FADDY Magazine - Issue 36 June 2022 by FADDY Magazine

ISSUE 36 JUN 2022

VINCENT PETERS Exclusive Interview

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Welcome on board Hello everyone I’d like to give a very warm and special mention to Luca Veronesi our new Contributing Editor for a beautiful job on this issue and his continuous commitment to Faddy Magazine and all of the creative community who made this issue great. Thank you Luca. I would also like to thank our writer Gaby Smith for her wonderful work interviewing our cover story. Editor and Chief Biagio De Giovanni

uca Veronesi is a Professional Cinema&Fashion photographer, Photoshop Postproducer, Photo-web journalist based in Ferrara, Italy.

He works for fashion Brands across Milan, Rome, Bologna and oc-

copywriter. The London College of Fashion alumna has written widely about fashion and culture, with her work

published in numerous magazines such as; Harper’s Bazaar UK,

casionally abroad, Paris and London usually.

House of Solo Magazine, French Fries Magazine, Overdue Mag-

Thanks to Brad&k S.r.l. SMM Film Agency, since 2005 he has

azine etc.

worked for Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios.

abrielle Smith is a freelance journalist and creative

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table of contents

Giorgio Figini Personal feature

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Psychedelic

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Niki Genchi

Nikola Borissov

Vincent Peters

Personal feature

Yongqi Liu

Personal feature

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Exclusive interview

Vassilis Pitoulis Exclusive Interview

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Xia Geer

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Joyful walk in Paris

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Daily Bat

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Giuseppe De Faveri

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Petticoat

Sebastian Magnani

Personal feature

Sophie Le Gendre

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Vincent Peters

this page and Front Cover: Emma Watson - Back Cover: Analicia

EXCLUSIVE I N T E RV I E W VINCENT PETERS I N T E RV I E W B Y G A B Y S M I T H

Vincent Peters is one of the most prominent names in

exhibition at Fotografiska Stockholm in 2019, followed

photography, with a career spanning 25 years. Super-

by exhibits in galleries across Milan and St. Petersburg,

models, stars and legends have all stood before him.

Venice, and Berlin.

Like snapshots from classic movies, he is famous for his high fashion imagery and alluring portraits. Faddy

Born in the Hanseatic city of Bremen, Germany,

Magazine had the pleasure of talking with him about

you’ve since resided in a number of the iconic

his career, muses and future.

fashion capitals. What encouraged you to move cross-country to pursue your artistic dreams?

Before becoming the photographer he is today, Vincent tried many things - traditional school, visual arts,

I grew up in Germany and left school quite early. I was

and working as a waiter. They kicked him out of all of

already pretty sure that I wanted to become a pho-

them. Everything in his journey led him towards pho-

tographer and I had a girlfriend that was applying for

tography. With his mother’s support, a German wom-

an exchange program to study in America. Suddenly

an who grew up in Japan, Vincent followed his artistic

I thought that’s what I should do - I should go to New

dreams everywhere — London, Paris, and New York.

York and work as an assistant! My mother gave me 1000 Deutsche marks back in the day. I arrived in New

Today, Vincent is an internationally renowned pho-

York with only a small suitcase and my camera on a

tographer worldwide famed for his alluring and inti-

sunny late afternoon. I was about 18.

mate portraits. Was your mother a key figure in encouraging you Following his heart, Vincent’s big break came in 1999.

to follow your dreams?

Relocating to New York to work as a photography assistant, Giovanni Testino’s agency signed him at the age

Yes, because she was teaching me to have no fear, that

of 20. Shortly thereafter, his career took off with luxury

things would work out somehow - I believe that’s the

brands Bottega Veneta, Hugo Boss, Emporio Armani,

best advice you can give. To have that confidence that

and Lancôme among his clients, and magazines includ-

you’re going to be OK.

ing GQ, Vogue, and Esquire publishing his work. In 1999, you began your career at Giovanni Testi-

Shooting on film, Vincent favours black-and-white for

no’s agency as a fashion photographer. The agency

most of his work. His photographs have a sensual,

is renowned for its roster of fashion creatives and

timeless quality, reflecting the dramatic sensibility of

productions. Within a year, you had shot world-

film noir classics. Besides gracing the pages of major

wide campaigns for brands such as Miu Miu and

magazines, Vincent has exhibited his work throughout

Yves Saint Laurent. What was the most important

Germany and abroad, with a hugely successful solo

thing you learned at Giovanni Testino’s agency?

