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Art is not mere decoration. It should evoke emotions, provoke thought, and inspire contemplation.

Marco Scola’s works centre on the human face and figure, blending primitive and tribal art with avant-garde and abstract influences.

GIUDITTA by Marco Scola.
GIUDITTA

Statement

An intention to celebrate queerness and the vast spectrum of self-expression, and to show how the multifaceted nature of beings can manifest in various forms.

From watercolours to spray paints: canvases, fabrics, compressed cardboard, and repurposed materials found on the streets.

Matribal — the winter pop-up shop.

Matribal Wear

Recycled material turned into one-off garments, and jewellery made to be worn as work. Scola has an eye for the style people are not using yet: the shop is a place to experiment and leave with a new wardrobe, not with a few tips.

Where
Niederbarnimstraße 21, Berlin-Friedrichshain
When
Open every year from mid-October to mid-March.

Upcycling art & fashion

Two people from behind wearing green jackets hand-painted with MATRIBAL BERLIN and an eye motif.

Atelier Attico, Kreuzberg

Marco Scola

Marco Scola sitting by the window of his Kreuzberg studio, Atelier Attico, in black and white.
Atelier Attico — the last occupied flat in the building.

Marco Scola is the artist behind Matribal. He comes from Catania in Sicily. He studied architecture first, then moved to Rome and took a BA in Visual Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts.

He has been part of Berlin’s underground art scene since 2007. He lives and works at Atelier Attico, the last occupied flat in an emptied-out old building in Kreuzberg — and that building is part of what the paintings are about.

Born
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Studied
BA Visual Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Rome
Lives and works
Atelier Attico, Kreuzberg, Berlin
In Berlin since
2007

About Marco Scola

Studio

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Works are available directly from the studio. Prices on request.

For availability, dimensions, condition or shipping, write to the studio. Please include the title of the work — or just send the picture, that works too.