Franco Testa

Franco Testa was born, and works, in Ascoli Piceno. Having graduated from the Ascoli Piceno Institute of Arts and having qualified for teaching, he spent several years as a teacher of Plastic Decoration in Castelli, in L'Aquila and in Ascoli Piceno. After initial figurative experiences he started an iconographic research into Pop and Optical Arts. In more recent years colour has been the favourite motif of his compositions, the range of reds in particular and, amongst these, the &quot;Pompeian red&quot; has become a symbol of a time crossing, in the sense that it tends to dematerialize into a pure memory data that, nonetheless, does not rub out the historical reference and whateven behavioural rites and sensual blandishments belong to it. Franco Testa has taken part in several exhibitions in Italy and abroad with high praises for the originality of his proposals.<br /><br />Ci sono sovrapposizioni, trasparenze, effetti, compenetrazioni geometriche, dove dimostrazione differenti cappe e strutture che profilano la vita. <br />Esibisce la visione del verde smeraldo che rinchiude la presentazione della volont&agrave; di andare oltre le limitazioni. Mentre l'azzurro intenso esibisce la…