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Wednesday, December 20, 2006


81 cm. x 59 cm.

NATAL 2006

Poupava verniz ,
louco da minha tolice ,
pintava divertido ,
contagiado , fazia saltar
um atelier de cores ,
de lagartos comia
a cola que se mexe ;
agora , em tempo de trevas ,
habitam aí gatos de porcelana , espreguiçados ,
papões apagam a luz
no subterrâneo
onde casamentos e enterros ,
por indolência ou sono , acontecem na penumbra ,
fora da vista e
da memoria .

Pálidos e magros ,
estira os braços , alongados
a crepitar madeiras ,
um menino espúrio ;
a lembrança perdeu ,
a mãe se foi no nevoeiro ;
não tem mais de um mês ,
de força leva-se avante ,
é só dele o fio de lã
que como milagre
adorna-se de girasoles , grandes
alegres e açucarados .

De sorrir incrédulo
o mundo acolhe ,
da variedade acomoda o circo grosso ,
a sorte dos pobres
não procura ,
bilhetes da rifa são fado pesado
que aceita com agrado ;
é o sopro da primavera na terra
a trazer germe de grão ;
sopa de arroz
cai como granizo ,
não é desgraça ,
será a refeição do homem alto ,
a imitar granito .

Dorme rosnando ,
recompensa do diabo a voz mole ,
no painel vivo de granada
simpatias cor de rosas
têm cultivadas ;
no chão a sua cama
leva rodas de carro ,
navega a corrente como
tábua de choco ;

Semente de uvas que solta vinho ,
engordará ,
defenderá uma ideia
parado e firme , como arvore
as pedras assentará ;
escultor duma armada ,
ao povo assassino
de olhos esquecidos se mostrará ,
a ordem branda
um pontapé nos dentes ,
de cabeças partirá à caça ,
o mato do caminho arrancará
e , de pele de tigre despido ,
desobediente ,
o monte das privacões
alcançará .
(Carlo Maria Brazzola )
75 cm. x 61 cm.

... NEL CIELO DEI FALCHI ..........

Nel cielo dei falchi ,
in quel cielo
che non ha colore ,
ronza , perduto ,
il trenino di ogni infanzia ;
sbuffa nuvole di vapore ,
le regala a
quel cielo
che non dà calore ;
contorce un filo di latta ,
e lo schizza fino al sole .
Poi , dà forza
al suo motore ,
e scompare lontano ,
là dove
ho nascosto
il mio dolore .
(Carlo Maria Brazzola )

Monday, October 23, 2006


78 x 54 cm.


MAIS , ALORS ... LES FRANÇAIS NE PEUVENT PAS PARTICIPER ????

... Bien sure qu'ils peuvent ... ça me plairait beaucoup , si on commence a recevoir des critiques dans la langue des grand artistes ...

Pour commencer , mes amis de France , pourquoi pas donner un titre à cette toile ??
Je suis certain que il y a des éléments que vous trouverai intéressant .. pas seulement les couleurs , j'espère ...

A bientôt ...

Monday, October 16, 2006


78 x 68 cm.

PARA LOS AMIGOS DE LENGUA CASTELLANA ..

... Por fin , ha llegado el vuestro momento : seria muy apreciado cada esfuerzo de la parte de Ustedes , para comentar y interpretar ( aunque criticando ... ) esta obra , en particular , y todo mi trabajo , en general .

También , seria fantástico , si los más atrevidos llegaran a sugerir un título para este mi última pintura , completando así el ciclo " vital " que cada artista establece , cuando se entrega a su publico ...

Prometo de continuar a utilizar Vuestro idioma , si me regresa la respuesta que me atiendo de Ustedes , mis queridos amigos de España y América latina !!



Sunday, September 24, 2006


89 x 55 cm.


..... PER TUTTI I NOSTRI AMICI ITALIANI !!!

Questo ultimo quadro , che è anche il più recente , ci da l'occasione di rinnovare l'invito ad esprimere i Vostri sentimenti , le Vostre curiosità e anche le Vostre critiche , in forma di commenti .

