Marco Mazzoni's 'Stramonium' exhibition in Milan celebrates herbal healers

Marco Mazzoni (born 1982 in Tortona) presents 'Stramonium' at a Milan gallery, a series of colored pencil drawings on paper depicting women without eyes, surrounded by symbolic plants and flowers. The works reference ancient female healers and the esoteric herb stramonium (once called witch's grass). The exhibition also includes drawings from the 'Cycle of Virtues' on Moleskine paper, where fantastic animals paired with plants represent specific virtues, and previews of illustrations for an upcoming illustrated edition of Henry James's 'The Turn of the Screw' (spring 2023). Mazzoni's technique features rich detail, chiaroscuro contrasts, and a fusion of portraiture with naturalistic drawing, exploring harmony between humans and nature.