Franco Marrocco. Ascent for Ascending

Santa Maria delle Grazie church in Milan hosts the exhibition Franco Marrocco. Ascesa per l’ascesi/Ascent for Ascending curated by Cesare Balbo with a brief testimonial by Marco Meneguzzo, in the Piccola Sacrestia (sacristy) del Bramante.
Franco Marrocco with the work “Ascesa/Ascent” (2012, mixed techniques on canvas, 240x180cm) expresses a moment of great focus on the theme of spirituality. At the centre of his artistic vision we find a perceptive sensation linked to an inner and spiritual dimension, which takes form giving life to a bright variety of colours, which assert itself in our eyes instinctively. In the works by Marrocco what is evident is the tension towards a better definition of the colour elements presented as “imaginary sensations” which evoke a lyrical abstraction. In his recent works Marrocco conveys an experience linked to thought, to a cosmic brightness which condenses past, present and future.