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Lot Essay
Fabio de Sanctis nait à Rome en 1931. Diplômé d’architecture en 1957, il s’intéresse rapidement aux différents matériaux et à leurs qualités et caractéristiques intrinsèques. Il fonde en 1963 Officina l’11 en association avec Ugo Sterpini, cet atelier-studio promeut l’expérimentation et l’innovation des arts décoratifs et du design. En 1964, lors d’un voyage à Paris il rencontre André Breton par l’intermédiaire de José Pierre. Il participe l’année suivante à ‘L’Ecart Absolu’, ultime exposition du groupe surréaliste du vivant d’André Breton -qui consacre à De Sanctis un passage dans la réédition de Le Surréalisme et la peinture la même année. Il expose à New York au Museum of Contemporary Crafts et au Musem of Modern Art en 1966, aux côtés de Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg et Jasper Johns. Il participe en 1968 à l’exposition surréaliste « Le principe du Plaisir » à Prague, avant que le groupe ne soit dissout. Il met un terme à son activité d’architecte dans le courant des années 1970 pour se consacrer exclusivement à la sculpture. Il conçoit alors la sculpture comme nécessairement en lien avec l’environnement social et produit de nombreuses œuvres in situ. En 1976 il est invité dans le Pavillon italien de la 38e Biennale de Venise. Vivant et travaillant toujours à Rome, Fabio de Sanctis continue d’exposer un style en constante évolution.
Fabio de Sanctis was born in Rome in 1931. He obtained a degree in architecture in 1957, quickly developing an interest in the intrinsic qualities and characteristics of different materials. In 1963, he and Ugo Sterpini founded Officina l’11, a studio-atelier that promoted experimentation and innovation in design and the decorative arts. During a trip to Paris in 1964, De Sanctis met André Breton through José Pierre. The following year, he participated in L’Ecart Absolu, the Surrealists’ last exhibition before André Breton's death. That same year, Breton dedicated a passage of the new edition of Surrealism and Painting to De Sanctis. De Sanctis's work was included in a 1966 exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, alongside the works of Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. In 1968, he participated in the Surrealist show in Prague, titled Le principe du Plaisir, before the group's dissolution. De Sanctis left his architecture practice in the 1970s to focus exclusively on sculpture. He conceived of sculpture as being inextricably bound to its social environment and produced a number of sculptural works in situ. He was invited to join the Italian Pavilion at the 38th Venice Biennial in 1976. Fabio de Sanctis continues to live and work in Rome, exhibiting a style in constant flux.
Fabio de Sanctis was born in Rome in 1931. He obtained a degree in architecture in 1957, quickly developing an interest in the intrinsic qualities and characteristics of different materials. In 1963, he and Ugo Sterpini founded Officina l’11, a studio-atelier that promoted experimentation and innovation in design and the decorative arts. During a trip to Paris in 1964, De Sanctis met André Breton through José Pierre. The following year, he participated in L’Ecart Absolu, the Surrealists’ last exhibition before André Breton's death. That same year, Breton dedicated a passage of the new edition of Surrealism and Painting to De Sanctis. De Sanctis's work was included in a 1966 exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, alongside the works of Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. In 1968, he participated in the Surrealist show in Prague, titled Le principe du Plaisir, before the group's dissolution. De Sanctis left his architecture practice in the 1970s to focus exclusively on sculpture. He conceived of sculpture as being inextricably bound to its social environment and produced a number of sculptural works in situ. He was invited to join the Italian Pavilion at the 38th Venice Biennial in 1976. Fabio de Sanctis continues to live and work in Rome, exhibiting a style in constant flux.