Francesco Clemente, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Francesco Clemente

Italian painter

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1952

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Profession: artist, painter

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Francesco Clemente (born 23 March 1952) is an Italian contemporary artist.
He has lived at various times in Italy, in India, and in New York City.
Some of his work is influenced by the traditional art and culture of India.
He has worked in various artistic media including drawing, fresco, graphics, mosaic, oils and sculpture.
He was among the principal figures in the Italian Transavanguardia movement of the 1980s, which was characterised by a rejection of Formalism and conceptual art and a return to figurative art and Symbolism.