27. 27AR VALERIO ADAMI (born 1935) Il Miraggio 1965 Signed, titled and dated 24.9.65, Paris-18.10.65, Arona on the back Oil on canvas Getekend, getitreerd en gedateerd 24.9.65, Paris - 18.10.65, Arona op de achterkant Olieverf op doek Signed, titled and dated 24.9.65, Paris - 18.10.65, Arona on the reverse Oil on canvas 82 x 100 cm Provenance / Herkomst Galleria Levi, Milan Galleria il Capricorno, Venice Studio C, Brescia Galleria Gissi, Turin Collection privée / privécollectie, Anvers Entering Valerio Adami's studio is a reading in itself. It's a journey through appearances, where every flat colour has been carefully thought through, where every guideline (or lack of one) carries meaning, and where every visual allegory gives way to an enigma. The enigma of colour as canvas. The enigma of the space to be painted. The riddle of the form that seems "simplified to the point of obviousness. The riddle of reality and its possibilities of being. The enigma of the omnipotence of colour, of the initial horizontality of the drawing that reveals itself on the easel, in an ultimate verticality. Valerio Adami. A philosopher's eye. Extract from an interview with Valère-Marie Marchand Valerio Adami. Un regard philosophe in Diogène 2017/1 (n° 257).