GIUSEPPE MULAS
ARTIST STATEMENT
Mulas' work has autobiographical traits and is inspired by everyday life. In particular from his recent experience earlier this year when he travelled for four months to the Amazon regions and shared his habits and experiences with members of an indigenous rainforest community for a month. Impressed by the indigenous people's use of discarded and recycled tyres to create everyday objects, upon his return to Italy, Mulas created The Vital Connection of a Creeper, a large sculpture made of recycled tyre rubber.
A contemporary version of the snake enveloping Laocoon, the sculpture is composed of scale-like rubber cuttings. Installed in Syracuse at the Antico Mercato di Ortigia, curated by Demetrio Paparoni, The Vital Connection of a Creeper also gave a twist to the artist's pictorial production, which in several cases replaced the canvas used as a support for his paintings with a weave made from recycled tyre scales.
BIO
Born in Alghero, IT (1995) Lives and works in Turin, IT.
Giuseppe Mulas was born in Alghero in 1995. After graduating from the Filippo Figari Institute of Art in Sassari, he moved to Turin where he completed his master's degree in painting at the Albertina Academy in 2019.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
S'avreschida de su sambene, Sas istellas de su coro, Mimmo Scognamiglio, Milan, IT
2022
All the stories of Your Night Curated by FedericaMaria Giallombardo, InArco Gallery Turin, IT
2020
Sleep well Childhood Curated by Eleonora Fascetta
PeolaSimondi Gallery, Turin, IT
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Medea - collateral project with Sergio Fermairello, Ortigia old market curated by Demetrio Paparoni, Siracusa, IT 2022
Intesa San Paolo Private Banking, MiArt, Milan curated by
Luca Beatrice
2021
6 pittori, Museo Studio Felice Casorati, Pavarolo (TO),IT curated by Francesco Poli
2020
Artissima Unplugged, GAM - Galleria Civica di Arte
Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin,/T acurated by llaria Bonacossa
PUBLICATIONS
2022 222 emergent artist to invest in, Exibart
Di una danza rossa la bocca del tonno si nutrì, mixed media on canvas, 2024
Courtesy dell’artista e L.U.P.O. gallery, Milan
In his paintings, Mulas delves into the realms of autobiography and surrealism, exploring the
intricate interplay between light and darkness. His paintings serve as a canvas for introspection,
contemplating an infinite expanse of fantasies with personal nuances.
Enriched by autobiographical elements taken from daily encounters and experiences, Mulas'
recent immersion in the Amazonian regions constituted a crucial moment in the evolution of his
artistic path. Spending four transformative months among the indigenous rainforest community
profoundly influenced his creative vision, suggesting a compelling juxtaposition between the
Amazonian Odyssey and the rustic landscapes linked to the artist's Sardinian origins.