| Artist | Petite Doll | Resides | United Kingdom |
| Representing Gallery | The Untitled Space New York, NY. USA Until November 2023 | Medium | Photography |
| Themes | Surrealism Pop Surrealism Retrofuturism Grotesque Self-portrait Symbolism | [email protected] | |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Tiktok |
About the artist
Giulia Grillo aka Petite Doll is an Italian artist based in the UK. After studying for a Bachelor in Graphic Design at The Academy of Fine Arts in Italy and a Masters of Photography in UAL, she started to combine the idea of surrealism to transform herself into fictional characters, building a bridge between reality and fantasy. She handcrafts her own sets and props with the use of polymer clay, SFX prosthetics, resin, plaster etc. and often collaborates with artists from around the world.
Her work has been exhibited in galleries across Europe and US and published by many international art magazines.
Petite Doll is the winner 1st Prize Winner of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, INPRNT Photography Award 2023.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Under the moniker Petite Doll, the artist uses her own figure as the core element of her creative expression. With a doll-like appearance, she creates a dreamlike dimension that aims to raise questions about the fluid boundaries between reality and fantasy. Her artistic vision is guided by surrealism, freeing photography from its traditional objective role and encouraging subjective interpretations. Her creative process revolves around meticulous attention to detail, using real, tangible objects in the careful construction of her sets. Through specific aesthetics and careful color considerations, she turns familiar situations into extraordinary visual narratives, challenging conventional notions of beauty by blending the desirable with the repulsive. Her artwork invites viewers to explore irrational fears while at the same time being visually attractive, embracing chaos and unconscious desires. Symbolism plays a significant role in her art, with her images filled with metaphors and visual paradoxes – the delicate balance between opposites, such as, rational and irrational, delicacy and brutality, reality and fantasy, forms the cornerstone of her artistic philosophy.
Press
Petite Dolls’ self-portraits have been featured in notable magazines and online sources including Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Pretence Magazine, Shondaland, Creative Boom, Interlocutor Magazine, The Untitled Magazine, Public Offerings Magazine, 365 Art + Magazine, MOCO ROOF, The Untitled Magazine, Aesthetica Magazine, Warriors Within Collective, Visual Atelier 8, Dark Beauty Magazine
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| November 2023 | Group exhibition: “Serendipity” curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | Haven Gallery Northport, NY. USA |
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Education
2020, MA Photography, University of the Arts London, London, United Kingdom
Selected Solo Exhibition
2022
Giulia Grillo aka Petite Doll Solo Exhibition, The Untitled Space, New York, NY. United States
Giulia Grillo Solo Exhibition, The Holy Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
ImageNation Paris, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, France
2022
Cluster Contemporary Fair, London, United Kingdom
Infinity Festival ART+TECH, Hollywood, CA. United States
Rebel, The Untitled Space, New York, NY. United States
ImageNation Milan, Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan, Italy
The Other Art Fair, Summer Edition, London, United Kingdom
2021
INNOVATE, The Untitled Space, New York, NY. United States
