“That moment when the person actually dictates the way I do the portrait is when the intimacy arrives.” WayPersonsMomentsIntimacyThat MomentPortraits Author:Francesco Clemente
“My portraits are half what I see and the other half is invented or dictated by the person and the painting.” PersonsHalfPaintingInventionPortraitsOther Half Author:Francesco Clemente
“I never paint a portrait from a photograph, because a photograph doesn't give enough information about what the person feels.” GivingFeelsPersonsEnoughInformationPaintPhotographPortraitsPortraiture Author:Francesco Clemente
“A photograph to me is always a reminder of how the person was on a certain day in that certain light fixed. When I look at a watercolor of that same person, it seems to me alive, more open than a photograph.” LooksPersonsLightSeemsCertainAlivePhotographFixedRemindersWatercolors Author:Francesco Clemente
“It is very scary to think mechanically about someone you know. That means that the second time you meet a person is useless. Which I tend to believe anyway.” ThinkingKnowsBelieveMeanPersonsScaryUseless Author:Francesco Clemente
“When I look at a drawing of a person, I look at that person as living.” LooksPersonsDrawing Author:Francesco Clemente
