Born in Italy in 1990, Francesco Poiana studied Painting at Accademia di Belle Arti of Rome and Fine Arts at Central Saint Martins. He joined the Royal Drawing School in 2019.
The discovery and development of new techniques in printmaking and painting have become an essential part of his Master’s project. He has been involved in numerous project and exhibitions during his studies including Campari Creates “N100 and from 2019 he is collaborating with Messums Gallery, London. His works has been recently exhibited at Christie’s and acquired in the Royal Collection.
Poiana’s works represent an intimate voyage - towards the image of an intangibile place, imagined only in daydreams.
In the last two years, I have developed a series that I have named 'Terra di Dio’. These vulcanic islands are an idyllic symbol of curiosity and mystery, places I imagined before going there or where I have never been.
My plan for the residency leads to the creation of a new body of works on paper deepening the exploration further in this direction.
The starting point is always Nature. The first step for me is always the direct experience with the subject, immerging myself in the landscape and drawing from it is my greatest joy. The observation of nature offers me countless ideas and it is from this dialogue that the first responses are generated, which do not want to be a mimetic and retinal copy but depict themselves as a third entity, a child generated by the relationship with nature.
The procedure starts with the ‘hunter gatherer’ methodology, drawing and painting from nature. Paint and draw, because drawing becomes a complementary experience to painting, permitting one to collect a series of notes, and a plot to work on. Back in the studio, my plan is to develop and rethink at the first glimpses and add layers and intensity to the paint surface to obtain a more elaborate picture.
