Francesco Clemente Italy, b. 1952
"Love" Master, 2017
a pair of two mirrored ladies in plaster
147 x 75 x 45 cm
57 13/16 x 29 8/16 x 17 11/16 in
57 13/16 x 29 8/16 x 17 11/16 in
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Francesco Clemente was born in 1952 in Naples, Italy. He went to Rome to study architecture, where he met friend and mentor Alighiero Boetti who encouraged a career in art....
Francesco Clemente was born in 1952 in Naples, Italy. He went to Rome to study architecture, where he met friend and mentor Alighiero Boetti who encouraged a career in art.
Clemente is considered to be one of the leaders of neo-expressionism. He is greatly influenced by mysticism, traditional art and the culture of India. His subjects––particularly the female form and his own image––explore themes surrounding eroticism, myth, and spirituality, with non-western symbols characterizing his dream-like work. ‘Love’ depicts two mirrored figures with cloud shaped heads, each contemplating the reflection of their own selves in the other, exploring the idea of self-admiration.
His work is shown and collected by major institutions including the Guggenheim Museum in New York and Bilbao, MoMA, New York, and Tate Modern, London.
Clemente is considered to be one of the leaders of neo-expressionism. He is greatly influenced by mysticism, traditional art and the culture of India. His subjects––particularly the female form and his own image––explore themes surrounding eroticism, myth, and spirituality, with non-western symbols characterizing his dream-like work. ‘Love’ depicts two mirrored figures with cloud shaped heads, each contemplating the reflection of their own selves in the other, exploring the idea of self-admiration.
His work is shown and collected by major institutions including the Guggenheim Museum in New York and Bilbao, MoMA, New York, and Tate Modern, London.