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Kristen Stewart

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It was the first time I learned about the business side

You have shot a lot of famous faces, including Adri-

of photography. I don’t think I’m an excellent business-

ana Lima, Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson and

man until today. My resources were all focused on the

Charlize Theron. What are the differences, and

creative aspect. Giovanni is a superb businessman,

unique challenges, in photographing models and

and he showed me how important it is to consider the

celebrities?

interests of those that are hiring you. In different ways, models and celebrities are an exYour work has graced the pages of many billboards

tended version of ourselves. We project our desires on

and glossy magazines, including Vogue and Harp-

them and they are charismatic enough to carry them.

er’s Bazaar. What has been your proudest achieve-

If you work with a model, you’re creating a persona,

ment or biggest highlight?

you’re creating a character in your movie. If you work with a celebrity, they already have a particular image.

The biggest highlight probably is that I’m still giving

When they were asking Alfred Hitchcock why he uses

interviews and I’m still here! If you’re a photographer,

movie stars, he said: “because it saves me 15 minutes

you’re far out on the ocean, fairly unprotected in the

of the expedition” meaning people already know who

storm of time and public interests. I’ve seen a few ships

they are they don’t need to be introduced and you can

go down.

work around that image to render it into your emotional vision.

Your photography is admired worldwide, bringing a breath of fresh air to high fashion, cinematic

Your pictures talk a lot - even if it’s just a portrait.

and photographic, advertisements and publishing.

Previously, you have said you see the models more

How does your approach to shooting advertise-

as characters than actual models. What techniques

ments differ from fashion editorials?

do you employ to get this character out of the person you portray?

To be honest, I’ve never noticed a big difference between them. I always try to be true to myself and a

I think in any person in any conversation; you find what

certain unique selling point. A certain sensibility. I ask

you’re looking for if you know what that is. When you

myself, why did they bring you here? What can I do that

are working with somebody, the conversation will fol-

justifies my involvement in the result of these pictures?

low your interests. The picture will follow that emotional journey you are on at that moment and it should somehow reflect it. As a photographer, it’s you who’s

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Chiara Scelsi

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asking the questions. Whatever pictures you take

The search is never outside, always inside. Find more

should not take your mind off, but focus on that unfin-

clarity about what are you looking for. I once read: “You

ished question that you carry in your mind.

don’t need to look at the stars when you have the universe inside of you. All your inspiration is in the back of

Photographers and designers often have a muse:

your mind. You just have to unravel it.”

Audrey Hepburn for Hubert de Givenchy, Twiggy for Justin de Villeneuve or Jean Shrimpton for Da-

What has been your favourite or go-to camera to

vid Bailey. Who would your muse be?

shoot? Vintage or modern?

There’s been a few people I met who were very much

At my first assistant’s job when I was 16, a photogra-

expressing what I was searching for at different times.

pher showed me how to use the Mamiya RZ Pro. That

Monica Bellucci, Emma Watson and Adriana Lima,

is still the camera I use today.

somehow transformed themselves into the characters I envisioned.

How did you develop your style over the years? And how have you remained true to your vision

When was the moment that you first realized you

and yourself?

were a prominent photographer? Vision is a bit of a dirty word, but I believe my relationIt’s different because I’m looking from the inside out. It

ship with photography is the same one you have with a

is always nice to hear, but as I said earlier, you are very

woman. It’s been torn apart and gets lost in the every-

focused on keeping both legs on the boat and making

day mess sometimes, but there is an importance to go

sure the storm is not blowing you into the water and

back to it, be kind and remind yourself that in this life

there are few moments to celebrate how far you came

this is all you need. Take her back to the place where

on that ocean. In the beginning, I remember a time in

you met for the first time. Photography has been a

New York when I had so many meetings that I had to

good wife for me. She tells me when I’m neglecting her

take a driver and couldn’t take the subway. I remember

or when I don’t pay enough attention and she’s good to

sitting in the back of the car watching New York pass-

me when I care for her.

ing through those windows and suddenly I felt I was moving faster than others. It’s the small moments and

You are renowned for your poetic black and white

memories.

imagery, evoking the golden years of old Hollywood glamour. What is it you prefer about shoot-

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ing in black and white?

