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A graduate of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Foggia, Francesco Grillo's paintings are best placed within a figurative context where metaphysical and surrealistic forces are at work. His paintings are an expression of an inner world where faces and objects and estran ged from their original context and given a suspension- ike status.

Francesco Grillo’s works put across a deep message, a message about the humanity of art and beauty, which go over the technology, over the digital icons of a cybernetic cold and anonymous space.

Accademia Apulia has asked Francesco Grillo rhe following questions:

Which is the most interesting aspect of your job?

I am an artist and as such my creations can influence both positively and negative those around me.

Which artist, past or present, would you say is particularly inspiring?

Undoubtedly, Caravaggio, Picasso’s 'Guernica', followed by Italy’s 1400 headed by Bellini (whose characters have such a contemporary feel stll) and William Kentridge.

Is there a ‘nationality’ that better appreciates art, your work?

I don’t believe there is a nationality that can better appreciate my paintings. The old Latin saying 'Nemo Profeta in Patria ' may be true, but to make it at higher levels artists have always moved where the economy has been the strogest: Rome in 1600, Paris in 1800, New York in 1900 and more recently London.   

Which of your paintings better represent you and why?

Each work fully represents a specific time of my life, good and bad, that has made me the person that I am. I would say that each work is important.

Which is your favourite book? And film?

‘The Fractal Geometry of Nature’ (1982) by Mandelbrot.
'Big Fish ' directed by Tim Burton.
Musica? Metheny , Sakamoto ,Sylvian ...

What are your plans for the future?

I would like my work to be known in London as well as in other parts of the world.

You may wish to read other painters' interviews:Stuart Morle, Andrea Rossi, Eleonora De Giuseppe, Max Viccardi, Angelica Romanazzi, Gianluca Darkan, Cosimo Terlizzi,  Vito Savino

Which is the most interesting aspect of your job?

I am an artist and as such my creations can influence both positively and negative those around me.

Which artist, past or present, would you say is particularly inspiring?

Undoubtedly, Caravaggio, Picasso’s 'Guernica', followed by Italy’s 1400 headed by Bellini (whose characters have such a contemporary feel stll) and William Kentridge.

Is there a ‘nationality’ that better appreciates art, your work?

I don’t believe there is a nationality that can better appreciate my paintings. The old Latin saying 'Nemo Profeta in Patria ' may be true, but to make it at higher levels artists have always moved where the economy has been the strogest: Rome in 1600, Paris in 1800, New York in 1900 and more recently London.   

Which of your paintings better represent you and why?

Each work fully represents a specific time of my life, good and bad, that has made me the person that I am. I would say that each work is important.

Which is your favourite book? And film?

‘The Fractal Geometry of Nature’ (1982) by Mandelbrot.
'Big Fish ' directed by Tim Burton.
Musica? Metheny , Sakamoto ,Sylvian ...

What are your plans for the future?

I would like my work to be known in London as well as in other parts of the world.