Walter Valentini (1928) - le misure del cielo

Walter Valentini (1928-2022)
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etching 90x62 cm
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printer Sardella Milan
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Walter Valentini (Pergola, October 22, 1928 – Milan, May 20, 2022) was an Italian painter, sculptor and printmaker, internationally recognized in the field of graphics and engraving.

He was a master of techniques such as etching, aquatint, drypoint, multi-color lithography, and intaglio.

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

Valentini's geometric imagery bears the influence of the Russian avant-gardes of the twentieth century (Constructivism) and, marginally, the architectures depicted by de Chirico in the metaphysical period, but it is mainly based on the sense of harmony and proportion studied 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 are treatises on perspective and the golden ratio that will guide Valentini's entire exploration of space, forms 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, but not devoid of its own poetry. Reclusive and 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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