Francesco Maria Pieri

FRANCESCO MARIA PIERI ( Castagneto Carducci 1941 -  Livorno 1989 ) - PostMacchiaioli School

For many years he worked in Livorno and from a very young age he was part of the Labronico Group. Linked to the theme of the landscape, which he created with strength, vibrant and full-bodied brushstrokes, study of perspective and light.
He has been able to sensitively grasp the colors of the seasons, the red and burnt tones, the work of man, the silence of the farmhouses.
Landscapes and seascapes, but also still lifes or compositions with rural life objects and fruits, are painted almost with a hyper-realistic technique.
Speaking of his art, he expressed himself as follows....." In Livorno I learned to work, painting the walls of Venice (district of Livorno), the boats, the sky, breathing the south-west wind, looking for the color of the sea among the rocks, the shining of a wave, and in Livorno I love to exhibit my paintings, as if out of a love that keeps me - I of the land - for the sea and its things. And for old, real, working-class Livorno, I would like it to be a modest homage it's true, but sincere and wholeheartedly my passion and my work....."
He has exhibited in various Italian cities, his works are found in numerous national and international collections.
Reviews of his painting have appeared in newspapers and periodicals, both Tuscan and national, in the mid-eighties he stayed for a period in Hawaii where he painted and presented his works in exhibitions, obtaining acclaim.
Bibliography
Comanducci Archive, Donzelli, Livorno Painters, Second Twentieth Century, 1987, www.comanducci.it - Universal Dictionary of Fine Arts.