
Marina Gasparini
Italian. Born in 1966 in Gabicce Mare, Italy
Marina Gasparini is an artist working at the intersection of drawing, writing, installation, and conceptual representation. In her practice, objects and space are interwoven into a network of literary and imaginative relationships. Visual emblems and the use of textiles are recurring elements in her work, which ranges from site-specific installations to textile collages, embroidered canvases, and ceramics. In these pieces, iconographies from various eras and cultures are recontextualized into new narratives.
Gasparini draws from a vast archive of symbols—maps, words, and icons—not to validate the artwork itself, but to spark creative mental processes that often lie dormant beneath the surface of assumed meanings. She frequently adopts performative and meticulous manual techniques, particularly those involving textiles, as a way to develop a shared and accessible language. Her work raises questions about time, the body, and the labor embedded in artistic creation.
Marina Gasparini, Dancers of Time. 2016.
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
180 x 250 cm
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Marina Gasparini, Corylus Avellana, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, and textile hardener | 101 × 76 cm
Marina Gasparini, Indigofera tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, and textile hardener | 100 × 62 cm
Marina Gasparini, Berberis vulgaris, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 65 × 60 cm
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Marina Gasparini, Caesalpina tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 59 × 45 cm
Marina Gasparini, Juglans Regia, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, and textile hardener | 77 × 50 cm
Marina Gasparini, Hedera Helix, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 93 × 70 cm
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Marina Gasparini, Isatis tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 63 × 48 cm
Marina Gasparini, Caesalpina tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 59 × 45 cm
Marina Gasparini, Dracena Draco, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, and textile hardener | 106 × 83 cm
Marina Gasparini, Fagus Sylvatica, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, and textile hardener | 52 × 52 cm
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Marina Gasparini, Carthamus tinctorius, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 70 × 56 cm
Marina Gasparini, Coreopsis grandiflora, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 110 × 103 cm
Marina Gasparini, Convallaria Majalis, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener | 97 × 49 cm