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Franco The Creator Mbilizi

Chicago, IL, United States

ARTIST STATEMENT Franco has been expressing himself through painting for a short time, but he ha...

About the artist

Franco The Creator Mbilizi

Joined In 2014

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(24 Followers)

About the artist

Franco The Creator Mbilizi

Joined In 2014

link - Showed at the The Other Art Fairlink - Artist featured in a collection

(24 Followers)

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ARTIST STATEMENT

Franco has been expressing himself through painting for a short time, but he has demonstrated his unique vision for the greater part of his life. He started drawing and painting at a young age with his Late grandfather in MALAWI AFRICA.
It was during a time he was dealing with Severe depression that he found his voice through painting. The positive response to his work in this medium fed his desire to find and explore his EMOTIONAL TRUTH. He started studying color, and form via various philosophies of artist expression. The result is his unique blend of surrealistic, abstract art which captures the imagination, and frees the mind. Franco defines his Art


Artist Statement:
Artist statement (My Conflict)

My journey titled “When Adam met Atom “This conflict
motivates and drives my creative philosophies. united by eternal values and the revival of spirituality and serve as an impetus to reconnect with a mode of life most of us have only ever heard about. THE OTHER is the reality of an artist's life. And my search for TRUTH. EMOTIONAL TRUTH. I’m Caught in a web I keep spinning around myself in , a mixture of hubris and the guise of perfection, i fear being swallowed up by my own ambition. Never in t...

Self Taught Painter

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

USA
1st Amendementmedia.com
www.indybuild.com magazine, Leonardo da Vinci award universal artist
ART & beyond magazine , The THE CONRAD HILTON HOTEL, Chicago, IL
The CHICAGO INNOVATION AWARDS, chicago,IL
KUUMBA MINISTRIES, Chicago, IL

Europe
British GQ MAGAZINE AUGUST 2016
British GQ MAGAZINE May 2016
British GQ MAGAZINE JUNE 2016
British Vogue Magazine June 2016
Vogue British July 2016
Vogue British August 2016
Tattler magazine July 2016
THE DISCERNER MAGAZINE
www.thediscerner.com
BLOOM( Bringing Life to the Orphans Of Malawi) OSLO, Norway

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