The Backpacker by Francesco Clemente

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The Backpacker by Francesco Clemente

The Backpacker
2012
Neo-Expressionism
Pigment on Linen

‘The Backpacker’ presents eighteen identical male figures in reds, blues, and greys attired in business suits with a backpack. They are walking along a beige platform and then down the side of it. A rusty, grimy wall is behind them. The forward motion of the montage allows the figures to demonstrate a sense of purpose within their bleak surroundings.

Francesco Clemente 1952-

Francesco Clemente
Neo-Expressionism
Born: 23 March 1952, Naples, Italy
Nationality: Italian

Clemente is a contemporary artist. He has lived in Italy, India, and New York City. He was among the principal figures of the Italian Transacanguardia movement of the 1980s which rejected formalist and conceptual art in favour of a return to Symbolism and figurative art

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I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.

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