“Francesco Ferlisi’s work lies outside the usual lines. Besides his mastery of the sign, the clarity of the view, alien to any ambiguity and compromises, as well as his level show a remarkable and perfectly assimilated figurative culture and, probably, even extra-figurative. In the composition, set within right limits of space, in a complex of exact ratios, there are no excess details, which in some cases might make the comprehension difficult: everything is clear, limpid, in perfect harmony, revealing an extraordinary quality and maturity of view…”. (Lev Alescionov)