Artist Spotlight - Carina Francioso — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Biography

Carina Francioso is a Canadian Italian fine artist with works held in private and corporate collections around the globe. Her meticulous attention to detail is demonstrated through her contemporary realist oil paintings. The theme of water in Carina’s work is inspired by many years boating with family on Georgian Bay and summers living on the coast of Salento, Italy.

Embodiment, 2022. Oil on aluminum composite material, 25x20".

Carina's art captures the calm, tumultuous, incessantly changing waters of the world, and expresses the beauty, power & fragility of this natural resource. Her relationship to water provoked the introduction of the female nude in water.

Nel palmo delle mie mani (In the palm of my hands), 2023. Oil on aluminum composite material, 24x16".

These works depict the connection between water and woman: the strength, fragility, power, healing, and life-giving qualities that both water and woman possess. Carina immortalizes her paintings with deep grace and delicacy, reflecting her constant inquiry into beauty--the natural, the physical, the spiritual.

Il grembo e i suoi diamanti (The womb and her diamonds), 2024. Oil on aluminum composite material, 21x17".

She has served as Juror on the Boynes Emerging Artist Award Panel and is the recipient of numerous art awards such as the Arcadia Contemporary Gallery Award. Her work was internationally broadcast on RAI Television and is featured in various publications such as American Art Collector and Art Renewal Center’s International Realism Salon Catalog.

Carezza eterna (Eternal Caress), 2024. Oil on aluminum composite material, 24x18".

Artist Statement

My art embodies the profound connection between humanity and the waters of the world. Through my hyperrealist oil paintings of seascapes that capture the dynamic interplay of light and water, and introspective self-portraits that express the link between water and femininity, I explore the hidden depths within both nature and self.

Liquid Gold, 2021. Oil on wood panel, 18x36".

Photographs are a point of departure for my work, capturing an instant in time, whereas my paintings capture weeks or months in time: the time of their making and the facture of every brush stroke. Each artwork invites viewers to dive into a world where emotion and reality converge, encouraging a deeper understanding of our place in the universe. The ebb and flow of the tides mirror the complexities of human life, making each piece a journey into the heart of existence.

Sotto lo stesso sole (Under the same sun), 2018. Oil on wood panel, 50x45".

As a contemporary painter I seek to express the gift of water and the importance of cherishing and preserving this natural resource. I work in the traditional medium of oil paints because when applied thinly, the blending capabilities can achieve and add detail, depth, and sensuality to my work, virtually with an invisible brushstroke.

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