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About Marica Quartuccia
Artist Statement
By representing the unknown African heroes who strive, and often risk their lives daily to ensure the respect of human dignity, I want to pay tribute to the sacred nature of their remarkable deeds, which preserve and enrich humanity.What matters is not for the painting to be beautiful but for it to accomplish what it was made for, that is to denounce injustice and show the incredible resilience and strength of those who fight it and dare to challenge the status quo. In the Egyptian civilization, the sculptor was the one who “kept alive.” Painting became the representation of sacred characters. In the same way, to me, the purpose of painting is to “keep alive” the often unknown heroes who tirelessly try to improve the lives of others in their community, in spite of hardship their face. To me, their lives are sacred and my work celebrates them with the hope that they will inspire others to action.
Exhibiting at the French Library was an obvious thing to do for two reasons. First, my paintings often depict characters in French-speaking countries. Second, the Center incarnates a bridge between the past, the present, and the future. The past because France is where I live and where I have developed as an artist. The present, since my kids have settled in the new world and in this city of Boston that is emblematic of US history and culture. The future, as I hope my work will help understand the importance of art in agitating against injustice and pushing us to take action against the status quo to help address the pressing social challenges that we face.
Celebrating le mois de la Francophonie
Upcoming Events
Arthur Rimbaud from A to Z with French specialist Alain Borer, featuring artworks by Oana Lauric
Conference and Art exhibition
The French Library is honored to welcome French Rimbaud’s specialist Alain Borer for a poetic night dedicated to one of the most well-known and talented French poet, Arthur Rimbaud.
Read MoreMaster class on Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne and Auguste Renoir: four sessions and one Museum of Fine Arts visit to better understand the French impressionists.
Read MoreThe French Library is pleased to welcome award-winning French violinist and author Marina Chiche. Marina will tell us more about her work on making classical music accessible to the widest audience possible and highlighting exceptional women performers forgotten by history because of their gender.
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