selected works by alfredo muccino
Memento Mori, a Latin phrase meaning “remember that you must die”, serves as both title and meditation for this series of skull paintings and drawings. Long regarded as a universal symbol of mortality and decay, the skull paintings represent not only the inevitable deterioration of the body, but also the erosion of ideals, ambitions, and shared humanity. These works invite contemplation of time’s passage, the fading of dreams, and the quiet dissolution of meaning in a world increasingly detached from its own spirit.
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This series of paintings and drawings reimagines the human figure through a cubist and constructivist lens with fragmented forms built from geometric and architectural elements. Each composition becomes a reconstruction of faces once familiar or perhaps only imagined. Over time, as memory erodes and features are forgotten, we’re left with abstract echoes of who or what once was.
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This series of figurative paintings depict real or imagined people suggestive of mythic heroes, timeless muses, and cherished lovers whose features are deconstructed and abstracted. The paintings are meant to explore how those we once knew, admired or loved slowly transform into abstract ideas of who they were or what they looked like, leaving behind only the emotional resonance of their existence.
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I draw on lots of different surfaces – from proper drawing paper to napkins from bars and restaurants. I also like to search antiques stores and flea markets across the world in search of vintage books. It brings back memories of losing myself in books as a child. At times, the imagery responds directly to the words or the title on the page, but often the narrative is secondary to the tactile quality of the aged paper and the texture of the typography.
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