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Francesco Jacob
‘Born in the world heritage town of Militello in Val di Catania, Francesco Jacobello comes
from an artistic family. Even though professionally his father was as a farmer, he recalls that
form a very early age he was inspired by his maternal grandfather, who was an amateur artist
himself, more specifically recalls an incident that happened when Jacobello was 8 years old.
One day, in a hot summer afternoon, Jacobello and his grandfather were resting under a huge
carob tree and both decided to challenge each other drawing the horses in the farm. Once finished,
Jacobello had the approval and admiration of his older ‘master’. It was the turning point
of that boy’s life dreams. It confirmed his feelings to dedicate himself to his love fully.
Less than a decade later Jacobello was crowned for 3 consecutive years as winner of local art
competitions and recognition from public and critics alike prompted Jacobello to travel and
search for better opportunities for his talents. After nearly a decade of travels and apprenticeship
all over Italy, Jacobello decides to move to London, one of Europe’s Cultural hotspots.
As the artist himself points out: ‘It is a matter of evolving. As an artist you cannot be stuck, and
when I fell it coming, I throw myself into another challenge, another creative flight. You have to
keep evolving, as a human being and as an artist. Life is a source of inspiration for me. I love
observing people. People I know, sometimes people I love and at times even people that for some
reason catch my attention but that I have never seen before. I am drawn to emotions, feelings
and some people’s features and faces just express what I want to say, my will to immortalize
through the visual arts that split second moment and I ‘use’ them as a template to create my own
way to tell a story, which hopefully will echo with the public. ‘
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