in Venice following a 2002 Bonino-Pulejo Foundation scholarship.
What types of works does he create?
Mazzullo creates watercolour paintings of marine and architectural scenes, multisensory artist books, illustrative works for writers and poets, installations, and decorative commissions including trompe-l’oeil and murals.
Where is his work exhibited?
His exhibitions have been held across Italy and internationally, including venues in Venice, Helsinki, Moscow, Rome, New Delhi, and other cities, with regular participation in painting competitions and collective shows from 1990 onwards.
