Matilde Bellomo is a visual artist based in Lucca, Italy. Her artistic research is rooted in disrupting and breaking down the concept of femininity. She draws inspiration from mythology, folklore, metamorphic phenomena, and genetic mutations. Her subjects are hybrid women who thrive in the unknown.
Matilde's work originates in the deep mythological sea of the collective unconscious, inhabited by dangerous women/creatures and monsters. The artist researches the mythological context of the occult. She is interested in the rituals and traditions that have shaped the cultural history of her homeland.
Her works explore the symbolic properties of organic materials, such as teeth and hair, and the psychological power of erogenous body parts.
As if it were an alchemical experiment, Matilde aims to transmute feelings and emotions by shedding light on the darkness.