Fausto Melotti

Fausto Melotti (1901–1986) was an Italian sculptor, ceramist, poet, and theorist. Born in Rovereto, he completed his high school education in Florence after his family moved there during World War I. In Florence, he was in close contact with the works of Renaissance artists Giotto, Botticelli, and Michelangelo. He studied electrical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan and graduated in 1924. Due to his interest in art, he studied sculpture in Turin at Pietro Canonica's studio and from 1928 onwards at the Brera Academy in Milan under the guidance of Adolfo Wildt. He also worked on ceramics with the famous designer Gio Ponti at the Richard-Ginori factory. In his art, he is known for abstract forms shaped with musical rhythms and light, thin metal sculptures. Melotti's works made significant contributions to the development of European modernism and were widely appreciated with an exhibition held in Milan in 1967.