Gianfranco Fusari - Brief Biographical Information

I was born in 1945 in Chiampo (Vicenza), small artisan village in Veneto region, north-eastern area  of Italy with Venice as capital.

My father was a sculptor who specialized in marble, and there is a profound artistic background from maternal part of our family; various ancestors were painters and sculptors. The great-grandfather of maternal grandfather, Angelo Pizzi, enjoyed a particular confidence of Napoleon, who nominated him after the conquest of Venice in 1797 to the post of Director of Accademia di Belle Arti. Angelo Pizzi designed the Napoleonic Aisle in Piazza San Marco, which is located in front of San Marco Cathedral in Venice.

I have lived and worked in Venice, Verona and Lazise on Garda Lake. Since 1998 I have been in Venice and Bassano del Grappa, a small, picturesque town in the foothills of the Alps in north-east Italy. The town is famous for its Ponte Vecchio (a covered wooden bridge of the XV century) by Palladio and its ancient Castle (XI century).

The female nude is my favorite genre and has been my concentration during the last few years. It’s a great satisfaction to capture and to transmit that imperceptible mix of harmonious elegance and sensual beauty that only a female body can express. That’s why the figure of the model is very important for me. Her support is fundamental in an art work creation. In a certain sense, she is a co-author of my drawings.

I have my works in many private (Germany, Austria, Denmark, England and US) and public (Washington County Museum of Fine Arts and Bass Museum of Art of Miami) collections throughout the world. Additionally, my work is represented by various American, British, German, Spanish, Austrian, Finnish and other European art galleries.

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Updated: 12/04/2005