Fausto Melotti

Private Collection, Italy

Germano Celant, Melotti. Catalogo generale, sculture, 1973 - 1986, Vol. II, Milan 1994, p. 380, no. 1973 86

La collezione “From an Architect’s Vision: A Collection in Dialogue with Its Time” testimonia un dialogo profondo e coerente tra architettura e arti visive nel panorama milanese del secondo Novecento. Formata attraverso rapporti diretti e continuativi con artisti della sua città, la raccolta riflette un gusto raffinato, maturato a partire dagli anni Sessanta in costante confronto con le avanguardie.

La grande sensibilità progettuale del collezionista si è espressa in concreto nella creazione di spazi definiti da luce, rigore formale e materiali ricercati, trasformando la casa e lo studio in luoghi di relazione e scambio. Le opere sono pensate come presenze vive, in dialogo con ambienti progettati con precisione e intelligenza.

La collezione comprende lavori di Dadamaino, Grazia Varisco, Takis, Fausto Melotti e Lucio Del Pezzo, uniti da un’attenzione condivisa per astrazione, percezione e spazio. Più che un insieme di opere, questa raccolta rappresenta una vera biografia estetica, espressione di una visione unitaria e anticipatrice, in cui arte e architettura si fondono in modo naturale e consapevole.

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“From an Architect’s Vision: A Collection in Dialogue with Its Time” bears witness to a profound and coherent dialogue between architecture and the visual arts within the Milanese cultural landscape of the second half of the twentieth century. Shaped through direct and ongoing relationships with artists from the collector’s own city, the collection reflects a refined sensibility developed from the 1960s onward, in constant engagement with the avant-garde.

The collector’s strong design sensitivity found concrete expression in the creation of spaces defined by light, formal rigor, and carefully selected materials, transforming both home and studio into places of encounter and exchange. The works were conceived as living presences, in dialogue with environments designed with precision and intelligence.

The collection includes works by Dadamaino, Grazia Varisco, Takis, Fausto Melotti, and Lucio Del Pezzo, united by a shared focus on abstraction, perception, and space. More than a group of artworks, this collection constitutes a true aesthetic biography, expressing a unified and forward-looking vision in which art and architecture merge naturally and consciously.

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« From an Architect’s Vision : A Collection in Dialogue with Its Time » témoigne d’un dialogue profond et cohérent entre l’architecture et les arts visuels dans le paysage culturel milanais de la seconde moitié du XXᵉ siècle. Constituée à travers des relations directes et continues avec des artistes de sa ville, la collection reflète une sensibilité raffinée, développée à partir des années 1960 dans un dialogue constant avec les avant-gardes.

La grande sensibilité conceptuelle du collectionneur s’est concrètement exprimée dans la création d’espaces définis par la lumière, la rigueur formelle et le choix attentif des matériaux, transformant la maison et l’atelier en lieux de rencontre et d’échange. Les œuvres sont conçues comme des présences vivantes, en dialogue avec des environnements pensés avec précision et intelligence.

La collection réunit des œuvres de Dadamaino, Grazia Varisco, Takis, Fausto Melotti et Lucio Del Pezzo, unies par une attention commune portée à l’abstraction, à la perception et à l’espace. Plus qu’un ensemble d’œuvres, cette collection constitue une véritable biographie esthétique, expression d’une vision unitaire et anticipatrice où l’art et l’architecture se fondent de manière naturelle et consciente.