Marialuisa potrebbe benissimo suggerirVi una interpretazione , una " chiave di lettura " , per questo quadro e per la sua pittura in generale , ma , così facendo , annullerebbe tutta la Vostra partecipazione " attiva " e svilirebbe il Vostro ruolo di " Spettatori " : importantissimo , in quanto qualsiasi opera deve provocare una reazione quanto più possibile personale e soggettiva !!

Questo mezzo " interattivo " ci permette , oggigiorno , di portare il processo un poco più avanti e con una maggiore diffusione che in passato ...

PER FAVORE .... APPROFITTIAMONE !!!

Friday, September 22, 2006

93 x 68 cm


ONE MORE PAINTING .... ONE MORE POST !!!!!

The purpose of this exercise is quite clear , in Marialuisa's mind : she paints what she feels , what she is attracted to .... and , then , she expects some " feed-back " from the public .

That's why she is publishing here this photo of her most recent work , where , obviously , horses seem to be the protagonists , in an apparently surreal environment .

If You asked her , she would , probably , explain all the details of this carefully intricate " vision " ; she could even give You the " key " to " open " it and feel what she felt ....

.... but , by doing so , we would defeat the original purpose of this Blog : to communicate and exchange experiences , which Marialuisa's works and the eyes ( .. and the words !! ) of the spectators should create together !!

Ideally , it would be up to the Visitors of this Blog , to comment and explain what Marialuisa , humbly , is only suggesting and presenting ..
That why comments are not only welcome but should be an integral part of this sharing experience ...

Friday, September 08, 2006



!!!!!! FAMILY PORTRAITS and WHAT'S BEHIND 'EM !!!!!!

These two paintings , recently completed , which look so different from one another ... , actually have much in common !!

Marialuisa has taken , this time , the function and the meaning of a portrait much farther than in the past : The two sisters who have inspired the two canvasses , share , of course , common anatomical features , but , unmistakably , as any other individual on this planet , represent a very personal and intimate " world " , that - Marialuisa believes - it's a true Artist's duty to discover and interpret !!

So , without imposing her views , Marialuisa has tried to link to the two sisters' inner " landscapes " and , in these two paintings , she has focused on the identity of the subject , more than the exterior looks , that everybody can clearly see in a photograph or a meeting in person !!

Perhaps , Sofia and Niki , at this stage , might find some difficulties to recognize themselves or would argue that the image they'd like to project around , is not what they see now depicted by Marialuisa ... It is quite normal - the artist believes - that a " metaphysical " portrait won't match even our own expectations and might even confuse some " spectators "; but , she stresses , it is a powerful tool to abandon superficiality , start a new quest and discover what's hidden in front of our eyes !!

If the persons were what they look like ... probably , the mission of the Artist would be so limited to become just an other job !!

Thursday, August 31, 2006


WHEN MARIALUISA DREAMS .... SHE IS HARD TO FOLLOW !!!

A couple of months ago , this painting ... was shown to a few friends and got very mixed reactions !!

To the artist it represents something very " intense " , a private and personal insight of what eroticism is all about .... but , as usual , everybody would focus on different aspects , showing , once more , how the suggestive power of a work of art , can produce infinite reactions ..

Impossible to measure , without limits , an universe itself ... this little red skirt , dancing in the skies , can make you hot , excite your inner feelings , but your eyes , sooner or later ... will encounter the ice fields of the background !!

What feeling does prevail : are you HOT or COLD now ??

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Saturday, August 05, 2006




LET'S WALK , WITH MARIALUISA , THE PATH OF OUR LIFE ....

WE ALL KNOW THAT THE ARTIST HAS GONE A VERY LONG WAY !!! ... BUT SHE STARTED , LIKE THE LITTLE MAN OF THIS PAITING , ALONE , ON A ( METAPHORICAL ) RIVER BED , LOOKING FOR A PATH , NOBODY COULD SEE .... THE FIRST , UNCERTAIN , STEPS , SHE TOOK IN DISBELIEF , BUT KEPT GOING ... UNTIL EVERYTHING BECAME QUITE CLEAR !!

THEN , THE PACE GOT FASTER AND FASTER .... AND SHE BEGAN TO REALISE WHICH WAS THE RIGHT DIRECTION ( AT LEAST , FOR HER .. ) .... WHAT WAS THE GOAL TO REACH ( EVEN IF IT'S UNREACHABLE , BY DEFINITION .. ) !!!

