Hello!
My name is Francesca Boni, a freelance traditional illustrator and mural artist based in Bergamo, Italy.
My name is Francesca Boni, a freelance traditional illustrator and mural artist based in Bergamo, Italy.
My visual language is based on evocative metaphors designed to convey abstract and complex themes, making them tangible through symbolic imagery.
I enjoy infusing my artwork with organic shapes and graceful human figures interacting with natural elements and ancestral symbology, borrowed by a variety of cultural traditions that share universal archetypal motive.
I am mainly fascinated by projects that explore the human condition and its relationship with nature through the lens of human sciences, but I am always open to new creative challenges.
For commission inquiries, collaborations or just to share ideas,
please get in touch!
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please get in touch!
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CREATIVE PROCESS
It all starts in my sketchbook, where I draw the very first rough sketches with a pencil, exploring the composition to best communicates the essence of the theme. For the final artwork I use a combination of traditional media: mainly gouache, watercolour and pencils. Colour plays a huge role of the process as I use it expressively to evoke particular meanings or emotions.
SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
The symbolic nature of my work is influenced by a variety of ancient cultures and traditions around the world. Their dances, rituals, crafts, garments, colours, mythology and fairytales are the fuel of my creative practice. I also enjoy watching animals documentaries and being in contact with nature, which both inspire my exploration of colour and organic shapes, too.
MURALS
I am also a traveling mural artist who believes that art can bring people together to generate powerful change. Mural art has been giving me the opportunity to employ my creative skills to give a voice to local communities and spread awareness about social and environmental challenges that we are facing nowadays.
So far I have painted murals in UK, Spain, Italy and Romania, and I am open to travel worldwide for these incredible projects!
EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Illustration - 1st class degree holder, Falmouth University.
Download my full CV francille.hello@gmail.com
EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Illustration - 1st class degree holder, Falmouth University.
Download my full CV francille.hello@gmail.com