Liberatore Fausto Maria

Fausto Maria Liberatore began painting at a very young age, but made a conscious decision to pursue painting as his vocation in the early 1940s, after returning from Libya during the war years. Back in Lucca in 1941, he embarked on his artistic path, training in the studio of painter and sculptor Codino and continuing to work even throughout the years of clandestinity.

In the postwar period, his encounter with writer Enrico Pea proved decisive for his cultural and artistic development. Through Pea, Liberatore came into contact with leading figures of Italian art of the time, including Carlo Carrà, Raffaele De Grada, and Ernesto Treccani, who supported and promoted his first important solo exhibition in Milan, marking his entry into the national art scene.

In the following years, his artistic activity became closely intertwined with a strong civic and political commitment, which led to his election to the Italian Parliament in 1958. In 1963, Liberatore chose to devote himself entirely to painting; this transition was formally acknowledged by an exhibition organized by the Viareggio Literary Prize, which definitively affirmed his role as a professional artist.

During the 1970s, he formed significant friendships with Franco Russoli and Raffaele Carrieri and pursued an intense exhibition activity in major Italian cities. His work developed along a coherent path, in which artistic practice remained deeply connected to the human, cultural, and civic experience of his time.