Ascanio (Santiago de Cuba, 1988) is a painter, streetart muralist, live painter performer and screen printer. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Santiago de Cuba with a major in painting and drawing, he now lives and works in Milan, Italy.
His artworks present the shape of man leaning forward as a symbol of contemporary individuals intent on challenging the future, a concept which is summarised in his payoff “CLIMBING THE FUTURE“.
As a graphic synthesis of his art-motive, this image merges with his name and becomes his signature of recognition.
From years of working experience at the “René Portocarrero” workshop in Havana, Ascanio finds in the screen-printing technique a great source of artistic inspiration and experimentation that he gradually introduces in his work giving it a marked and characteristic style.
He realizes large murals with the exclusive use of brush and traditional mural painting techniques, giving his contribution to urban redevelopment projects and pays tribute to local Italian artists as Enzo Jannacci, Morando Morandini and Paolo Limiti with colourful street-art works.
Ascanio likes to interact and collaborate with other artists, organizing activities and developing interdisciplinary art projects.
He also likes to spontaneously engage eager and interested people in the implementation of his street art-works, inviting them to share a unique participatory art experience.
