Medusa
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11 x 15.55 in
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Medusa: work by contemporary artist Carlo Massimo Franchi, dedicated to the famous character from Greek mythology. The figure of Medusa, and in particular her head, is a subject that has left an indelible mark on the course of art, being depicted by the most celebrated artists. The daughter of two hideous sea monsters, Medusa was anciently depicted as a woman so beautiful that she fascinated all men: yet once they met the Gorgon's gaze, they were turned to stone. Franchi also reworks the subject, framing the face in a mass of tousled hair with serpentine features. The work is signed at lower right by the artist.
1961 Pavia, Italy
Carlo Massimo Franchi (Pavia 1961) graduated at Brera Accademy, where he knew his Master Salvatore Fiume. His early works are strongly influenced by Fiume. The series called Mediterranean women is the best example: sensual women with soft curves, in Oriental atmospheres.
During the later period his style changes in a painting characterized by bright and flat colours. He realizes many works on commission and the series of Kaleidos, in which Cubist influences and the refined line of classical Greek art are mixed up.
He exhibits his works in many Italian and foreign cities (Milan, Turin, Palermo... San Francisco, Los ANgeles, Las Vegas...).
Now he lived and works in Novara.
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