https://www.francosammarco.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.francosammarco.com/blog/blog-post-title-one-gkdy2 monthly 0.5 2020-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecf59ffa7eee10dc0388d50/1590647324229-XD7FEEFGAZZSECO99J85/Dark+Water+4.jpg Blog - Titolo post del blog https://www.francosammarco.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-ng673 monthly 0.5 2020-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecf59ffa7eee10dc0388d50/1590647323177-ELC6L5M1E0YAGXZ5GSXA/Dark+Water+2.jpg Blog - Titolo post del blog https://www.francosammarco.com/contacts daily 0.75 2024-05-06 https://www.francosammarco.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-06-05 https://www.francosammarco.com/en/biography daily 0.75 2021-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1591331389425-7821FWHK01S0LQRKPNYH/franco-sammarco.jpg Biography - Artistic Profile. In 1971, a dear friend of mine gave me a monograph on Pablo Picasso, it was love at first sight and from that moment on I began to take an interest in the Catalan artist more and more. In particular to the pink period, to the blue period but, above all, to his synthetic cubism and his analytic cubism. 70s - 80s My 70s and 80s are characterised by compositions that capture the new aspects studied from various perspectives and concern figures, landscapes and still-lifes. Figures often outlined in black (ivory black). From this period remains a chromaticism of warm colours, made of earth and ochres. From the compositional point of view in all external subjects there is always a cloud, also surrounded by black, often with triangular quills of Cubist memory. The Architectural Degree in Florence along with the first work experiences before the definitive return to my hometown Manfredonia (1984) marked a very important stage for my growth and my relationship with the Apulian (Puglia) territory. 90s - 00s At the beginning of the 90s the figuration becomes essential, the colours more ironed and with clear backgrounds. The subjects, especially still-lifes and landscapes, are immersed in a dreamlike imagination. Almost unreal, this synthetic compositions are represented in a metaphysical key. This is my period with cadmium yellow and cadmium yellow-orange, which will accompany me from there on. Hence the growing curiosity towards the archaeological reality of my territory lead me to the study of the famous Stele Daunie, stone slabs of the IX-IV century. B.C. The unique symbolism of these steles prompted me to deepen the historical studies and researches from which in the 1990s and 2000s several artworks on canvas, on ceramics and in engraved Apricena stone were made. 2010 - 2020 Since 2010 my research has extended to the use of poor materials (such as twine, cardboard, wood) and therefore to the use of mixed techniques, always accompanied by the presence of my "trademark" represented by the cloud. Currently my passion for historical-artistic studies and research on the symbolisms and graphics of the Dauni and Camuni (ancient Italic peoples from the north centre-east) has made me particularly interested to the study the Aboriginal art techniques and language. In all these years my reference teachers have been different, some examples are Tommaso Adabbo (my first mentor), Franco Troiano (longtime friend and student of Renato Guttuso), Gerardo Gerardi (former teacher at the Brera Art Academy in Milan) and Vittorio Maria di Carlo (neo-cubist artist, who passed away not long ago). https://www.francosammarco.com/home daily 1.0 2021-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1628923130300-LUB5CUQIE892F31K08AT/Atelier-2020.jpg Home https://www.francosammarco.com/it/biografia daily 0.75 2021-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1591331389425-7821FWHK01S0LQRKPNYH/franco-sammarco.jpg Biografia - Percorso Artistico. Nel 1971 un carissimo amico mi regalò una monografia su Pablo Picasso, fu amore a prima vista e da quel momento iniziai a interessarmi sempre di più all’artista catalano. In particolare al periodo rosa, al periodo blu ma, soprattutto, al cubismo sintetico e al cubismo analitico. Anni 70 - 80 I miei anni ’70 e ’80 sono caratterizzati da composizioni che colgono i nuovi aspetti studiati da vari punti prospettici e riguardano figure, paesaggi e nature morte. Figure spesso contornate di nero (nero d’avorio). Di questo periodo resta un cromatismo di colori caldi, fatti di terre e ocre. Dal punto di vista compositivo in tutti soggetti esterni è presente sempre una nuvola, anch'essa contornata di nero, spesso con aculei triangolari di memoria cubista. La laurea in architettura a Firenze e le esperienze lavorative prime del definitivo ritorno a Manfredonia (1984) segnano una tappa molto importante per la mia crescita e il mio rapporto con il territorio pugliese. Anni 90 - 00 Agli inizi degli anni ’90 la figurazione diviene essenziale, i colori più stirati e con campiture nette. I soggetti, soprattutto nature morte e paesaggi, si trovano immersi in un immaginario onirico. Composizioni sintetiche quasi irreali, rappresentate in chiave metafisica. Questo il mio periodo con giallo di cadmio e giallo di cadmio arancio, che mi accompagneranno da li in poi. Da qui la sempre maggiore curiosità verso la realtà archeologica del mio territorio mi portano allo studio delle famose Stele Daune, lastre in pietra lavorate del IX-IV sec. A.C.. Il simbolismo unico di queste stele mi ha spinto ad approfondire studi e ricerche storiche dalle quali negli anni ’90 e 2000 sono nate diverse opere su tela, su ceramica e in pietra di Apricena incisa. Anni 2010 - 20 Dal 2010 la mia ricerca si estende all’uso di materiali poveri (come spago, cartone, legno) e quindi all’impiego di tecniche miste, sempre accompagnate dalla presenza del mio “marchio di fabbrica” rappresentato dalla nuvola. Attualmente la mia passione per gli studi e le ricerche storico-artistiche sui simbolismi e graficismi dei Dauni e dei Camuni (popoli italici) mi ha fatto avvicinare particolarmente alla conoscenza delle tecniche e del linguaggio dell’arte Aborigena. In tutti questi anni sono stati diversi i miei maestri di riferimento, alcuni esempi sono Tommaso Adabbo (mio primo mentore), Franco Troiano (amico di lunga data e allievo di Renato Guttuso), Gerardo Gerardi (già’ docente all’Accademia di Brera a Milano) e Vittorio Maria di Carlo (artista neo-cubista, deceduto da qualche anno). https://www.francosammarco.com/artworks/atelier-2020 daily 0.75 2021-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1628923130300-LUB5CUQIE892F31K08AT/Atelier-2020.jpg Atelier 2020 - QR Link https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1591328158799-7S7L5UVWW9V1EIIK9KLL/Atelier2020_001.png Atelier 2020 - QR Link https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1591328176282-EKN4X7OKSQL68M4E33EV/Atelier2020_002.png Atelier 2020 - QR Link https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1591414951864-1PNL2EB79HWS2C43BFUH/Atelier2020-003.png Atelier 2020 - QR Link https://www.francosammarco.com/en/artworks daily 0.75 2021-08-14 https://www.francosammarco.com/en/artworks/still-life-with-panama-hat monthly 0.5 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9b840e220c952f1734b33/1591329142336-CEVGO9QMBMRNXOQV8RND/Natura-morta-panama_0010.jpg Artworks - 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