MOZONE
CASTLE: SERRAVALLE
He came to painting almost by accident, guided by innate talent from childhood and always self-taught: first through technical studies, later through graphic and artistic ones, with drawing as his constant anchor. He encountered graffiti in his teens in the early 1990s, seeing tags and “pieces” by the old-school Rimini scene, the broader Italian movement, and at major conventions of the era—something like a first love.
Since then he has followed a personal path that began with writing—bombing, lettering, and characters—and has, over time, naturally absorbed illustration, graphic design, and analogue photography.
Mozone’s preferred subjects recall classic Italian and French comics, the heyday of 1970s–80s Japanese cartoons, vintage cars, B-movies, subcultures, improbable scenarios, and distinctive characters. His works are not conceptual but direct—neither pop art yet unmistakably recognizable—with a vein that is sometimes ironic, sometimes cynical.
Thanks to his links with other artists on the Italian and European scene, he has taken part in numerous conventions, events, fairs, and internationally oriented exhibitions devoted to graffiti and to urban and contemporary art, both in Italy and abroad. He is a member of artistic collectives in Italy (Rimini, Milan) and in France (Bordeaux). He serves as president of the cultural association Artai for urban art and collaborates with urban-art and cultural magazines.
He divides his time between graphic design, urban art, and music.
Notable Exhibitions and Artistic Experience, 2003 – 2023
Solo Exhibitions:
2003 “Vita di strada” Wadada. Rimini. Personale
2014 “Legnàmi” LAB Bertola 37. Rimini. Personale
2015 “Invasion” Seek’o Hotel, Bordeaux, France. Personale 2022 “Ruggine’80” DumBO Bologna. Personale
2023 “Ruggine’80” e altre storie. Pancromatica/Evelyn Bistrot.
Group Exhibitions:
2004 “Dei diletti delle Penne” Casa Pomposa, Rimini. Collettiva
2007 “L.A. Gold Rush” Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles USA. Collettiva
2010 “Arte in Fiera” Longarone (BL). Collettiva
2011 “ArtShow” interventi urbani – Mostra c/o Villa Mussolini. Riccione (RN). Collettiva
2011 “I Love my Deck” Rimini – Berlino. Collettiva
2011 “Rigenerarte”. Darsena Ravenna. Murale-Mostra collettiva
2011 “Nott’arte”. Repubblica San Marino. Collettiva
2014 “Work in Progress” Palazzo Pirola, Gorgonzola (MI). Collettiva
2014 Biennale del disegno Rimini. Collettiva
2014 Transfert#4 Bordeaux France. Collettiva
2015 Transfert#5 Bordeaux France. Collettiva
2015 “Vertigo Truth”. Mutonia. Santarcangelo di Romagna. Rimini. Collettiva di interventi Murali
2016 Transfert#6 Bordeaux France. Collettiva
2016 “Affordable Art Fair” stand Warsteiner. Milano.
2018 “Shake Well festival” Pessac, Bordeaux (F) Intervento Murale
2018 Librino Libre. Librino, Catania. Intervento Murale
2019 “Restart” Autodromo di Imola (BO). Intervento Murale
2019 “Muri incantati” Cervia (RA) Intervento Murale
2020 “Et ars est” Colonia Bolognese, Rimini. Collettiva
2020 Giro d’Italia x Enel Distribuzione. Cesenatico FC. Murale
2020 Giro d’Italia x Enel Distribuzione Marzocca AN. Murale
2021 “Artù Festival” Portomaggiore (FE) Intervento Murale
2022 “Gherardi, il Villaggio del Cinema” Gherardi (FE) Intervento Murale
2022 “Artù Festival” Castenaso (BO). Murale
2022 “Coopsday” Giornata delle Cooperative. Concordia sulla Secchia MO. Murale 2023 Segnali Urbani. Rimini, Museo della Città. Collettiva
2023 “Gherardi, il Villaggio del Cinema” Gherardi (FE) Intervento Murale
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