Francesca DiMattio Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1981 -

Francesca DiMattio (born 1981) is an American artist born and based in New York City. She makes paintings that weave spaces using architectural, design, cultural and historical references. Patterns, textures and imagery combine to forge a logical cohesion from apparently disparate and chaotic elements. Larger mural works on canvas have been displayed in the Saatchi Gallery in London, Locust Projects in Miami, Salon 94 Bowery in NYC and the ICA in Boston. Through painting and the hybridizing of art and craft she has introduced a new dialogue with the past that has enlivened the contemporary world art scene. She received her BFA from the Cooper Union and MFA from Columbia University of the Arts in 2005.

In her latest works, recently exhibited at Salon 94 Bowery in March 2018, DiMattio fractures and reconfigures a wide array of references; she borrows from art history, children’s books, cartoons, pop culture, and craft. Though elements seem ready-made, she sculpts and paints everything by hand. Her sculptures become more complex and multifaceted—each angle revealing seemingly endless experimentations in ceramic and glazing techniques. Throughout each assemblage, DiMattio’s layering and fragmentation maps a crucial dialogue between cultures and styles, pointing to the plasticity of representation. Through shifts in scale, elements that are typically accents become primary. Things do not behave as expected. Tiny figurines appear over scaled, floral motifs become viral, and torsos morph from flora and fauna.