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FRANCESCO CLEMENTE
VIDEO / FILM
Francesco Clemente Paints A Multicultural Landscape | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 9 | Bloomberg | The 1998 film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” was a visual treat, with several scenes reminiscent of fairy tales as the story was presented through the protagonist, a painter. The artist’s unique, elementary drawings of nature depicting fish, cats, seagulls and stars were contrasted with mature dark portraits. Although the dichotomy was quite stark, all the works featured in the film were created by a single artist: Italian painter Francesco Clemente.A student of the classics, Clemente became interested in Eastern culture through his travels. Enchanted by the aesthetics of India in particular, the artist began to experiment in his work by blending East and West together. His ideas today fuse together Italy’s ancient art, literature, mythology and religion with classical Western elements. In the ninth episode of Brilliant Ideas brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai, meet the artist and his eclectic ideas | YouTube
Francesco Clemente | Studio Visit | TateShots | Tate | Francesco Clemente studied architecture in Rome before embracing the art world, and going on to establish a studio where he made drawings, many based on childhood memories and dreams. Clemente’s interest in the art, folklore and the mysticism of India began with annual visits to the country from 1973. His work of the time was characterised by its erotic imagery of frequently mutilated body parts, skewed self-portraits and gesturing, ambivalent figures, often in rich colours. He was part of the revolt against formalism and the detached qualities of much conceptual art, which linked him with such painters as Sandro Chia, David Salle and Georg Baselitz | YouTube
FRANCESCO CLEMENTE
VIDEO / FILM
Francesco Clemente Paints A Multicultural Landscape | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 9 | Bloomberg | The 1998 film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” was a visual treat, with several scenes reminiscent of fairy tales as the story was presented through the protagonist, a painter. The artist’s unique, elementary drawings of nature depicting fish, cats, seagulls and stars were contrasted with mature dark portraits. Although the dichotomy was quite stark, all the works featured in the film were created by a single artist: Italian painter Francesco Clemente.A student of the classics, Clemente became interested in Eastern culture through his travels. Enchanted by the aesthetics of India in particular, the artist began to experiment in his work by blending East and West together. His ideas today fuse together Italy’s ancient art, literature, mythology and religion with classical Western elements. In the ninth episode of Brilliant Ideas brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai, meet the artist and his eclectic ideas | YouTube
Francesco Clemente | Studio Visit | TateShots | Tate | Francesco Clemente studied architecture in Rome before embracing the art world, and going on to establish a studio where he made drawings, many based on childhood memories and dreams. Clemente’s interest in the art, folklore and the mysticism of India began with annual visits to the country from 1973. His work of the time was characterised by its erotic imagery of frequently mutilated body parts, skewed self-portraits and gesturing, ambivalent figures, often in rich colours. He was part of the revolt against formalism and the detached qualities of much conceptual art, which linked him with such painters as Sandro Chia, David Salle and Georg Baselitz | YouTube
FRANCESCO CLEMENTE
VIDEO / FILM
Francesco Clemente Paints A Multicultural Landscape | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 9 | Bloomberg | The 1998 film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” was a visual treat, with several scenes reminiscent of fairy tales as the story was presented through the protagonist, a painter. The artist’s unique, elementary drawings of nature depicting fish, cats, seagulls and stars were contrasted with mature dark portraits. Although the dichotomy was quite stark, all the works featured in the film were created by a single artist: Italian painter Francesco Clemente.A student of the classics, Clemente became interested in Eastern culture through his travels. Enchanted by the aesthetics of India in particular, the artist began to experiment in his work by blending East and West together. His ideas today fuse together Italy’s ancient art, literature, mythology and religion with classical Western elements. In the ninth episode of Brilliant Ideas brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai, meet the artist and his eclectic ideas | YouTube
Francesco Clemente | Studio Visit | TateShots | Tate | Francesco Clemente studied architecture in Rome before embracing the art world, and going on to establish a studio where he made drawings, many based on childhood memories and dreams. Clemente’s interest in the art, folklore and the mysticism of India began with annual visits to the country from 1973. His work of the time was characterised by its erotic imagery of frequently mutilated body parts, skewed self-portraits and gesturing, ambivalent figures, often in rich colours. He was part of the revolt against formalism and the detached qualities of much conceptual art, which linked him with such painters as Sandro Chia, David Salle and Georg Baselitz | YouTube
