FRANCIONI MASTROMARINO
Genesis of the Giant Genie
The portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci, icon and contemporary art
Steel armor, tons of clay and months of work, Leonardo's face comes to life.
Leonardo, contemporary art and icon
Leonardo da Vinci, the symbol
The sculpture of Leonardo Da Vinci's senile face has been an object of study for us for many years.
Inspired by his famous self-portrait, we created his three-dimensional image through clay modeling, an icon that brings contemporary art closer to the general public.
Trying to grasp, in addition to the somatic features, also the nature of the Artist and the Genius, we soon realized that the figure would become the symbol from which to start our desire to "work big". His image, a global and timeless icon, has made us known as the authors of gigantism through the largest representation of his face in the world.
In 2019, during the celebrations of the five hundredth anniversary of the death of Da VInci, our Big Leo, in his 5 meters of height, traveled in Tuscany and Lombardy, finally arriving in Pavia in 2021 at the Riso Scotti company.
LEONARDO
Eleonora Francioni and Antonio Mastromarino
Year= 2011/21
Materials = hydroresin, steel and corten
Measurements = 5.10x3.85x3.85 metres
Single piece
SUSTAINABLE ART
Our research
Our decades of research, based on the use of increasingly eco-sustainable materials, has led us to create works with a reduced environmental impact.
Thanks to the placement of the large sculpture depicting the face of Leonardo da Vinci at the Riso Scotti company in Pavia, an important collaboration was born which allowed us to experiment with waste materials from rice processing.
LEONARDO
Eleonora Francioni and Antonio Mastromarino
Year= 2021
Materials= rice husk and/or husk ash and hydroresin
Measurements = 58x41x48 cm
Print run = 8 copies plus 2 pda
LEONARDO
Eleonora Francioni and Antonio Mastromarino
Year= 2021
Materials = rice husk and hydroresin or eco-mortar
Measurements = 47x25x22 cm
Print run = 8 copies plus 2 pda
LEONARDO
Eleonora Francioni and Antonio Mastromarino
Year= 2021
Materials= terracotta and rice husk
Measurements = 47x25x22 cm
Print run = 8 copies plus 2 pda
LEONARDO'S LIBRARY
Knowledge, culture and travel accompanied the Genius throughout his life and were a source of inspiration. Leonardo's library is estimated to consist of 200 volumes, so many books that he carried with him until his death in France. As Newton wrote centuries later, "If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants." Today's discoveries are the result of the mistakes and successes of the past. This is our book sculpture of passed down knowledge.
Ph Florian D'Angelo
LEONARDO'S LIBRARY
Eleonora Francioni and Antonio Mastromarino
Year= 2020
Materials= books
Measurements = 60x60x30 cm
Single piece
Sculpture in Chianti
Leonardo in Gianni's Woods
Permanently located in Gianni Bandinelli's "Bosco d'Arte", in Chianti, this metal mesh sculpture is integrated into an enchanting path immersed in the greenery of the forest, numerous sculptures by contemporary artists create a magical synergy with the surrounding environment
LEONARDO
Eleonora Francioni and Antonio Mastromarino
Year= 2015
Materials = hydroresin and steel
Measurements = 3x270x280 meters
Single piece
The measure of Genius
From macro to mega
Different sizes and materials, the study on Leonardo continues...
Leonardo on display
Events dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci with our works
There are two large sculptures created on Leonardo da Vinci.
The first, in steel and hydro-resin, approximately 3 meters high, was presented for the first time in 2014 at Palazzo Mediceo in Seravezza (LU) on the front lawn. It was subsequently exhibited inside the Horticultural Garden of Florence for "ArtGarden" and the following year found a permanent location at the "Bosco d'Arte" Bandinelli in Greve in Chianti (FI).
The second, made of hydroresin and over 4 meters high, in 2019 took part in the urban exhibition of the Municipality of Pontedera (PI) Art for not sleeping - Moti dell'anima - Tributo a Leonardo, curated by Alberto Bartalini. Also in 2019 the sculpture was exhibited at the Palazzo Medici in Seravezza for Cibart and finally in Piazza del Municipio in Pavia for the Looking for Monna Lisa exhibition which ended in June 2020 with a catalog edited by Valerio Dheò. The work was acquired in 2021 by the Riso Scotti company in Pavia.
In 2019, some small works, again portraying the face of Leonardo Da Vinci, are exhibited in the collective "Musiva Week", at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Galleria delle Carrozze - Florence
