Marco Franco
Alongside his recognised musical career, MARCO FRANCO (Lisbon, 1972) has been developing a rigorous practice within the visual arts, more precisely in the expanded fields of drawing and sculpture. Although rather silent, his work is allied to an enigmatic consistency and constant mutation, building in its whole a fascinating universe of abstract arabesques and imperfect rhythms – both in the manual trace through drawing and in the delicate modulation of the sculptural matter. Based on experimentation, they represent an independent, minimalist work – idyllic in the graphic organisation and lightness to which they seem to rise.
The following exhibitions can be highlighted: Cama de Gato (O Armário, Lisbon, 2023), Obiustromos (Galeria BRUNO MÚRIAS, Lisbon, 2023), Desenhos e outras formas (Jardins Efémeros, Viseu, 2021), Parágrafo (Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, 2020. Curated by Natxo Checa), Intervalo (Galeria BRUNO MÚRIAS, Lisbon, 2020), Winter sun: on my horseback a shadow sits freezing (Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes, Lisbon, 2020. Curated by Natxo Checa), Liga Mole (Galeria Municipal, Montemor-o-novo, 2020), Desenhos (Goethe Institut, Lisbon, 2019). In 2023, Franco was one of the selected artists for the FLAD Drawing Award.

MARCO FRANCO
Ângulo Vivo, 2025
Exhibition view

MARCO FRANCO
Treamero #14
2024
Galvanized steel 1 mm
51,5 x 32 x 11 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Treamero #16
2024
Galvanized steel 1 mm
26 x 24 x 21 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Treamero #12
2024
Galvanized steel 1 mm
53,5 x 21 x 10 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Treamero #11
2024
Galvanized steel 1 mm
25 x 37 x 17 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Inversões de giz #102
2024
Oxidized copper 0.5 mm
14,5 x 14 x 4 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Inversões de giz #100
2024
Oxidized copper 1 mm
17 x 19,5 x 5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Strait of Morse
2023
Bas-relief on paper
42,5 x 29,7 cm (each)

MARCO FRANCO
Ideias Descontinuadas
2023
Ten drawings on modeled tracing paper 200gr
30 x 21,5 cm (each)

MARCO FRANCO
Obiustromos, 2023
Exhibition view

MARCO FRANCO
Obiustromo
2023
Metal, polyurethane and viroc
117,5 x 34 x 34 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled (From the series: Liga Mole)
2022
Aluminium
74 x 20 x 6,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled (From the series: Liga Mole)
2022
Aluminium
62 x 2,5 x 7 cm





MARCO FRANCO
OC n.028 (From the series: Curved Work)
2022
Aluminium and acrylic
46 x 57 x 4 cm

MARCO FRANCO
OC n.029 (From the series: Curved Work)
2022
Aluminium and acrylic
49 x 56 x 4 cm

MARCO FRANCO
OC n.000 (From the series: Curved Work)
2022
Aluminium and acrylic
36 x 43 x 4 cm

MARCO FRANCO
OC n.061 (From the series: Curved Work)
2022
Aluminium and acrylic
36 x 43 x 4 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled
2020
Cellucolor pencil on paper
42,5 x 30,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled
2016
Indian ink on paper
34,5 x 24,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
W.87 (From the series: Windows)
2022
Aluminium and metal
35 x 36 x 2,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
W.08 (From the series: Windows)
2022
Aluminium and metal
51 x 19,5 x 2,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled
2020
Carbon paper transfer on paper
(2x) 21,5 x 28,6 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled
2020
Dry pastel on paper
(4x) 28,6 x 21,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled
2020
Graphite on paper
(2x) 28,6 x 21,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Untitled (From the series: Liga Mole)
2020
Aluminium

MARCO FRANCO
W.15 (From the series: Windows)
2022
Aluminium and metal
40 x 38,5 x 2,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
W.09 (From the series: Windows)
2022
Aluminium and metal
40 x 38,5 x 2,5 cm

MARCO FRANCO
M.102 (From the series: Mobile pieces)
2022
Stainless steel
21 x 16 x 1,2 cm

MARCO FRANCO
M.101 (From the series: Mobile pieces)
2022
Stainless steel
23 x 17 x 1,2 cm

MARCO FRANCO
Wall Astrometer
2016
Meter
Variable dimensions

MARCO FRANCO
From the series: Communicators
2020
Circular magnetic disc

MARCO FRANCO
From the series: Natural bibelots
2021
Neoprene sheet and metal

MARCO FRANCO
From the series: Natural bibelots
2021
Natural crepe rubber sheet and metal