Portraiture – Philautia – Oil, Acrylic and Paint Contemporary Art – Giclée Prints available – Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella
Artist: Francesca Apicella
Philautia
“The word Philautia comes from the Greek meaning self love. Inspired by the ongoing battle with my health, I took to the creation of this piece. The idea that physically being able to create something beautiful would help me appreciate being in a body that didn’t work properly.”
Francesca Apicella
Art Medium: Oil, Acrylic and Paint Pen on Wooden Panel
Giclée Prints available. From £70 for 30cm x 40cm to £220 for 60cm x 80cm.
Bespoke Sizes available on request
Commissions Invited
Contact The Artist
Francesca Apicella
Slinfold, West Sussex
Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements
Please mention the Sussex Artists website
Email: missfrancescaapicella@gmail.com
Website: francescaapicella.com
Facebook: @missfrancescapicella
Instagram: @missfrancescaapicella
Gallery Of Art
About The Artist
Inspired by strong feminine attributes, she creates classic portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements.
Her work tends towards mixed-media paintings, composed of both oil and acrylic, among others.
Ultra-smooth wooden and metal panels are the chosen "canvas" for these art pieces, adding to the mystical, humanesque-like quality of the finished portrait. With the final piece uninterrupted by brush strokes and texture, this allows the artist to add minute details and a surreal-like finish that would have otherwise been unachievable.
Francesca has a background in 3D animation and studied Software Development for Animation, Games and Effects at the NCCA at Bournemouth University. This technical background has inspired some of the more mathematical and algorithmic elements of her work, whilst simultaneously incorporating classic portraiture techniques.
Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements
Francesca's Art Journey
Francesca was inspired to practice art after a long battle with chronic illness.
She was left completely bed-bound for 5 years and had to rely on others for everything. After various treatments failed, she turned to alternative therapies. One alternative medical practitioner advised her to return to one of her earliest passions, art.
What started as an uphill battle due to such severe allergies that required Francesca to paint wearing both a mask and gloves, turned into a beautiful escape into a world that was completely her own. Her first piece "Philautia", from the Greek meaning self-love, started off this adventure. The idea that physically creating something beautiful would help her appreciate being trapped in a body that didn't work properly. It was this piece that cemented the revelation that Francesca wanted to practice art professionally.
Each piece is a mirror of her journey, from "Serpentina", inspired from the ideas about progression and change, to "Aeonia, inspired by the ageless themes of infinite time and total freedom.
Exhibitions / Publications / Art Groups
Exhibitions:
2021 Holy Art London - The Art of Self-Regulation
2021 Tebbs Contemporary Gallery - Dreamscapes
2022 Pier Road Coffee and Art, Littlehampton - January Blues (forthcoming)
2022 Conclave Brighton (forthcoming)
Works are also displayed In Crawley and Eastbourne Hobbycraft
Publications:
2021 All About Horsham Magazine - Interview and Work/Studio Tour
Competitions and Awards:
2021 No Name Collective Gallery - Semi-finalist for the November Challenge
Art Societies:
Francesca is a Member of Horsham Artists.
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