"What Carmine Bellucci proposes is a tale, a hypothesis, a possibility. Through his work Bellucci offers us prompts for a parallel, unconventional existence, pushing us towards childhood memories, freedom and, maybe, the desire to live in another dimension, lighter thanks to the lighter force of gravity. There are no answers or lessons in his paintings. Instead there is intuition which comes from the artist’s own sensitivity. Bellucci’s narration is fluid, a fluidity that is apparent in his brushstrokes and in the flow of images, made perfect by the integrity of colour. His style is sure and easily recognisable, his characters emerge from films, literature and art in general, becoming the ironic protagonists of a “Belluccian” life. The men bring to mind Renato Carosone and Fred Buscaglione, messengers of an innate euphoria and elegance. The women are works of art within the work of art, dominated by grace and stateliness, not created by the artist with the strong physicality that the men have, but rather with the architectural power of pattern, that constructs forms without body weight. An ancient image, such as Byzantine art, is therefore united with the contemporary expressions of video art and illustration. Carmine Bellucci loves mixing experiences, so we can read the interlacing of fashion with the highest themes in the history of art and “pop” segments. His paintings are also musical, both for the presence of instruments but also in the rhythm that the artist gives to the composition. The repetition of themes and the use of curves and colours, at times psychedelic, spell out the composition time. Flowers are the co-protagonists of his work: coloured and aromatic forests that sinuously take possession of the narrative space and become heads of hair, clothes, a pure subject of Arcimboldian memory. Bellucci’s world seems fantastic, but he remembers that it is always possible to find that childish and pure happiness, made of lightness, beauty and play. There are no time limits, the Universe is our “finis terrae”, the stars are on our side. Bellucci moves skilfully in this mythical dimension, his art invites us to enter this quirky yet festive world."

Francesca De Munari - art critic and art historian
 
"I'm Imperfect, therefore I am"
A leitmotif of my output is the fascination for Imperfection, that I summarize with the phrase "I'm Imperfect, therefore I am". It's only by embracing imperfection, our imperfection, that we can start to understand ourselves and our neighbour. My paintings, with their imperfect harmony are traces of a human hand, into a human soul. In the computer age, made of mechanical calculations, I look back to craftsmanship to discover our essence, our idea. Hand-made pictures, out from an imperfect and unique hand, into the perfection of scanners and computers, smarthphones and ebooks, can create a beautiful and modern artistic alchemy. An imperfect person doesn't necessarily make a world imperfect, on the contrary, parading our flaws is questioning, is challenging our society by exploring the boundaries, is accepting the possibility of an another path, is the possibility of making mistakes and giving a second chance...and maybe, maybe making this world better, not perfect.