Francesco Caraccio - Mixed media, untitled. - Sold

Francesco Caraccio, born in 1950 in Maruggio, Italy, lived in France and Belgium from 1963 to 1972. During that period, he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. The artist currently lives and works in Milan. Caraccio creates mixed-media paintings on paper. Additionally, he began creating sculpture in 1974. Because the artist employs various styles, he does not belong to a specific group or... The painter is primarily known for the oil painting technique on canvas. His most common subjects are faces and human figures, characterized by an informal style. In recent years, he has focused on analytical works that form a synthesis of his artistic development, strongly connected to Expressionism. In 1990, Professor Paolo Levi curated the solo exhibition 'Maschere Moderne' as part of the exhibition 'Arte in palco' at the Teatro dei Filodrammatici in Milan. In 2007, he opened the solo exhibition 'Figures. 'Paesaggi Umani' at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Lissone), coinciding with the exhibition dedicated to the De Chirico brothers. The exhibition catalogue contains an introduction by Professor Martina Corgnati. In addition to Levi and Corgnati, other important critics have analyzed the artist's work, both in Italy and abroad. To name just a few: Alberico Sala, Francesco Passoni, Serena D'Arbela, Romano Giuffrida, Enrico Crispolti, Enzo Di Martino, Flaminio Gualdoni, Nicola Scontrino, Tommaso Paloscia, Raffaele De Grada, Giuliana Picarelli.