Vera Rossi “In limine”
13.05.26
Bologna
Mercatelli Giovanni
Giovanni Mercatelli was born in 1996 in Bologna, where he currently lives and works.
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From 2016 to 2019, he lived in Eindhoven, Netherlands, where he earned a degree in Industrial Design. His journey then took him to Key West, Florida, where he immersed himself in the vibrant local scene. From 2020 to 2022, Mercatelli lived in Leiden, Netherlands, where he obtained a master’s degree in Industrial Ecology. After that, he decided to pursue a career in painting professionally.
Mercatelli’s artistic practice centers on oils, acrylics, and collage on canvas. Using layered spatula strokes, he builds rich, textured backgrounds from which colorful images of people and places emerge—figures shaped by imagination and a visual vocabulary rooted in vintage photo transfers, literature, cinema, and personal memories.
His works weave irony with emotional depth, forming visual narratives that probe themes of vulnerability, frustration, desire, and nostalgia.
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available works
1/14
Stealing a ring for the love of your life
2025
olio e collage su tela
cm. 117x108
(gf59)
2025
olio e collage su tela
cm. 117x108
(gf59)
2/14
Dimmi, dimmi, dimmi
2025
oil on canvas
cm. 140x114
(gf62)
2025
oil on canvas
cm. 140x114
(gf62)
3/14
E' tutto un casino
2025
acrylic on vancas
cm. 77x56
(gf61)
2025
acrylic on vancas
cm. 77x56
(gf61)
4/14
San Silvestro
2025
oil on canvas
cm. 140x115
(gf63)
2025
oil on canvas
cm. 140x115
(gf63)
5/14
Dove andiamo?
2025
oil and collage on canvas
cm. 75x55
(gf60)
2025
oil and collage on canvas
cm. 75x55
(gf60)
6/14
Il bersagliere
2025
oil and collage on canvas
cm.140x115
(gf58)
2025
oil and collage on canvas
cm.140x115
(gf58)
7/14
Call it magic
2024
acrylic and watercolor pencils on canvas
cm. 30x30
(GF 48)
2024
acrylic and watercolor pencils on canvas
cm. 30x30
(GF 48)
8/14
Young Camus and a quite stranger
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 35,4x45,5
(gf39)
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 35,4x45,5
(gf39)
9/14
Allo sgambatoio (a momento of privacy)
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 30x30
(gf38)
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 30x30
(gf38)
10/14
Old ropes
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 15x15
(gf28)
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 15x15
(gf28)
11/14
Allo scorpione
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 15x15
(gf26)
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 15x15
(gf26)
12/14
Da qualche parte nella bassa
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 15x15
(gf25)
2025
acrylic and collage on canvas
cm. 15x15
(gf25)
13/14
Un soldato
2024
oil on canvas
cm. 145x55,5
(gf4)
2024
oil on canvas
cm. 145x55,5
(gf4)
14/14
No more
2024
oil on canvas
cm. 150x120
(gf8)
2024
oil on canvas
cm. 150x120
(gf8)
