Simona Zecca @ artavita

Simona Zecca

Location: Italy

Born in Milan, always passionate about drawing and art since her childhood, Simona Zecca is a self-taught artist and has always continued to cultivate her passion for art even during her studies and in the period in which she worked in the field of marketing.

She always loves studying new media and various techniques and over the years she has experimented with various, from graphite to watercolor, from acrylic and airbrush to oil.

In 2015 she decided to leave her office job, following the ever-present call of art to which she began to devote herself full-time from 2016, initially customizing mainly helmets and motorcycle parts with airbrush and at the same time expressing hersself through her paintings on canvas.

In 2019 she began to exhibit her works, immediately receiving an excellent response from public and critics and obtaining various awards.

She loves realism and hyperrealism as long as they do not border on the mere perfect reproduction of reality but instead as a tool to deepen the soul of the subject. She prefers female portraits but is also exploring a more conceptual portrait style. She has always been particularly focused on the expressiveness of the gaze.

Currently, she is working on a series of female portraits of women who show, in their gestures and expressions, feelings of loneliness, sadness and melancholy. The series dedicated is called "Heartbreak Hotel", like the famous song by Elvis Presley. Each work, a room. Each room, a broken-hearted woman.

Most recent exhibitions and awards
- Mantua International Art Biennial ArtExpo (8-16 June 2019)
- Womenhouse - collective exhibition at OnArt Gallery Florence (12-28 July 2019)
- San Crispino International Art prize - Porto Sant'Elpidio (12-27 October 2019): won the Special Award for the Slovenian Embassy Representation
- Star dell'Arte Award 2019 of Art Now magazine and publication in the December issue of the magazine
- ISA Award Exhibition at ISA Cremona: first prize ex equo ISA Award in the figurative painting category (November 2019)
- Characters in the mirror - collective exhibition at MAD Mantova (1-14 February)
- Matera Award awarded by Spoleto Arte (March 2020)
- Art Now Critics Award and critical publication on the March 2020 issue
- First place Art House Gallery Online Contest 3rd Edition with "Audrey" (March 2020)
- Three times a woman - triple solo exhibition at M.A.D Mantova (13-26 June 2020)
- The art of women - Mini solo exhibition within the collective exhibition at Milano Art Gallery (1-21 July 2020)
- Passepartout Gallery - 6 Xmas Contest: ex aequo winner
Upcoming events
- triple solo exhibition at ISA Cremona (January 2021)
- Exhibition at Milan Expo during the Milan Design Week (September 2021)

Portfolio:

Hyperrealism portraits

Paintings made with acrylic/airbrush on canvas

Sharbat “Sharbat ”

This painting was made portraying the famous Afghan Girl whose picture was taken by Steve McCurry. It is the central painting of my series dedicated to women eyes and to the stories they have to tell. While all other women portrayed were famous for artistic reasons and I painted them in a pop-art way, Sharbat is the only hyperrealistic one because I could have not portrayed her in any other way as she has become a symbol of women and children facing war and so her painting needed to be as real as possible.
It is a 50x70 acrylic/airbrush on canvas.

Sivilla “Sivilla”

This was a portrait I made on commission. It is 50x70 acrylic/airbrush on canvas.

The eyes of women

This is my series of paintings dedicated to famous women's eyes and to the stories they have to tell.

Sharbat “Sharbat ”

Sharbat is my portrait of the famous Afghan Girl whose picture was taken by Steve McCurry. It id the central painting of this series and is the only hyperrealistic one because I could have not portrayed her in any other way as she has become a symbol of women and children facing war and so her portrait needed to be as real as possibile.
Acrylic/airbrush on canvas, 50x70.

Amy “Amy”

Amy is the portrait of Amy Winehouse and is part of the series I dedicated to women eyes and to the stories they have to tell.
Acrylic on canvas, 50x60

Audrey “Audrey ”

Audrey is Audrey Hepburn's portrait and is part of the series I dedicated to the eyes of women and to the stories they have to tell.
Acrylic on canvas, 50x60

Liz “Liz”

Liz is Elizabeth Taylor's portrait and is part of the series I dedicated to the eyes of women and to the stories they have to tell.
Acrylic on canvas, 50x60

Marilyn “Marilyn ”

Marilyn's portrait is part of the series I dedicated to the eyes of women and to the stories they have to tell.
Acrylic on canvas, 50x60

Mina “Mina”

Liz is the portrait of the famous Italian singer and is part of the series I dedicated to the eyes of women and to the stories they have to tell.
Acrylic on canvas, 50x60

Sofia “Sofia ”

Sofia is Sofia Loren's portrait and is part of the series I dedicated to the eyes of women and to the stories they have to tell.
Acrylic on canvas, 50x60

Hearbreak Hotel

Hearbreak Hotel is a series of paintings named after Elvis Presley's famous song. Each painting, a room. Each room, a broken-hearted woman.

Room 1 “Room 1”

Room 1 is the first portrait of the series I dedicated to broken-hearted women. It is a 50x60 oil on canvas painting.

Oil portraits

Experimenting realistic oil painting

Lilith “Lilith ”

Lilith is a tribute to pre raphaelite painters and especially inspired to Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It is a 60x80 oil on canvas painting.