Awards and Recognitions for International Artist Maurizio D’Andrea

Maurizio D’Andrea, writer, painter, and visual researcher, is today recognized as one of the most original voices in contemporary Informal Abstraction at an international level. His artistic research is grounded in a pictorial language that interweaves symbolism and the psychology of art, particularly the theories of Freud and Jung, reinterpreted in an entirely personal form. In his works, signs and chromatic harmonies become traces of the unconscious—free forms that emerge as fragments of an ever-evolving inner discourse.

Over the years, D’Andrea has built a coherent and deeply distinctive artistic path that has steadily extended beyond national borders. In recent months, his works have been featured in prestigious group exhibitions in Dubai, Beijing, and Seoul—three cities emblematic of the contemporary global art scene. These exhibitions have not only offered opportunities for visibility but also moments of genuine cultural exchange: encounters with diverse audiences, each with their own sensitivities and aesthetic codes, have enriched his vision and strengthened his conviction that art, in order to be alive, must engage in dialogue and embrace cross-pollination.

The year 2025 has been marked by major achievements for the artist. On July 12, within the prestigious setting of the Sorbonne University in Paris, D’Andrea was honored for his studies on the application of Freud’s and Jung’s theories to art. This accolade recognized not only the value of his pictorial production but also the theoretical commitment that has accompanied his visual work for many years. For D’Andrea, painting is an act of knowledge: the canvas is not merely a surface but a symbolic stage where the unconscious can manifest through forms, gestures, and colors.

Just a few days later, on July 19 in Favara, Italy, another milestone arrived: First Prize in the Painting Category at the Premio Internazionale Barone Antonio Mendola. This recognition celebrated not only his technical mastery but also the expressive force of his work, capable of provoking an immediate emotional resonance in the viewer.

Finally, in Cesenatico, also in Italy, ArtExpò Gallery named D’Andrea Artist of the Year 2025. This award, combining prestige and visibility, was bestowed in recognition of the consistency and originality of a career that has remained faithful to its identity over time, while remaining open to dialogue with the international art scene.

What sets D’Andrea apart is his ability to conceive painting as a performative act of the unconscious. His canvases, rich in chromatic and gestural layers, do not merely represent—they act: becoming “living symbols” that speak on a preverbal and archetypal level, reaching the viewer in depth. This approach also stems from his studies in philosophy, psychology, and art theory, which have enabled him to develop a personal “symbolic grammar” capable of moving fluidly between abstraction and meaning, between gesture and thought.

In today’s contemporary art landscape—marked by constant cross-cultural influences and a relentless flow of global images—Maurizio D’Andrea’s work stands out for its integrity and recognizability. His painting, while rooted in the European tradition of Informal Abstraction, draws inspiration from diverse cultures encountered during his travels and through exchanges with artists and scholars worldwide. This openness has made him an authentically international interpreter, capable of transcending cultural differences and transforming them into new expressive possibilities

For D’Andrea, art is—and must remain—an experience of encounter: a space where the viewer’s gaze and the artist’s gesture meet and recognize each other. His works, though born from a profoundly individual process, always seek dialogue with the observer, inviting them into an inner space made of suggestions, memories, and intuitions.

With these foundations, Maurizio D’Andrea’s international career does not appear as a mere geographical expansion, but rather as the natural evolution of a research path that, from its very inception, has aimed to transcend boundaries—physical, linguistic, and cultural—to speak directly to the universal unconscious.

Artist’s website: www.dandreart.info