RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK - Francesco Clemente

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Gregory & Ernest Disney-Britton

Francesco Clemente talking about his exhibition "India" at Vito Schnabel Projects

When painter Francesco Clemente first visited India in 1971, he left so inspired that he studied Hindu spiritualism for the next four decades. Clemente’s example has been instructive to Ernest who remains spellbound by his one visit to Senegal in 2004. For his newest exhibition, Francesco Clemente: India at Vito Schnabel Projects, the artist created four large map paintings of India using Hindu symbols including skulls, fish, marigold flowers, and a traditional sari. Francesco Clemente's forty-year study of Hinduism makes him our artist of the week.

NEWS OF 2008-2019 from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Ancient stolen Buddha statues returned to Afghanistan [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: “The New Gospel,” by Swiss-born director Milo Rau [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: Francesco Clemente's "India I” (2019) in New York City [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Dana Awartani’s sacred art on display in Abu Dhabi [More News]
• Jewish Art of Week: Yitzchok Moully's “Spread Your Light–To The Street” [More News]

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Francesco Clemente's "India IV" (2019); Oil on canvas 96 x 92 inches

Francesco Clemente's "India II" (2019); Oil on canvas 96 inches x 92 inches

Francesco Clemente's "India III" (2019); Oil on canvas 96 inches x 92 inches

Francesco Clemente's "India I” (2019); Oil on canvas 96 inches x 92 inches