Nazzarena Poli Maramotti on Painting as an Inevitable Medium

Nazzarena Poli Maramotti (born 1987, Montecchio Emilia) discusses her artistic practice in an interview with Davide Dal Sasso. She studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino and the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg. Her awards include the Premio Mediolanum for painting at Artefiera Bologna (2019), the Debütantenförderung from the state of Bavaria (2016), and the Premio Euromobil under 30 Artfirst Bologna (2014). Solo exhibitions include "Una fòla" at Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery, Rome (2022); "Pratonera" at Galleria AplusB, Brescia (2021); "L’altra notte" at Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery, Rome (2019); "Hidden in a short night" at Kunstverein Kohlenhof, Nuremberg (2019); and "Unterwasser" at Galleria AplusB, Brescia (2018). In 2023, her work appeared in group shows: "Quadri come luoghi" at Villa Presti, Ospitaletto; "Keramikos" at CAR Gallery, Bologna; "Wenn es regnet, ist mein herz nackt" at Circolo Lia mostra d’ert, Ortisei; "Sonata #023" (Nuove Visioni section of Premio Lissone 2023) at MAC Lissone; and "Medea" at the ancient market of Ortigia, Syracuse. Poli Maramotti describes painting as "inevitable" as long as humans have hands, and sees abstraction as a human need akin to poetry. She emphasizes the role of repetition, boredom, and crisis in her process, viewing doubt as a productive force that keeps work alive. She also notes that her recent work with ceramics influences her painting.