Fabio Presti
Painting works
´Rust is a veil that forms over something forgotten... it is important to give new possibilities to things, people, trees´.
Fabio Presti´s works are made layer by layer, using the backs of old mix-boxes as spatulas. Resins, rust and marble dust cover each layer, always allowing a glimpse of something from the previous layer. The supports are either attacked almost rabidly, or gently thinned while waiting for the water to flow and make the color take unexpected trajectories. The end result is an ever-evolving pictorial space that communicates directly with our most instinctive and hidden emotions.
Biography
Fabio Presti was born in Catania in 1973. After exploring various artistic fields, he has devoted himself steadily to painting since the early 2000s, quickly coming to exhibit at public and private institutions. In 2012 Presti won the prestigious Celeste Prize. The artist currently lives and works in Milan and collaborates with some of the most important Italian and European galleries.
