Francesca Càndito

You won't find me in my artistic research, I'm not the protagonist, rather you. In a certain sense, I put myself aside to make room for the narration of lives that I stop on the canvas and for the words that come to support the path of those who I observe.

The black background, which often appears almost as a theatrical backdrop for my canvases, serves to bring clarity in two ways: every brushstroke of black is functional to allow me to enter a vibrant and subtle dimension that allows me to access stories of men and women and to bring balance to their passage. The image that arrives on the canvas is just a frame of a complex scene; it is the image of a face unknown to me calling to find the way home. The black background brings light, not only to me, the artist, but the light of every face that dialogues in this sublime passage stands out. Black, darkness, should not be fought or feared but understood in its usefulness which is always in line with our personal journey of reunion through life and death.
Recently, embroidery has entered my research, which can be compared to life: its unitary design cannot be understood if one concentrates on the detail but, broadening one's gaze, one can perceive the sense of those continuous cur...

Art School " G.Ferrari "
Graduate Architecture Milan [honors]
Academy of Belle Arti Brera Milan

Personal exhibitions 2016|2018

2018 - “Negli occhi degli sconosciuti” Museo Valtellinese di Storia e Arte. Curator: Luigi Marsiglia.
2017 - MIMUMO Museum in Monza. Curator:
Felice Terrabuio
2017 - "Volti dell'anima" at the Villa Puricelli in Sesto San Giovanni with the collaboration of the Department of Culture - Curator: Luigi Marsiglia.
2015 - “Mania Semplice” at the Casa dei diritti- exhibition space of the Culture service of the Municipality of Milano in Milano. Curator Luigi Marsiglia

Collective exhibitions [2017/2018]
2018 - "Volti, la mente e l’anima", Casa Novecento of Monza (MI). Presentation texts by Emanuela Genovese, Vittorio Raschetti and Felice Terrabuio.
2017 - "Uomo, eterno pellegrino nel mondo contemporaneo". Don Sante International Contemporary Art Prize at Palazzo Monacelle, Casamassima (Ba) .
2017 - "Treperseiperlarte" project conceived and promoted by the Streetartpiù Association. Works of art on advertising posters of 3 meters by 6 meters placed in the streets of the City of Monza (MI). The work displayed in the press / poster was: Camaleonte. 2017-"30 finalisti del Premio Arte Mondadori"- Palazzo Reale in Milan (MI).
2017 - "Infanzia interrotta", Paratissima, Torino. Texts and prepar...