Artist: Eugenio Franzò
Title: The City of Children
Type: Original artwork – unique piece
Medium and support: Oil, charcoal, recycled paper and India ink on canvas mounted on a wooden frame
Dimensions: 100 × 80 cm – landscape orientation
Year: 2015
Description of the artwork
In The City of Children, Eugenio Franzò constructs a layered urban vision, suspended between memory, imagination and collective narrative. The composition unfolds as a pictorial collage in which graphic marks, figurative fragments and barely suggested architectures coexist in a dynamic balance between order and expressive freedom.
The canvas is traversed by arches and architectural structures reminiscent of squares, porticos and ideal cities. These elements create a kind of visual stage where stylized human figures and children's faces appear, symbolic evocations of childhood as a place of authenticity, dreams and spontaneity.
The mixed technique used by the artist — combining oil, charcoal, recycled paper and India ink — creates a surface rich in material layers. The applied papers emerge as fragments of urban memory, while the charcoal marks trace nervous and vital lines that guide the viewer's gaze.
The color palette alternates intense reds, deep purples and vibrant blues, creating emotional contrasts that amplify the narrative tension of the work. Color is not merely a decorative element, but becomes an emotional structure: bright fields and overlapping transparencies suggest movement, energy and life.
The City of Children does not represent a real city, but a symbolic city, constructed through the free and visionary gaze of childhood. It is a space where memory, imagination and reality intertwine, reminding the viewer that every city truly lives only through the people who inhabit it and the dreams that traverse it.
Originality and authenticity
Original artwork already created, unique piece. The purchase concerns the artwork described in the listing, not a reproduction or a new creation upon request.
The artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Micol Art Gallery and documentation from the artist.
Preparation and shipping
The artwork is shipped directly by Micol Art Gallery. After order confirmation, it is prepared for transport with professional protective packaging for original artworks. No production time is required: the original is already completed.
Copyright
Copyright and reproduction rights remain with the artist. The purchase of the physical artwork does not involve the transfer of reproduction rights.
Color rendering
On-screen viewing may result in slight color differences compared to the physical artwork.
Micol Art Gallery – Arte4R Project
Eugenio Franzò is part of the contemporary artists' circuit of the Micol Art Gallery – Arte4R project, dedicated to promoting contemporary art and regenerating spaces through original artwork.
