Meet the Artist
Isabella Mazzitelli is a contemporary painter based in Florida. She studied visual arts at Bak Middle School of the Arts and later attended Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Her work explores subtle emotional expression and the balance between representational imagery and abstraction through painting or other mediums.
Curriculum Vitae
Isabella Lorenna Paciletti-Mazzitelli
Contemporary Fine Artist
Wellington, Florida, USA
Email: isabella.lorenna.mazzitelli@gmail.com
Education
- Bak Middle School of the Arts – Visual Arts
- Dreyfoos High School of the Arts – Visual Arts
- Florida Atlantic University – BA in Health Sciences
Awards and Honors
- 2018-2019 – Scholastics Arts & Writing Awards – Honorable Mention
- 2020 – Scholastics Arts & Writing Awards – Silver Key
- 2022 – Scholastics Arts & Writing Awards – Honorable Mention
Medium – Acrylic paint, Ebony pencil, Black and White Charcoal
Artist Statement
Isabella Mazzitelli is a contemporary fine artist working primarily in acrylic, with a focus on portraiture. Her work seeks to capture the tangible beauty and vitality of human flesh tones, expressing emotion while preserving the warmth that radiates from each individual
Mazzitelli’s technique involves layering paint with a flat-edge brush to construct small, organically arranged geometric shapes that form the surface of the skin. Through this structured process, warm and cool tones emerge, building depth and subtle variation in color while maintaining value. This approach allows the subject’s skin to stand apart from surrounding elements—such as hair and clothing—while balancing anatomical accuracy with organic abstraction.
Her practice reflects a lifelong engagement with visual expression. Beginning in early childhood, she explored a range of media, including sculpture, drawing, and painting, gradually developing a personal approach that merges representational imagery with abstract influence. This evolution is seen in her work through a maturing technique, where accumulated flesh tones layer and laminate the surface of the skin, constructing the figure with precision and forming a portrait with intriguing attributes that emerge through color, texture, and structure.
Her work invites viewers to pay closer attention to the fine markings and transitions in color that envelop the face. Mazzitelli honors those she depicts, creating portraits that commemorate their presence and accentuate their being. Through this process, she seeks not only to represent her subjects, but to preserve them—rendering each painting as a lasting impression of life, warmth, and presence.
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