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Memento Mori


A body of work reflecting on impermanence and the beauty within the passage of time

Available Artworks

original paintings & limited edition prints

A painting of a person in a white dress holding an ornate mirror frame with a painting of flowers inside, with a background of black. The person's face and body are painted in grayscale, while the flowers inside the mirror are in vibrant colors.
A grayscale drawing of a woman holding an ornate oval mirror reflecting a colorful floral arrangement, with her face and torso hidden behind the mirror and her hand gripping the mirror's frame.

Afterlife

A visual meditation on consciousness and what exists beyond the physical realm.

Symbols within the work suggest the body as a portal — that even when the flame is extinguished, the light within us remains.

Rather than sorrow, Afterlife explores transition and transformation, suggesting something enduring, serene, and quietly beautiful beyond this life.

A colorful landscape painting of rolling green hills with trees and flowers under a cloudy sky.

Resurrection

A series of early, unfinished paintings reimagined through a mature lens.

The original mark-making remains visible, layered with renewed intention and clarity.

The series reflects transformation, honoring where the work began while revealing what it has become.

nature, texture, iceland, moody, photography, otherworldly iceland, underground, underworld, otherwordly, woodland,
A colorful illustration of a skull with glasses taking a selfie with a smartphone, with a green and pink color palette.

RIP Selfie

A satirical series that reimagines social media vanity through a skeletal lens.
Monochromatic skeletons strike iconic selfie poses, exposing the absurdity of curated self-image.

Playful yet macabre, the series offers a candy-colored meditation on ego, mortality, and the need to be seen.

Close-up of a woman's face wearing sunglasses with red lenses, blonde hair, and red lipstick, with the text 'RED' in red, stylized font overlaying the left side of the image.
A painting of multiple pink skulls outlined in gray, set against a green background.
A painting of a human skull outlined in gray, painted with pink highlights and sunglasses, set against a green background.

The Curio

Vintage jewelry, handmade objects, fiber art, and curated relics selected by Jennifer Parisi — works distinguished by craftsmanship, material quality, and subtle mystery.

A woman with blonde hair wearing a black dress standing beside a black and white painting that depicts a person holding a mirror with colorful flowers inside it, on a black background.

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Jennifer Parisi

Artist | California, USA

Jennifer Parisi is a California based painter whose work explores mortality, symbolism, and the passage of time. Rooted in disciplined study and introspection, her oil paintings examine the coexistence of beauty and decay.

Each piece is a quiet meditation on impermanence — a reminder that to remember death is to live more fully.