fabio imperiale - largamente, Mèlita

Title: largely, Mélita

Technique: coffee, bitumen and acrylic on collage of antique postcards and other scraps of old paper, applied on canvas

Unique work

Dimensions: 50 × 50 cm

Dimensions with frame: 74 × 82 cm

Year of creation: 2026

Signature: on the back

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The work represents a half‑bust of a full female figure seen from the back, painted on a collage of antique postcards and other cuttings, for example sheet music, which become an integral part of the composition.
The technique used favors dialogue between image and memory, transforming the support into a visual archive of stories and suggestions.
The figure emerges with delicacy thanks to a sepia and natural earth palette, while the gathered hairstyle and the pose confer a sense of intimacy and suspension.
The balance between contemporary figuration and vintage materials, between classical and modern, is the result of a research that unites figuration and memory, intended for those who can appreciate not only the image but the value of detail and stratification

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BRIEF BIO
I have always drawn, since childhood. I approached painting in 2004, self-taught. In the early years I experimented with different techniques and themes.
The female figure has always been present in my painting research, although over the years I worked on other series of works, especially urban landscapes and scenes of anonymous crowds or individuals.
In 2015 I approached antique postal material as a support for my work: letters, postcards, maps, letters and manuscripts, and the woman returned to being the exclusive protagonist of my painting.
For many years I have collaborated with numerous galleries, held solo and group exhibitions, and regularly participate in art fairs.
Since 2014 I have had a painting studio in Rome, in Trastevere.
In 2021, following the Covid period, I conceived Marginalia, a project of home-made residencies in which I was hosted in a different house in each region of Italy, creating a painting in each residence. All the material produced was later exhibited in Milan in November 2023 in a large solo show at the Fondazione Matalon and in Rome in 2025 at WeGil.