14 June 2021
2021 Attracchi 143x90cm olio su tela

Monday 14th June 2021 – Moorings

A few weeks ago I held a workshop in a primary school on this theme of moorings. The idea of ​​the art teacher was to leave a positive message to the two fifth classes (53 children in all) for the end of the school year. It was a really intense and fascinating moment! During the first part of the morning I painted a picture in front of them and I told how these recent works on the moorings were born. […]
7 May 2018
2018-Oceano-100x100cm-olio-su-tela-francesco-zavatta

Monday 7th May 2108 – Ocean

I painted the picture of this Monday last week, in front of the children of a kindergarten. I tried to show to these children how an artwork is born, from the white canvas, to the preparation of colors, to the last nuance. In the foreground I inserted some red veins to give a sense of the deep abyss of the ocean. Painting in front of the children was a very beautiful experience, because thanks to their candor and openness my […]
20 March 2017

Monday 20th March 2017 – Open Sea

Last Saturday I did a performance during the OpenDay of the ITS Foundation in San Paolo D’Argon, near Bergamo. I brought a canvas and an easel and, during the confirmation, I started to paint a picture that I completed after four hours. Thinking about the subject – you can see it below- I wanted to send a strong message to the students: launch yourself in the open sea, give space to your desires and jump, certain that on the horizon there is always something […]