Francesco Maluta

Francesco Maluta (Lovere, 1983) lives and works in Milan. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Francesco Maluta’s fabulous bestiary throws us with irony in the tragedy of childhood, between the epic majesty of indomitable wild beasts and the reassuring and yet goofing domesticity of stuffed animals.The oil paintings, whether they are great epic narratives or small scenes, are marked by a range of colours between the acid tones of yellow–green and deep–brown–purple cleverly intertwined to show an apocalyptic vision of the world, crossed by sparks of hope.
Often the titles of the works reveal the mocking character of the artist, which leaves us waiting for an unexpected ending, whether redeeming or catastrophic, it is not known. But freed from any metaphysical transcendence, Francesco Maluta’s playful world makes us think of the bestial banality of the human affairs.
Barbara Garatti

He has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions at Casa Capra, Schio (2019), the Fonderia Artistica Battaglia of Milan (2018), TRA Treviso Ricerca Arte (2018) and Orto Botanico of Siena (2018). Collective exhibitions include: Museo d’Arte Moderna Ugo Carà of Muggia  (1996–2019, 2019), Museo Santa Maria of Scala di Siena (2018), Galleria Monitor of Rome (Torre Maluttona – Mercato Babelico, 2018), Collezione Zoologia of Comerio (2017), Dimora Artica in Milan (2016), the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice (99ma Collettiva Giovani Artisti, 2015). In 2017 Maluta was the finalist of Premio Fondazione Francesco Fabbri and the winner of Premio TRA Treviso Ricerca Arte; in 2018 was finalist of Premio Combat and in 2019 he was among the winners of Premio YICCA International Contest of Contemporary Art. He has participated in numerous residencies and workshops including: Grand Tour en Italie, San Gimignano (2019); VIR Viafarini–in–residence, Milan (2017); Madeinfinlandia, Pergine Valdarno (2015); Penthouse Art Space Residency, Bruxelles (2015).