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Sometimes I understand photography better if I com-

little interest in pictures to tell a story. To reveal the

pare it to something else like music. What would be the

layers in between. As a budding photographer, resist

sound of this picture? What would be the instrument?

working solely to impress others and always be truthful

In black-and-white, the music is more simplified, and

with yourself.

the melody is stronger. While I feel colour is a bigger orchestra, there is an emotional melancholy in black-

The unprecedented pandemic proved a difficult

and-white that connects with me. I also consider the

time for many as they put all creative industries on

importance of light and shadow. In black-and-white,

pause. How did this affect your creativity?

the immediate reduction to light as an emotional expression is what photography brought into this world.

I gave a few interviews, and it helped me to put words to my images, to understand them better in a different

What is your favourite collection or series to date?

way. It was a difficult time.

That’s like asking your mother “who’s your favourite

Last but not least, we would love to hear what else

child”….

you are working on? Are there any exciting new projects you have coming up?

Your imagery has left the fast-moving trends of fashion photography behind and become timeless

Besides the new book, I’m also working on a large exhi-

works of art. Focusing on the intimate urgency of

bition in the museum Palazzo Reale in Milan!

the moment, your trilogy of bestselling books, including The Light Between Us, Personal and Selected Works, has become a cherished collector’s item. Do you have any more books in the works? Yes, I have a new book that is almost ready! I may take a little longer to release, as I would like to write a bit more and see what happens. What are the biggest challenges facing young photographers today? What advice would you give? I think there is an incredible pressure on photography to become a commodity, to be just a tool for people’s extended need for self-presentation. Today, there is 16

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Vassilis Pitoulis

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Vassilis Pitoulis is a Greek photographer renowned for his fine art, portraits and professional nude photographs. With an effortlessly elegant approach, Vassilis predominantly uses black and white canvas, demonstrating his impressive and distinctive ability to play with light. After spending time in the Fashion Capital, Paris, Vassilis initially experimented with fashion photography, but never felt he had the chance to devote himself fully. However, in recent years, the art of photography has become his life and passion, with his work garnering immense appeal on a global level. Vassilis takes inspiration from his life travels, adventures and the many beautiful women he has met. Shooting nude allows him to capture the sheer elegance of these women - the silhouettes, the feeling and the way of being, through freedom and the expression

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of the nude shapes of the

Yes, very possibly. Italy is another country where

body.

classic fine art is part of the urban landscape. There

Vassilis Pitoulis was recently awarded the

is a special appreciation of beauty, a strong taste for

Monochrome Photography Award as Professional

elegance, and fashion blossoms easily under this

Nude Photographer of 2016. His ambition drives

conditions.

him on a never-ending quest to render his ideas and inspirations.

When did you first fall in love with art?

In this issue led by cover photographer Vassilis Pitoulis, you will see a collection of incredible

I wouldn’t be able to say. It was always there at a the

images of some of the most beautiful all-natural

base of my character, I suppose. I liked atmosphere,

women from around the world shot without

settings, characters. I believe it has very much to

artificial lighting, excessive makeup or any other

do with the Italian classic cinema, the many movies

artificial photographic enhancements.

I watched in black and white: Visconti, De Sica, Rossellini, De Santis, Fellini…

Of Greek and Italian descent, you migrated to the iconic fashion capital of Paris in 1983.

Now based in Athens, does your surroundings or

What encouraged you to move cross-country to

culture influence your art?

pursue your fashion and artistic dreams? Yes. My art connects me to my models, but the I was eager to travel, to immerse myself in a new

setting is an important part of it too. The scenes

culture, learn the language. Paris seemed to be the

are strongly connected with geography, with the

perfect place for adventure and freedom. Style and

weather, with the culture, and Greece is often where

beauty were everywhere.

