Francesco Moretti (born 1955) creates sculptures in metal with themes drawn from nature: the human body, plants and animals. The subject is gradually relieved of any superfluous elements which do not evoke the primary meaning of things.
The relationship that Moretti has developed with metal is atypical. Whilst others work the material through physical confrontation –compression, hammering – or choose to push it to its limits until it loses all its substance – and melts – he chooses to accompany it. This understanding of the material results in a self-evident gesture. Folded, bent like simple paper, the metal becomes light and delicate. Gradually, the sculptor’s work fades, the subject regains its central place. Moretti reveals figures under construction, captured in the moment when the subject becomes intelligible and palpable. Beyond hand-crafted virtuosity and decorative indulgence, Francesco Moretti seeks to render accessible, without artifice, the process of the construction of the form.
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Uccello No 1,copper (24 ct gold)49cm x 14cm x 26cm (19" x 5.5" x 10") including stone plinth -
Bagnante No 4,copper25cm x 74cm x 29cm (10" x 29" x 11")
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Bagnante No.9,copper28cm x 57cm x 21cm (11" x 22.4")
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Busto No 5,gilded copper (24 ct gold)53cm x 40cm x 12cm (21" x 16" x 5")
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Contre-Vent,copper70cm x 36cm x 21cm (27.5" x 14" x 8")
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Figure en mouvement,copper66cm x 20.7cm x 25cm (26" x 8" x 10")
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Hibou No. 2,gilded copperW 21.5cm x H 43.5cm x D 9cm (including plinth)
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Il Tuffo,copper75cm x 32cm x 12.5cm (29.5" x 12.5" x 5") including stone plinth
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Tête de cheval,copper45.5cm x 20.5cm x 18cm
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Uccello Notturno,copper66.6cm x 12cm x 10cm (26" x 5" x 4") including stone plinth
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Figura No 2,corten78cm x 42cm x 30cm (31" x 16.5" x 12")
Francesco Moretti (b. 1955) graduated from the Academia di Belle Arti di Venezia in 1978. Since 2009 he has had regular solo exhibitions in France, Italy and Switzerland and has participated in numerous international art fairs. Moretti has been represented by Cadogan since 2019.
Education
| 1978 | Graduate of the Academia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Venice, Italy. |
| 1974 | Graduate of the Liceo Artistico Statale di Treviso, Italy. |
Career
| 1991-15 | Creation of Paris Venice Design, graphic design agency. |
| 1986-91 | Creative Director, Style Marque, Paris, France. |
| 1981-86 | Art Director for various design agencies, Italy. |
| 1978 |
Creation of decors and sculptures for 'La Tosca' (staged by Sylvano Bussotti), Teatro de Torre del Lago Puccini, Italy. |
| 1978 | Assistant set designer for 'La Buona Madre' (Goldoni), Biennale Teatro di Venezia, with Arnaldo Momo, Italy. |
| 1977-78 | Assistant to architect set designer Giovanni Soccol at the Montepulciano Festival (Tuscany) for the creation of set decors, Italy. |
| 1974-80 | Drawing professor at Vittorio Veneto, Italy. |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2021 | 'H roi tou chaos', Zeidoros gallery, Kapsali, Kythira, Greece. |
| 2018/17 | 'Hors les murs Silence', monumental sculpture exhibition with Grange Galerie, Dampierre, France. |
| 2017 | 'Silence', Galerie Rauchfeld, Paris, France. |
| 2016 | 'Flânerie d’Art', Aix en œuvres, Galerie Rauchfeld, Aix en Provence, France. |
| 2015 | 'Métrotypes' (photography), RATP, RER ligne B, France. |
| 2012 | 'Sculptures', Château de Monte-Cristo, Port-Marly, France. |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2021 | 'The breath of nature', Technohoros Gallery, Athens, Greece. |
| 2018 | Galerie Cyril Guernieri, Paris, France. |
| 2018-16 | Galerie Tony Rocfort, La Baule, France. |
| 2015-16 | Galerie Tournemine, Gstaad, Switzerland. |
| 2011 | Fondation de Coubertin (sculptures), Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, France. |
| Ile Nancy, Andresy, Yvelines, France. |
Salons Internationaux - International Fairs
| 2021 | Art festival of art and culture, Mycene, Argolide, Greece. |
| 2018 | P/CAS by Yia art Fair, Galerie Cyril Guernieri, Paris, France. |
| Salon de l’objet d’art, Grand Palais, Galerie Cyril Guernieri, Paris, France. | |
| 2017 | Salon des jeunes marchands chez TAJAN, Galerie Rauchfeld, Paris, France. |
| 2016 | Context NYC, Art Fair, Galerie Rauchfeld, New York City, USA. |
| 2016/15 | Art Up, Salon d’art contemporain, Galerie Rauchfeld, Lille, France. |
| 2015 | Art Elysées, Salon d’art contemporain, Galerie Rauchfeld, Paris, France. |
| Beirut Art Fair, Galerie Rauchfeld, Beyrouth, Lebanon. | |
| Salon Révélation, Grand Palais, Fondation de Coubertin, Paris, France. | |
| 2014 | Red Dot Fair, Basel week, Miami, Florida, USA. |
| 2014/13 | Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. |
| 2014 | MIA Art Fair, Sea Fair, Miami, Florida, USA. |
Publications
| 2013 | 'Métrotypes', Photography, De Bastiani Editore |
| 2012 | 'Portrait, l’Italie année 70', Photography, De Bastiani Editore |
| 1979 | 'Vittorio Veneto l’Altra Architettura', Photography, Ed. Altri Segni |
| 1978 | 'Revine Lago', Photography, Ed. della Cassa Rurale Artigiana delle Prealpi |
| 'La fotografia/l’ambiente', Photography, Ed. Altrarea | |
| 'Treviso l’ultima', Photography, Ed. Altrarea |