Colors, cats and coffee
Lucia Novelli is an italian painter whose art reflect the joy and love that the artist has for life. Having gone through tough expereiences in her personal life, she believes that even small things aquire a special value. In her paintings, anything may turn into a wonder, such as cats, geckos, ducks, flowers and trees, bodyparts, clouds, sky, moon, sun, coffee machines and other everyday objects, that mix in an explosion of colors that takes the shape of dreams. Her subjects blend, intertwine, in a fluid and continuous storytelling, which results in a surreal composition firmly embedded in reality.
Born in Pescara, a charming small city on the Italian riviera, she grew up in the vibrant, international scene of Milan. She studied at the renown Accademy of Arts "Accademia di Brera" in Milan and at Università degli Studi di Parma, Course in Artistic Heritage Preservation, beside other educational courses in graphics, decoration, visual communication and textile design.
Between 1980 and 1982, she collaborated as graphic designer and illustrator for important brands such as Pierrel, FM Comunicazioni and Mondadori. Since 1984, she collaborated to the creation of collections for fashion brands such as Zucchi, Magnolia, Malerba, Pink Drake, Benetton and Bellia, among others. During the course of the past 23 years, she's been focusing on painting and artistic restoration of furniture.
She has arranged and particiapted to personal and joint exhibitions in Italy and abroad.
Her works are included in public and private collections.