I shoot.

You spent much of your formative years in Italy.

Initially, you felt photography was a hobby or

Known for its tailored and luxury aesthetic, did

passion project. At what point did you decide to

this encourage your love of fashion?

dedicate all your time to your art?

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Photography was my passion for many years. Back in

in a genuine way. Some models can inspire me

the day, however, life and its obligations did not allow

themselves and sometimes lead me into my next

me to fully devote myself to it. After a life-threatening

project.

health issue I decided to give up my job and devote myself fully to the art of fashion/nude photography. It

What things continue to inspire you, and where

has now taken over and I’ve never been happier

do you find fresh inspiration? This is not programmed, it’s an everyday adventure. I never know what is going to happen next. I move,

Photographers and designers often have a muse,

I look, l let things happen for me, and I take it from

for instance, Audrey Hepburn for Hubert de

there.

Givenchy, Twiggy for Justin de Villeneuve or Jean Shrimpton for David Bailey. Who would your muse

You are renowned for your poetic black and white

be?

imagery. What is it you prefer about shooting in black and white?

I don’t have one muse in particular. Many of the models I choose to work with are like muses to me,

Black and white can be fascinating. I simply love

and I look forward to working with some of them

working with shapes, shades and using light in a

again in the near future. It’s fascinating when a model

way that is meaningful. I find black and white a more

listens to my ideas and can deliver exactly what I’ve

sophisticated language. I can express myself better.

thought of, while also expressing herself creatively

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Born in 1980 in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1999 Nikola moved to Milan, Italy, where he graduated in Political Sciences and International Economics. During his time as a student in Italy he discovered an unsuspected passion for street and documentary photography, and after a short stint as a relationship manager in corporate banking, in 2006 he abandoned the world of finance in order to pursue a career in fashion and advertising photography. After leaving Milan in 2009 Nikola spent eight years living on the road between London, Paris, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Cape Town; since 2017 he divides his time primarily between Milan and Cape Town as his main operational hubs.

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Giorgio Figini was born in Milan in 1979, and after studying art he focused his interest on photography, starting to work as an assistant on the set of several commercials. He worked in the field of video for several years specializing in post-production and special effects and managing small productions as a director of photography. At the age of 30, he decided to accept a new challenge and begin a ten-year career as creative director of a large textile company. An experience far from the lights of advertising sets but still very integral in the formation of an aesthetic taste connecting him to the world of fashion. > During these years, Giorgio did not abandon photography. On the contrary, this was the most important period of his creative growth. These years of experimentation and exploration, free from commercial sector, the search for a more expressive and even pictorial language becomes Giorgio’s goal as he begins a flourishing artistic production that leads him to exhibit his work in several exhibitions and galleries. The lockdown was a total turning point for Giorgio who decided to interrupt his path as creative director and to return his focus exclusively on photography, in particular fashion photography. Light painting and long exposures give way to a cleaner aesthetic that look back to the years between 1990 and early 2000. Simple images but with a strong expressive power, the increasingly frequent use of on-camera flash as a tool to detail the portrayed subjects in a powerful and unadorned way. Departing from today’s aesthetics that offers soft atmospheres, natural lights and settings bucolic, Giorgio embraces the idea of a strong and sensual woman, a woman increasingly framed in urban scenarios, underground clubs, luxury hotels, downtown streets, all elements that tell a story about Milan suspended between past and future, between luxury and suburbs, a Milan that, with its contradictions and its energy, was and continues to be a source of inspiration for Giorgio and that which accompanies him in his continuous aesthetic research.

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Sometimes life can get a little boring. You do not feel

You started photography later on in life in your

excited anymore. Life feels pretty mundane and full of

mid-thirties. What initially sparked your interest in

routines. We all have been there at one point in our

photography and the arts?

life. For Xia Geer, he turned to photography. It came to a point where I felt life was boring. I wanted A true visionary, the Taiwanese photographer taught

a hobby or interest to pass the time. After seeing many

himself the art of photography in his mid-thirties. De-

photography exhibitions, I then began my photogra-

spite being entirely self-taught, Xia used this to his ad-

phy journey.

vantage. His work is breathtaking with organic originality.

