LIFE

Mauro Paparella, born in Benevento in 1962, moved at a young age to Sapri, a town in the South of Italy, lying on the coast of the Gulf of Policastro where, from an early age, he began to foster his passion for painting. He lived his adolescence and youth in a turbulent and adventurous way, associating himself with non- conventional environments and people that lead him to spend some time in various Italian cities, thus exposing himself to the influence of different cultures that contributed to the development of a sensitive and creative personality. The distance from large centers and the events happening in his youth period prevented him from training formally but did not prevent him from studying art as a self- taught subject, experimenting different painting techniques. Since the early 1980s and for about twenty years, the artist produced hundreds of works, most of which can be catalogued as experimental. Almost all of his early paintings were destroyed or donated due to his deep dissatisfaction deriving from a severe self-criticism which aimed at seeking an unspecified artistic characterization that was slow to consolidate during that time. The stubbornness in experimenting more audacious solutions,in the end rewarded Mauro Paparella who, after completing his studies on colors, was finally able to give life to his own style proposed without anxiety or hesitation. The artist, at his choice preferred not to present his works to the public for many years as he considered the relationship with his paintings deeply intimate and personal. Pushed by people dear to him to end his lingering, Paparella finally decides to introduce himself to the general public, starting to collect accolades and awards that place him among the most appreciated emerging artists. The genesis of his paintings is truly special, as these are conceived through dreams or visions, mostly happening at night, forcing the artist to remain awake in the constant search for that particular detail to be reproduced the following morning on canvas