MARCO GRASSI

Marco Grassi is an Italian-born painter based in Switzerland whose work is immediately recognizable for its intense, hyper-realistic portraits of women set against baroque-inspired gold and silver-leaf backgrounds. His style merges figurative representation with decorative opulence and contemporary colour dynamics.

For over a decade, Grassi has maintained a consistent focus on the female figure, carefully avoiding fashion-trend constraints. His recent works mark a shift from clearly defined anatomical outlines to backgrounds that actively engage the viewer, employing palette knife, drips and metallic surface techniques to fuse figure and ground into a unified visual experience.

Notable series such as The Gold Experience and Kameo demonstrate his masterful combination of luxury materials (24K gold leaf, silver leaf) with high-level painting technique, creating works that invite a quiet yet powerful dialogue between subject and spectator.