Your photography is exquisite and extremely striking, yet you began studying and learning the art of

Often focusing on the female figure, Xia transforms his

photography and post-production in 2010. What

models into ethereal and volatile beings, resulting in

sources did you use when studying? Books? You-

striking and slightly haunting images. Xia embraces the

Tube tutorials, etc?

artistic flair of Chagall, with his photography blurring the lines between real and surreal.

I did my exploration with no books or the Internet. I taught myself organically, which included trying every

As many creatives may know, a mind bursting with im-

tool in Photoshop to see how it altered my photos. I

agination and ideas can be overwhelming. Xia sought

then realised what I liked and didn’t like with my pho-

meditation, stimulating his mind and enhancing crea-

tos.

tivity and innovation. Blocking out the rest of the world, Xia can visualise his ideas and better direct his mind

You must have tried various techniques and skills

toward the art.

when perfecting your art as a creative. Are you still learning/discovering new ways of shooting and

Through trial and error, and much experimentation,

creating?

Xia’s images offer a breath of fresh air. After studying everything there is to know about photography, Xia’s

Yes, I still use a combination of different tools to exper-

proudest achievement comes from teaching others.

iment with the results. Playing with various tools and

His career continues to flourish, with his work being

software, I see what can express my initial vision.

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ies. Faddy Magazine had the pleasure of talking with

Does being self-taught allow for more freedom and

Xia Geer about his career, independence and future.

experimentation?

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Yes, I think there are no limitations, and the possibility of discovering new things goes on forever. Playing and experimenting always brings me a lot of amazing photographs. What aspect of the industry do you enjoy the most? Creativity and that’s my favourite part. It fills my life with imagination and catharsis. Do you think your career would have taken a different path if you attended an Arts School? Yes, because I think my art would be restricted. In my photography process, I look at things from different perspectives. Allowing for room to pursue change and growth, I constantly develop and refine my style. You liken each creation to birthing a new life. How long does it take you to plan a shoot or series? Where do you begin? I begin with an idea in my head, which I will then refine and turn into a photographic image. The time is not fixed, and sometimes it is completed within ten minutes. Where do you source inspiration for your work? I will observe the beautiful light and shadow in life and make it the source of my beauty.

When shooting, you transcend into a meditative state of mind. How does meditation aid your photography? Through meditation, I feel there is no distraction. The mind becomes enlightened, and the picture slowly takes shape until I create it. What has been your favourite or go-to camera to shoot? Vintage or modern?

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I like a simple camera, a camera that is not complicat-

Do you have a particular photographer you admire

ed. I can shoot with any type of camera - it is just a tool

or look up to?

for my creation. Nick Knight is the person who has influenced me the How would you describe your photography and

most, and I look up to him as an idol.

style? What are the biggest challenges facing young phoI think it is Chagall. Irreplaceable and indefinable.

tographers today? What advice would you give?

Has this style developed or evolved over the years?

The biggest challenge lies in the advancement of technology and rapid development. This can easily dilute

Yes, it will change depending on how you feel. Howev-

the original sense of the value of photography.

er, I think simplicity still protects the uniqueness of the image.

The unprecedented pandemic proved a difficult time for many as they put all creative industries on

What is your favourite collection or series to date?

pause. How did this affect your creativity?

I do not have a favourite because, to me, each is a

This pandemic didn’t necessarily affect my creativity. I

unique work produced independently, and each is my

maintained a pure creative power and continuous in-

child.

novation.

You currently sell your art through agencies in the

Last but not least, we would love to hear what else

US, UK and Singapore. Who buys your artwork?

you are working on? Are there any exciting new projects you have coming up?

Collectors buy my work through foreign art dealers in private gallery exhibitions.

Yes, but this is a secret! I hope you look forward to my future developments.

What is your biggest achievement in your photography career so far? My proudest achievement is teaching photography students to develop their personalities and style. This is the best thing for me. What are your goals or aspirations as a photographer? Utilising my self-taught skills and learning experience to share with my students. I want to allow them to develop their style of photography.

