Walter Valentini (1928) - la citta del sole

Walter Valentini (1928-2022)
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etching 48x35 cm
Artist's proof PA
printer La pergola Pesaro
Rosaspina Bianca Fabriano paper
Published The Graphic Work Walter Valentini
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Walter Valentini (Pergola, October 22, 1928 – Milan, May 20, 2022) was an Italian painter, sculptor and engraver, internationally recognized in the field of graphics and etching.

He mastered techniques such as etching, aquatint, drypoint, color lithography, and copperplate engraving.

As an artist, he established himself in the eighties with a series of abstract works on board and paper, all characterized by a precise sense of geometry, proportion, and rhythm.

Valentini's geometric imagination reflects the influence of the Russian avant-gardes of the 20th century (Constructivism) and, marginally, the painted architectures of de Chirico in the metaphysical period, but is mainly based on the sense of harmony and proportion investigated by Italian artists of the Quattrocento: De pictura, De re aedificatoria, De statua by Leon Battista Alberti, De prospectiva pingendi by Piero della Francesca, and De divina proportione by Luca Pacioli, which are treatises on perspective and the golden ratio that will guide Valentini’s entire exploration of space, form, and their balance.

Astronomy and cosmography were also important sources of inspiration for Valentini. His approach to architecture and celestial mechanics is mathematical and rigorous, yet not devoid of poetry. A shy, solitary figure, distant from schools, currents, and artistic groups, he expressed admiration for the works of Paul Klee, Fausto Melotti, and Osvaldo Licini; he cultivated friendships with artists such as Luigi Veronesi, Emilio Scanavino, and Hans Richter.

He taught the art of engraving at the "Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti" in Milan, of which he was also director, from 1983 to 1985.

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