Franca Batich

She has, since 1993, devoted herself to the development of formal and existential content, the common thread that is the basis of her artistic search. She represents the capture of a moment in space and time that is projected in an abstract dimension. In this special world, the artist has recently introduced "theatres"—scenes populated by "emancipated puppets" assembled in chaotic balance whose strings maintain their geometric autonomy. According to art critic Marianna Accerboni, Batich is "one of the most important artists in the second half of the Twentieth Century in Trieste, as she was able to interpret an epoch's drive, problems, and emotions with delicate intensity, an unexceptionable technique and refined originality". Barbara Romani has written that "Her abstract naturalism does not aim to represent the outer world but only the inner world, through shapes, lines and colours. The big spaces thick with colour are crossed by intersecting lines, leading to a focal point which stands beyond the canvas, elsewhere. These thin threads get lost in the distance, but at the same time they are able to reproduce the feeling of the horizon. Claudio Magris names rosso Batich the shade of red used by the artist, a characteristic colour which makes her works recognizable.

• Name — Franca Batich • Born — 19 January 1940 • Birthplace — Trieste • Known for — Painting • Movement — Abstract art

• 1993 - Inseguire il Vento - Sala Comunale d'Arte - Trieste • 1997 - Il circo e le sue metamorfosi - AIAT - Trieste • 1998 - Dietro le Quinte - Galleria Grandangolo - Trieste • 1998 - Linea d'Orizzonte - Galleria Piccardi - Trieste • 1999 - Qui e Altrove - Circ. Assicurazioni Generali - Trieste • 2005 - Occidente - Biblioteca Statale - Trieste • 2007 - E fu sera e fu mattina - Biblioteca Statale - Gorizia • 2009 - Prospettive sul filo dell'immaginario - Galleria Giudecca 795 - Venice