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I started taking pictures from a young age when my mother gave me as a gift my first camera, it was a Polaroid 636 close up that I still use until now. By growing up I developed a great love for cinema that led me graduate in humanities with a thesis in Pasolini’s cinema, and a diploma at the cinema academy of my home town Bari. During this time I dedicate myself to independent filmmaking, writing screenplay, direction and photography of several short films. Subsequently I moved to Milan where I decided to study photography in Jhon Kaverdash academy. After completing my technical preparation, I won a post-graduate scholarship in master of photography and visual design developed in collaboration by NABA and FORMA where I obtained the highest of the grades. I love photography because gives me the possibility to express my emotions without speaking. My personal ideal of beauty is simple and elegant. Currently I live and work in Milan as photographer, photo-editor and teacher. Awards 2021 - LensCulture Critics Choice 2021 - IPA Portrait on film 2021 - BIFA Honorable Mention 2021 - The Indipendent photo finalist

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Photographer Sophie Le Gendre @sophie_le_gendre www.sophielegendre.fr Style Marion Tupler @marion_tupler @universpresse Hmu Ariana Rose @arianarosecreative Models Olga Lara Zelie @aeon_models

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ZELIE Trench, Moncler Surchemise longue, Charlie Joe Collier, Gas Bijoux

sebastian magnani Portraitist and Visual Artist Sebastian Magnani, born 1985 in a small village surrounded by mountains, Canton Valais/Switzerland, met photography in 2006. But it was in 2011 that he decided to leave a traditional job at an advertising agency to follow his dream. Now he is based in Zurich/Switzerland and his works are everywhere: Apple, The New York Times, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, ABC News, BBC News, The Guardian and many others, and he has won countless awards.

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Giuseppe De Faveri was born in 1976. His father, who works as a restorer, passed on to him the love and passion for art. And following this path, DE FAVERI indulges, as a self-taught, inspiration and industriousness at the service of creativity by experimenting with the most different expressive forms: from graffiti to street art up to the first approaches to painting in its most classic and commonly understood meaning. But those experiments leave precise and clearly visible traces as a sort of archaic language to draw upon in order to decline, later on, mature and more aware traits The drawing courses that at a certain point of the path he attends, make him become aware and possess his creative verve and his visual instinct, where every stroke is deeply imbued with meaning. The detail is the sublimation of this path: the immediate development of continuous research, the creation of a work as a generative act for which every detail is the whole work. The fusion between the innate method of a native of the mechanical province and the never subdued ardour of a man from the modern world made up of multiple languages. Abstraction and roots are in balance and in contrast. The visible and the hidden are parts of a mosaic still in the making. And in this mechanism, the artist finds his ἀρχή (arkè) personified in the faces. Women’s faces marked by colour as an act of exchange by the author with the work, parts in constant connection in the form of painting, art form, painting form, idea form. The author evolves the work while the face manifests itself and perhaps in this manifestation it is also the author who evolves and resolves himself as a new author and a new individual. The apparent simplicity, dissolved by the titles of the works that make the contents more accessible, the apparent simplicity of the works of DE FAVERI and his faces, is actually the expression of a universal language and a contemporary EXPRESSIONISM that invites you to enter and it provokes and feeds curiosity and doubt, cloaking glances in a never easy mystery The artistic manifestation of DE FAVERI is in progress and in progress and in mutation like the things of the world like the faces of his paintings. Men and women on the way. Here are some of the competitions and events in which the author participated with his works: ROME OCTOBER 2020 Palazzo Colonna Collective Exhibition “ART IS SHOWED” VENICE OCTOBER 2020 / JANUARY 2021 Molino STUCKY Personal exhibition “ANIME ACRILICHE” VOLTERRA APRIL 2022 GALLERY THE GREAT BEAUTY Collective exhibition FINALIST: Fondazione Modigliani 2021 Award (ranked in the top 30 with permanent exhibition on the foundation’s official website) FINALIST “LAGUNA ARTE PRIZE” Award ranked among the top 100 RAVENNA Exhibition May 2022 at RAVENNA ART GALLERY GENOVA Exhibition at Palazzo del Grillo in Genoa ARTITOODE event VENICE Permanent exhibition 2022 2023 at Molino STUCKY

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