Helenia Tedesco, alias Thelli, is an Italian visual artist based in Milan. After graduating in Public Relations at IULM University and working for over a decade in communication, she fully embraced her artistic path in 2013, following a life-changing experience.
Her work explores spirituality, inner transformation, and the invisible flow of life through symbolic and expressive portraits, often created with the alla prima oil painting technique. Drawing inspiration from Caravaggio, ancient philosophy, mysticism and sacred imagery, Thelli defines her practice as a “brush guided by the Spirit.”
She is the founder of AIM – Art In Movement, a project born in 2012 blending wearable art and spiritual exploration.
Her artistic journey is deeply intertwined with her spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ, whose Face has become a central subject of her recent paintings.
Thelli recounts that, during a mystical experience, she heard Jesus say to her: “Paint and walk.”
These words resonate with the very essence of Art in Movement, revealing art as a living expression of an ever-evolving inner journey.
For her, painting becomes an act of love, contemplation, and prayer.
She focuses on portraiture, often using recycled materials and painting in meditative, immersive settings.