MARIALUISA WOULD LIKE TO IMAGINE THAT ALL THE PERSONS , LOOKING AT THIS PAINTING , COULD DISCOVER , FOR THEMSELVES , THEIR DIRECTION .....

Monday, July 17, 2006


SYMMETRICAL SYMBOLS OF A PERFECT LIFESTYLE

When MARIALUISA conceives a painting , consciously or not , she always takes proportions into account , and , then , when the lay-out is well defined , she adds more and more details until all the aspects of the scene she has in her mind , are well represented and meaningful .

This is a very good example of this creative process : in this canvas , which was painted in Australia , some 20 or so years ago , You can find all the elements of " a perfect life " !!
MARIALUISA celebrated a return to our origins ... to the simple rural things she experienced in her childhood : the peace and serenity of a small village , where the art of survival wasn't motive for shame ; the sense of shelter and protection only a close-knit community can give ; the triumph of Mother Nature , which provided everything needed , not only food ... is still recognized with gratitude and should be badly missed in our technological society !!!

The secret - MARILUISA thinks - would be to go back to the traditions and customs of other times ... She found inspiration , in that case , in a rural village in SE CHINA , but , in her heart , she could have been anywhere else : it wasn't ethnicity or geography which dictated her feelings and motivated her brushes ....
There ... she felt home , for a while ( and still does , in her painting ! ) .

She wishes that everybody can feel the same , while enjoying all the small details that make this picture a symbol itself of their own lives !!

Think about it !!!

Monday, July 10, 2006





MARIALUISA GIOVANNINI ABBRACCIA I CAMPIONI DEL MONDO !!!!!!!!

Wednesday, July 05, 2006





MARIALUISA GIOVANNINI CANNOT FORGET WHERE SHE IS COMING FROM : SHE , TOO , WAS SHOUTING ....... « FORZA AZZURRI !!!!!! »

Last night , after one of the greatest football matches of all times , Marialuisa was so happy and wanted to celebrate !!

She found , in her archives , an old painting , she had almost forgotten .... It was painted in Australia , in a moment of great " nostalgia " ; it depicts a very Italian scene ( not the stereotypical dish of spaghetti or pizza , though .. ) , a mysterious mask of joy and sadness chosen to blend in with its surroundings , to give a glimpse , to make an example , of what it feels to be ITALIAN .

I know an artist has no home , no boundaries .... but , sometimes , it only takes a football match to discover where one's heart is ....

Friday, June 16, 2006




MARIALUISA HASN'T GONE FISHING : LOOK AT ONE
OF HER LATEST WORKS !!!!!


Completed last month , this oil on linen , measuring 75 cm. x 66 cm. , shows , once more , all you want to see , dear spectator !
Our eyes , I am sure , are attracted by the vigour of the chromatic composition , but , then , is the mind taking over ??
Can an undefined shape , a shadow maybe , remain still and cold ? Or , will it develop into one of our wildest dreams ( a nightmare for some .. ) , will it make us happy , frightened or sad ?? Will this crazy world spin around a flagpole , .... will our mood change a little , for what we are just seeing ( or imagining ) ??

Marialuisa has thrown her line ....
now she is waiting for your comments !!!!

Friday, June 02, 2006



Oil on linen . 88 x 71 cm.

THE VERY LATEST PAINTING ON SHOW , ONLY FOR YOU !

It is not yet completely dry : it depicts a landscape of the town of Lagos , where the new faces the old ( not unusual , in this part of the world , so rapidly " developing ".. ) , and , together , in harmony ( at least , in the eyes of the artist ) , they constitute a challenging reality .

If you , leisurely , walked up and down , in the narrow alleys of this old walled town , you might encounter a hidden corner , which might remind you of this Marialuisa's dream .... Then , your mind should be left free to run around , looking for what others can't see , or see differently : only so , if your sight is pure and has no preconceptions , the true meaning of the place could appear to you .... But , please , don't try to record it by your camera !!!!

Wednesday, May 24, 2006






..... GREAT INVENTION ; THE TIME-MACHINE !!!!!!!

