Franco Asco’s sculpture is a harmonious oscillation between classical resonances and abstract rhythms influenced on one side by Rodin and Maillol, and on the other drawn from Brancusi and Arp.

Franco Asco was born in Trieste in 1903 to a Polish mother and a Florentine father he never knew. His original name was Atschko, which he Italianized to Asco in 1929

At the end of World War I, after studying at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, he settled in Rome and enrolled at the Academy in 1920.

His first exhibitions began in 1920-1921 in Trieste, followed by the International Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929. He participated in the Venice Biennale in 1930, 1932, 1935, and 1940.

In 1933, Asco moved to Milan and took part in numerous public exhibitions. His first solo exhibition took place in 1937 at the Galleria Pesaro in Milan. In 1947, he exhibited in Sao Paolo and in 1949 at the famous “Mostra Polemica” in Trieste and then in Milan.

He won a competition in 1955 for the creation of a monument in Trieste, significantly boosting his reputation. Then, in 1958, he was a finalist in the competition for the creation of the large mosaic at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan.

In 1961, he exhibited once again at the Galleria Arredarte in Trieste.

From 1959 to 1962, he took part in exhibitions at the Galleria Pagani del Grattacielo, and in 1968 at the Galleria Cavour in Milan.

His mastery of bronze and hardstone, his two preferred materials, allowed him to shape pieces with elegant curves and intricate balances.

He passed away in Milan on March 27, 1970.