Francesco Barbieri
Francesco Barbieri (born in Pisa, Italy, 1976) is an internationally recognized artist working in contemporary post-graffitism.
With his work on canvas he has explored various topics borrowed from graffiti folklore. His production focuses on the creation of urban landscapes where the train and the railroad are often central elements. In his works he explores "the margins" of urban life, representing those no-man lands which one can find at the geographical and social borders of the city. With his unique visual language, Barbieri aims at conveying those same feelings that he experienced in the streets and that he has been exploring for years. Travelling has become one of the essential elements of his art: he visited several times, among others, Berlin and Stockholm in Europe, New York and S. Francisco in America, Beijing and Nanjing in China, with the desire to discover the hidden lives of modern metropolises.
Exhibitions:
2017 ABOUT CONCRETE AND STEEL solo show at MYM Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2017 LA CITTA' INDUSTRIALE IMMAGINATA solo show at Museo Piaggio, Pontedera, Italy
2017 RATS CRAWLING AROUND solo show curated by Giacomo Spazio at The Don Gallery, Milano, Italy
2017 OLTRE LA MURAGLIA : LA CINA E LE CITTA' DAL FUTURO group show at Museo della Grafica, Pisa, Italy
2016 FRANCESCO BARBIERI SOLO SHOW solo show at Viacavourcinquantasette, Pisa, Italy
2016 1984: EVOLUZIONE E RIGENERAZIONE DEL WRITING group show curated by Pietro Rivasi at Galleria Civica, Modena, Italy
2016 IDENTITA' RIFLESSA: dopo Nanjing solo show curated by Andrea Baldini at Galleria La Linea, Montalcino, Italy
2016 THE WAY YOU'RE TOLD TO LIVE solo show at Peekaboo, Pistoia, Italy
2016 LIVELLI group show at Galleria Varsi, Roma, Italy
2015 group show at Nanjing Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing, China
2015 JINGLING PROGRAM, artist in residence at Nanjing university, Nanjing, China
2015 CONTAMINAZIONI CONTEMPORANEE, solo show at Altroprogetto, Pisa, Italy
2015 group show at Galleria La Linea, Montalcino, Italy
2015 TERRA DI NESSUNO, solo show at Square23 Gallery, Torino, Italy
2014 LE CITTA' INVISIBILI, group show curated by Daniele Decia, Milano, Italy
2014 COLLETTIVA 42 group show at Studio Gennai, Pisa, Italy
2014 live painting at Internet Festival at CNR, Pisa, Italy
2014 INDOOR OUTDOOR ARTE URBANA A PISA group show at Centro SMS, Pisa, Italy
2014 REBIRTH/REBUILD group show at Beluga Art Project Space, Rutigliano, Italy
2014 TWENTEES group show curated by Francesco Nuvolari Passaquindici, Bari, Italy
2014 BRIDGE ART EXPERIENCE group show at Grauen Studio, Monza, Italy
2014 THE BEAUTY OF UGLINESS solo show at Studio D'Ars, Milano, Italy
2013 XXxXX group show at Studio D'Ars, Milano, Italy
2013 live painting at Comics Festival curated by Laboratorio 21, Lucca, Italy
2013 MINI MAXI URBAN ART group show curated by Vittore Baroni presso GAMC, Viareggio, Italy
2013 POSTUMI-RISULTATI DI ESPERIENZE INEBRIANTI, group show at Castello Visconteo-Sforzesco, Vigevano, Italy
2013 HINTERLAND: VISIONI LIQUIDE URBANE , solo show at Palazzo Pretorio, Vicopisano, Italy
2013 mural at ICONE5.9 (INTERNATIONAL STREET ART FESTIVAL), Modena, Italy
2013 LIBRO E SEGNALIBRI group show at Studio Gennai, Pisa, Italy
2012 performance with Diaboliko Coupè Inc. at Laboratorio 21, Viareggio, Italy
2012 SKETCH-VYNILS , group show curated by Alessandra Ioalè at Laboratorio 21, Viareggio, Italy
2012 ELECTRO BAU ART SHOW , group show at Magazzino 1B, Prato, Italy
2011 CONTROLLED CHAOS , group show at Cantiere San Bernardo, Pisa, Italy
2011 COSMIC FLOATING , solo show at Dispenser Milano Gallery, Milano, Italy
2010 MATERIA N.9 ESPOSIZIONE DI SEGNI NON TIPOGRAFICI , solo show at Cantiere San Bernardo, Pisa, Italy
2009 mural at Franco Serantini Library, Pisa, Italy
