Francesco Cuomo

Francesco Cuomo was born in Eboli, a small town nestled in the hills of Salerno. From an early age he learned to breathe in the breeze from the mountains, listening to the melodies of the sea. He grew up among shades of green and blue, kissed by the sun and surrounded by beauty. His soul is restless, enthusiastic, in love and perhaps a little crazy. When he was very young he moved to Siena to study at university and fell in love. From that first love, his first work 'Uno' (One) was born, the one that allowed him to discover that painting and writing are visceral needs for himself, which often mix together to narrate the universes he keeps within.

Brushstrokes, like words, have the ability to bring out his true self to tell the world, to tell you. Francesco's works speak of his universe, they tell that creative process that is born within and that need to externalize. They nourish his essence and allow him to live. By giving life to a new work, he gives life to himself and at the same time, create art that must be experienced in the first person. Precisely for this reason, Francesco's art is not afraid of judgements, it is not shaken by expectations, because it is suddenly born as an act of liberation, as the outpouring of emotions that cannot remain dormant. It is free and therefore light, lively, enthusiastic. It is whimsical and colourful, just as his soul is, and it only feels fulfilled when it is not understood according to artistic rules, but is read as a mirror of something inside. And it is then that his art stops being his and becomes that of others. It is at that point that his art is truly lived. Everyone reads something of themselves in it and in that instant that piece of art takes on a meaning that even he could never have imagined. It is like magic, an enchantment, it cannot be explained and in its mystery it makes everything incredibly wonderful.

Over the years, Francesco's works with strong and decisive colors have caught the attention of important contemporary art collectors such as Coveri, Colombo (Colmar), Del Vecchio (Luxottica), Overi (Formitalia Luxury Group) with whom he has collaborated on projects and exhibitions. He also has been involved in incredible initiatives, such as Unicef's charity exhibition Sagome 547, for which he created an exclusive contemporary artwork. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Customs and Monopolies Agency, one of the three tax agencies of the State, commissioned Francesco to produce its institutional calendar. The collaboration involved the production of 12 exclusive works of art, associated with each month of the year, and a work representing Piazza Mastai, the Agency's headquarters. A project that linked the Customs Agency to art.

Some of his works were also chosen for the set design of the film 'Tonight is still ours.' by Paolo Genovese, produced by Italian International Film. Over ten of Francesco's contemporary works were chosen for the fiction 'Amiche Mie' by Paolo Genovese, produced by Mediaset. For five consecutive editions, Francesco Cuomo took care of and realized the image of the Medfilm Festival, creating an indissoluble bond with the Roman event.