Francesco Clemente

Francesco Clemente's works are characterised by their experimentation with symbols, portraiture and the human figure. The Italian painter, who was born in Naples and later went on to live in India and New York, has an oeuvre that speaks volumes about his artistic collaborations with craftspeople, poets and visual artists from across the world. "There's a quote which says that you cannot see the circle if you don't step out of it. So to be the artist that I wanted to be, I had to step out of the

Strange Portraits: Portrait of a Young Boy Holding a Drawing