Thanks to new technology , we are now able to display , here , for you , a selection ( two paintings , ... more to come ! ) of " the Australian Period " : one , in fact , was painted thinking of the lava fields of Hawaii ...
Both these subjects , despite the obvious differences in colours and shapes , are rugged landscapes , where human life is well hidden , if existent .... They will , eventually , develop in Marialuisa's eyes , many years later and up to the present times , into an unconscious predilection for a simpler form of art , more essential and pure .....

Tuesday, May 16, 2006





THE LATEST TWO PAINTINGS : REMINISCENCES .....

THE MILANO OF MY DREAMS !!!!!!!

Monday, May 15, 2006







AN ARTIST DOES'T KNOW ABOUT PRACTICALITIES ,
BUT ..... SHE IS LEARNING FAST !!

When Marialuisa was offered the chance of exhibiting some of her most recent painting , in a newly opened Art-gallery , just a few hundred yards from where she is living , she couldn't believe her luck !!
It was last year , before Christmas and everything looked promising : the venue , in a posh new tourist development ; the choice of other , well reputed , local artists to accompany ( and add variety to ) her 3 paintings ( shown above ) and the kindness of the curator , an artist herself .

Little Marialuisa knew , that , the Art-Gallery was only a " front " , a prestigious tool to help selling apartments at more expensive prices , and that , when the financial goals were achieved , would have turned into a hairdresser's shop !!!!!!!

So , only a week before Christmas , the exhibition , which was planned until January , was abruptly stopped ... and everybody went home ( even possible buyers ... )

This is the price an artist has to pay , for living in a nice , but " touristy " place .....

Saturday, May 13, 2006







...... RED , RED ... REDDISSIMO !!!!!!!!!!!!



... and the skies turned .... RED !!!!!!!!!

What might seem a mere detail , is becoming a very specific " trademark " : Marialuisa , living now in a very hot and sunny place , in the year 2000 or so , started her little revolution ... Now a permanent feature , she considers the colour , by which the sky appears in her paintings , quite an important way of expressing strong feelings and arising the attention ( and the expectations too !! ) of the people , which , unfortunately, are surrounded by dull and grey realities .....

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

LA SERIE AZZURRA : EVORA

( 1999 - 2000 )




In one of her " short trips " , in 1999 , Marialuisa discovered the town of Evora , which draws its architectural mixture and apparent untidiness from a fascinating past .. different cultures , and successive occupations left indelible marks all over the place and have a powerful effect on most visitors .

Marialuisa too succumbed to this eerie atmosphere , and , almost unconsciously , found herself drawing imaginary structures , which , gradually affirmed their right to exist out of the domain of fantasy . In this instance , they took charge of the paintings , in a very powerful manner , and the results that we can see in the 4 examples here shown , are less surreal , than one can imagine !!

The paintings , still , present blue skies but carry already the seeds of the future developments , we will see soon


" Serie Azzurra " : EVORA ( 1999 - 2000 )


" Serie Azzurra " : EVORA ( 1999 - 2000 )

Monday, May 08, 2006



IT LOOKED QUITE COZY ... DON'T YOU THINK SO ??!



More paintings ... more photographs of them !!!!!!!!!!



This time .... You don't need to read ! Just WATCH !!


PHOTOS , PHOTOS .... and more PHOTOS from the LAGOS EXHIBITION !! All for YOU to enjoy ....


...... LAGOS - PORTUGAL 11 to 20 September 2003 .....

Marialuisa found the courage , at last , to organise her first exhibition in what was becoming her country of residence and from where was drawing the inspiration for a series of oils , aptly named " LUDOS " ( plays ) , to signify her joy of life and the irony by which she always has related to her surroundings !! It was a great success of critics and public in general ( mainly , youngsters ) : if she thought of the commercial side , she wouldn't have chosen a small sleepy town in Southern Portugal !

Saturday, May 06, 2006





.....VIVA L'ITALIA ... !!!!!!

Marialuisa , at long last , after more than a decade of peregrinations ... returns where she was born !
In Milano , in September / October 1997 , everybody could see what she brought from so far :
varied subjects , ranging from a "Carnival in Venice" , to a surreal Tiananmen Square , a Russian "dream" ( also shown here ) and Indian hot sunsets .

It was only for that exhibition , though , that she remained there : ....after a couple of months , before the foggy winter was looming , Marialuisa was already gone ...