ABYSSES & LARYRINTHS

MAKING ART 

IS AN ACT OF COMMUNICATION.

MAKING ART, 

IT'S THE WAY I CHOOSE

TO APPREHEND THE WORLD.

WELCOME TO FRANCESCA PENSERINI'S WORLD... 

In my creative process, I like to combine drawing and sculpture where elements present their surfaces marked by the multiple passages of the tool on the material or chalk on the drawn surface. Thus, the conceptualization of the work and its media adopts a creative approach that recalls ancient structures and processes

Evolution leaves its mark on living tissue and its constitutive structure adopts characteristics related to its functions.  Revealing the relationship between matter and the identity that transits and reconfigures through it, allows me to sublimate graphic surfaces and volumetric constructions by placing them in interrelation in space. Drawing and sculpture thus offer the elements of a dialogue that exacerbates the tactile quality of textures and brings a balance between the intuitive and the rational. 

WHO IS FRANCESCA PENSERINI ?

From Italian origins, Francesca Penserini lives and works in Montreal and Magog. After graduating from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1984, she continued her studies in Florence and Chicago.

 As a child, she was passionate about drawing and sculpture naturally settled in her career. Over time, she experimented with several production techniques: modeling, assembly, moulding and subtractive woodcarving. She is inspired by complex ancestral methods that she adapts according to her creative needs. She is fond of modeling materials such as plaster, wax and clay. Her creations take the form of installations where the staged elements reveal surfaces marked by the recurring passage of the tool through the material. Without doubt, the family legacy of her mother who was a seamstress.

Intimately linked to nature, the works of Francesca Penserini take a look at the ephemeral, the cycle of life, the passing of time, leaving its erosive imprint on being and on object.

Sandra Miville, 2020

Francesca lives and works in Montreal and Magog. She has completed a B.F.A. at Concordia University in Montreal; MA at Villa Schifanoia in Florence and M.F.A. at the Chicago School of the Art Institute. Her work has been presented in many exhibitions: Quebec’s International Linen Biennale in Portneuf; Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Center in Valcourt; Rouyn-Noranda MA Museum; Montreal’s Maisons de la culture network and Circa art actuel. Her work has been presented in United States, Germany and Italy.