Fausto Melotti (1901-1986)

"L'arte non rappresenta, ma trasfigura in simboli la realtà. Il trompe-l'oeil e la pop art sono rappresentazioni. Lo choc può essere una partenza, ma l'arte è un viaggio. Se io leggo un fumetto con un telescopio, se porto il lavandino in salotto, se mi taglio la testa e la poso sulla sedia, provo uno choc, ma tutto si ferma lì, quando il discorso dovrebbe avere inizio".
FAUSTO MELOTTI, 1981

Special Notice

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Pre-Lot Text

DALLA COLLEZIONE DEGLI EREDI DI LADY ANTICO, SYDNEY
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LADY ANTICO, SYDNEY

Post Lot Text

'LE SCALE DI GIACOBBE' (JACOB'S LADDER); SIGNED AND NUMBERED ON A ROUND PLATE; GOLD