Said about me

 

(…) Her most recent activity is focused on the recovery and representation of the fundamental Neters that have interacted with man since the dawn of time, on the universal evolutionary factors, the ancient wisdoms, the primeval forces still at work: everlasting values nowadays  ousted, in her opinion, by egotistic thought, by the wild tendency of man to” have instead of being”.

Her project includes twelve works inspired by the four basic elements, air, water, earth and fire, in various combinations. Her ever present feminine figures, symbolic representation of dynamic evolution, are embedded in wood slates engraved by hand and decorated with silver and gold foil, to underline the preciousness of the consciousness they aim to awake.

The message of her paintings is an hidden treasure we can discover searching for the right key inside the depths of our hearts. (…) By Alberto Algardi

 

The force of the stroke, springy yet graceful,  and the almost tangible vibration of the colours, create scenic, harmonious volumes, shaped into imaginary forms made real with measure and elegance.

Ambra, with her patient intuition and the use of her hand-made original paints,  imaginatively reconstructs old myths and their hyper-real worlds. She is able to concentrate in her work, with unique creative taste, the emotions and feelings of the intrinsic messages, full of meaningful omens.

Her brush stroke, quick and precise, brings forth in the different postures, both the flow of thoughts and the inner tensions of the figures, enhanced by backgrounds of mostly warm colours or, sometimes,  cold colours but  softened and diluted. Tonal, fragmented volumes harmonically connected, transfigure the objects into symbolic essences,  allowing her poetics to communicate a surreal tension.

A sophisticated, symphonic harmony that, through a careful, bright, intense arrangement of the scenes and a rich chromaticism offers a wide visual space and almost makes tangible the anguishes and hopes involved.   By Vito Cracas

 

(…)The whole work of Mattioli, born in Rome and now living in peaceful Grottaferrata, is influenced by her moving from city to country, from narrow to open spaces. Her paintings are highly figurative and symbolic, transcending closed spaces to hover in the air or land on a sea shore of faraway horizon. Nothing is static. Every feminine figure is a bird-woman ready to take off and fly high, or walk on waters sustained by a strong passion shown in a fascinating chromaticism that connects the old (is it a coincidence that Mattioli prepares the paints herself with natural ingredients?) with figurative experimentation (unique her touch and her brightness)  that is sometimes influenced by the painter other activities:Theatre and Wood-craft.

Here we are in the philosophic cycle of “panta rei” where fire, air, earth and water merge and create into the soul the spiritual drive of those symbolic messages that express the artist inner quest. (…)     By Piero Marras

 

Caught in their everyday life. Pictured in their mountains, in their impervious dwellings near the ancient Mare Caspium's shores. Daughters of the Air, surrounded by symbolic atmospheres representing the soul searching expression of the Artist's sensitive nature.

The message is metaphorical and therapeutic if accepted by one's soul.

Air, Water, Earth and Fire, combine and interact in a never ending cycle.

Her paintings immediately recall her name: Ambra. Magnificent crystallization from the Past, enriched by the masterful work of the Present,depicted by this young Artist's skilful hand. She offers us mysterious, surprising encounters, flights into the wonders of remote spaces gilded by time. Sumptuous, bright places that attract us to the inner space of our true self.

Thank you, Ambra, for letting us have a glimpse of your soul.   By Adele Minutillo

 

There is a beautiful message about life in these paintings depicting the history of this ancient people.

Her brush stroke, precise and sure, is able to touch the soul of the watcher. One catches the evocative pathos of the unusual colours. One feels the suggestion of a message that aims to transcend the hues and lights of mere painting and becomes personal both in the theme and the chromaticism, modern, real sharp, that gives unique character to magnificent icons promising events to be lived or dreamed.  By  Prof.  Boezio Balestrelli

 

Her work is metaphysic. It is based on logic and its rules, at the same time its images mirror a deep poetic truth, a spiritual one. In her paintings a chance is given to awake the intuition of those who can and want to see it.

The ability of wingless flight frees human substance from earth-binding elements, uncovering (or rediscovering) the dimension of thought capable of influencing the matter and transcend it.  By Jean Claude Gaetani