Frani imparts strong symbolic significance to his technique. He employs a smooth, white lacquered board, fin- ishing it with either a glossy or matte surface. Intervening with glazes, he utilizes the oil color “nero avorio” and, using minimal layers of color, achieves a gradation of mid-tones until reaching absolute black. He deliberately avoids painting areas that need to retain the maximum degree of light, preserving the integrity of the back- ground surface. The light of objects or landscapes then reemerges from the background, seamlessly merging into space. Frani extracts objects from the white background, from a light that transforms into material, drawing a parallel with our own existence emerging from light. In his recent works, the artist aims to capture the emer- gence of things into the light, often pulverizing images, attempting to convey the precise moment when light assumes a tangible form, becoming matter.
Ettore Frani (b.1978) was born in Termoli, Italy. He currently resides and works in Ostia Lido, Rome. Over the course of his artistic career, he has exhibited in various public and institutional spaces, including the San Fedele Gallery and Museum in Milan, Palazzo degli Scalzi Sassoferrato (AN), Lercaro Collection in Bologna, La Verde La Malfa Foundation in San Giovanni La Punta, Palazzo Bisaccioni in Jesi, PAN in Naples, Palazzo della Perma- nente in Milan (16th Cairo Prize), CuBO Unipol in Bologna, National Museum of Ravenna, Casa Morandi/Fienili del Campiaro in Grizzana Morandi, Casa Natale Raffaello Urbino, L’Arca Museum in Teramo, MAR of Ravenna, Casa Testori in Novate Milanese, San Cristoforo’s Tese in Venice, and Michetti Museum in Francavilla a Mare. He has also collaborated with various private galleries, including GiaMaArt Studio, Galleria Maniero, Galerie Fel- li, Galerie Gilla Lörcher, IAGA Contemporary Art, Paraventi Giapponesi/Galleria Nobili, Nuova Galleria Morone, and Paolo Deanesi Gallery.
Ettore Frani has been recognized for his work through several awards, including the Premio Artivisive San Fed- ele 2010, Ciaccio Broker Award for Young Italian Painting 2011, the 1st edition of Espoarte Awards, and the Special Project Arteam Cup 2016.
His works are featured in numerous public and private collections, including the San Fedele Museum, MAR of Ravenna, Michetti Museum, Unipol Arte Heritage, Cassa Risparmio of Jesi Foundation, Giacomo Lercaro Col- lection, Casa della Divina Bellezza Foundation, and AMC Coppola Collection.