artist/ PAZZA PENNELLO

UKRAINE

Born in Ukraine in 1987, Pazza Pennello is an artist whose work explores everyday life, social norms, and female sexuality. Her inspiration comes from Soviet posters depicting strong and determined women. Following the Soviet invasion, her work took a new turn, and she reinterpreted these references with a contemporary sensibility.

Her paintings present domestic interiors from the 1980s bathed in natural or artificial light. The artist is interested in the suspended moments of daily life: pauses, relaxation, and introspection. She captures intimate moments and subjects considered taboo by the media and society of the time.

Her pictorial language is distinguished by a visual structure akin to Pop Art: flat areas of bold color, delineated by strong black outlines. The figures are often nude or reduced to fragments, such as hands holding a cigarette.

The lighting creates an atmosphere of ambiguity, mystery, and desire.