Fausto Melotti (Rovereto 1901- Milano 1986)

In 1918 he enrolled in the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the University of Pisa, continuing his studies later at the Milan Polytechnic, where in 1924 he graduated in Electronic Engineering. Later, at the sculptor Pietro Canonica in Turin, he undertook the study of sculpture. In 1928 he returned to Milan and enrolled at the Brera Academy, where he came into contact with Lucio Fontana, also a student, with whom he established a close collaboration. In 1935 he joined the Abstraction-Création group and participated in the first group exhibition of abstract art together with the group of abstractionists in Casorati and Paulucci's studio in Turin. In the same year, he had a solo exhibition at Galleria il Milione in Milan. Between 1941 and 1943 he settled in Rome, and after the war he devoted himself to ceramics, developing a high quality technique that won him numerous awards, including the Grand Prize of the Triennale in 1951. In 1967 he exhibited several newly inspired sculptures at Galleria Toninelli in Milan. From here began a series of exhibitions in Italy and abroad that quickly led him to success and allowed the public to become acquainted with his multifaceted activity.