friendship, 1989

Francesco Clemente is an Italian artist whose work spans the globe. His focus is oil painting, pastels, watercolors, and printmaking. Francesco Clemente is part of the contemporary art movement, and many of his pieces are fragmentary, nomadic, and non-linear. He studied architecture for a short time at the University of Rome, and then went on to exhibit his drawings across Europe. His travels around the world, particularly to India, Tibet, and New York, culturally influenced many of his pieces. Clemente has had his work featured in a large number of international group and solo art exhibitions, including at Tokyo's Sezon Museum of Art, The Royal Academy in London, and New York's Guggenheim Museum. In 1998, his work was shown in the movie "Great Expectations". Francesco Clemente has the distinction of being a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and continues to have his paintings exhibited in renowned contemporary art venues. (Artist website)