Artworks by Marco Modiano

Born in 1968 in Italy, Marco Modiano is a self-taught painter with more than three decades of artistic exploration. In his works, he combines vibrant elements of humanity and human experiences with colourful themes, exploring the delicate boundary between realism and expressionism. Guided by both instinct and structure, his work seeks to reveal the emotional and material presence of the human figure through an expressive approach to figuration, developed through additions and erasures, in a play of mass and line.

Influenced by painters such as Cézanne, Munch, Liepke, and various film directors, he pursues a lasting emotional resonance through simplified forms of representation that often preserve only the essential. His exploration extends into the very language of visual art―graphic choices, compositions, and textures―which he investigates particularly through the nuanced qualities of oil painting.

His practice is driven by a constant exploration of humanity through moments of joy or connection. His works tell stories of people living their lives with their own habits in absolute freedom, sometimes becoming provocative while always maintaining a sense of confidence.

He has always been passionate about film and photography. He spent much of his life working as a photographer, mainly in portraiture. His paintings are inspired by photographic imagery and the visual narratives from cinema.

Marco Modiano is a pseudonym, and his main pursuit is to feel the figure alive.