Walter Valentini (1928) - purgatorio

Walter Valentini (1928-2022)
Untitled
etching 45x32 cm
Edition f. c
printer Sardella Milan
Moulin de Larroque paper
Signed
work published in the catalog of Walter Valentini's graphics

Walter Valentini (Pergola, October 22, 1928 – Milan, May 20, 2022) was an Italian painter, sculptor and etcher, internationally recognized in the field of graphics and engraving.

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

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, proportion, and rhythm.

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

Astronomy and cosmography would also be important sources of inspiration for Valentini. His approach to architecture and celestial mechanics is mathematical and rigorous, yet not devoid of its own poetry. Reclusive and distant from schools, movements, 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 etching at the "Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti" in Milan, of which he was also director, from 1983 to 1985

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