Biography
Mauro Pallotta was born on May 20, 1972 in Rome. He attends the academy of Fine Arts immediately revealing a talent in drawing. Attracted by the possibility to experiment, he includes in the creative process different materials. In his first works he uses playing cards, wood, top corks, glass and plastic, objects extrapolated from daily life and incorporated in a project with diverse meanings. Following, he shows a keen interest for the sculptural possibilities inherent in wool steel, used as a support for representations, which at first sight are only sketches, but recompose with an extreme realistic effect in the retina of the observer.
In addition, he created large-scale paintings and ephemeral street art works under the pseudonymous of Maupal. His ‘Super Pope’ graffito has achieved cult status since January 2014 when it appeared glued on a house wall near St. Peter’s Square in Rome. Mauro Pallotta was received by Pope Francis within the next following days and he gave the Pope a small reproduction of the artpiece.
He also performs big street artpieces such as "the eye is the only one who can see the beauty" in Rome, that was an homage to the italian Poet Pier Paolo Pasolini, and “The Yoga Queen”, a street art homage to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in East London. Maupal takes part in international street and contemporary art events and exhibit in galleries and in public institutes all around the world. He is currently living and working between Rome and London.
