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 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 such as 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, to develop a shared and accessible language. Her work raises questions about time, the body, and the labor embedded in artistic creation.
Marina Gasparini, Corylus Avellana, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
101 × 76 cm
Marina Gasparini, Indigofera tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
100 × 62 cm
Marina Gasparini, Papaver rhoeas, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
63 × 48 cm
Marina Gasparini, Rubia Tinctorum, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
41 × 58 cm
Marina Gasparini, Calictome villosa, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
50 × 39 cm
Marina Gasparini, Plantago lanceolata, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
100 × 70 cm
Marina Gasparini, Caesalpina tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
59 × 45 cm
Marina Gasparini, Crocusa Sativus, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
62 × 38 cm
Marina Gasparini, Juglans Regia, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
77 × 50 cm
Marina Gasparini, Rubia peregrina, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
84 × 83 cm
Marina Gasparini, Rubus fructicosus, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
115 × 76 cm
Marina Gasparini, Isatis tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
63 × 48 cm
Marina Gasparini, Alnus Glutinosa, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
95 × 62 cm
Marina Gasparini, Dalhia, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
75 × 77 cm
Marina Gasparini, Caesalpina tinctoria, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
59 × 45 cm
Marina Gasparini, Citus arbore, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
120 × 42 cm
Marina Gasparini, Dracena Draco, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
106 × 83 cm
Marina Gasparini, Coreopsis grandiflora, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
110 × 103 cm
Marina Gasparini, Iris, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
63 × 33 cm
Marina Gasparini, Convallaria Majalis, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
97 × 49 cm
Marina Gasparini, Lavanda, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
76 × 38 cm
Marina Gasparini, Curcuma longa, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
76 × 40 cm
Marina Gasparini, Alcea, 2014
Cotton thread, wire, textile hardener
87 × 55 cm