Francesco Fossati

Dettagli: Categoria: works; Pubblicato Mercoledì, 14 Gennaio 2026 17:29; Scritto da Super User; Visite: 21

During the solo show Substrati, curated by Francesca Guerisoli at MUDI Museum in Lentate sul Seveso IT, I presented the tubes n° 00 of some of the batch of natural oil color I fulfilled during the years and shared for experimentation with several artists.

Francesco Fossati, The Wrong Colours, 2020-2025, installation view at MUDI Museo Diffuso di Lentate sul Seveso IT, eight elements: aluminium tube, oil on paper, digital print on paper, natural substances and linseed oil, 14 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm (each), photos Cosimo Filippini

Francesco Fossati, Natural Oil-Colour [Spirulina Green], Batch 07, Tube 00/08, 2020, aluminum tube, paper, spirulina algae, medium veneziano, turpentine and linseed oil, 14 x 2,5 x 3,5 cm

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Dettagli: Categoria: works; Pubblicato Sabato, 03 Gennaio 2026 15:58; Scritto da Super User; Visite: 54

A new group of work from the series Substrates (2022 - Ongoing)

Composed of dehydrated organic material, Substrates is a group of artworks that draws inspiration from the essential volumes of minimalism, projecting them ideally into a post-human dimension of nature reclaiming spaces and materials. The essential monoliths of the 1960s are here corrupted by the growth of mycelium and fungi, which chromatically, formally, and in the composition of the material that constitutes them, modify them. Fungi have always played a fundamental role in ecosystem transformation, converting inorganic matter into organic material, living symbiotically with other life forms, and acting as connectors among plants. In these artworks, their process of continuous transformation is crystallized at a specific moment through dehydration. They represent an attempt at a visual exploration of the processes that constantly occur in nature, hidden from the human gaze, underground, or of which we only perceive a small part—the fruiting body.

Francesco Fossati, Substrato Rosa 01, 2024, substrato, micelio e funghi disidratati, 23 x 20 x 17 cm

Francesco Fossati, Substrato 11 (Substrate 11), 2023, dehydrated substrate, mycelium and mushrooms, 44 x 50 x 23 cm

Francesco Fossati, Substrato Reishi 01, 2025, substrato, micelio e funghi disidratati, 22 x 23 x 16 cm

Francesco Fossati, Substrato 10 (Substrate 10), 2023, dehydrated substrate, mycelium and mushrooms, 43 x 46 x 33 cm

Francesco Fossati, Substrato Cardoncello 08 (Eryngii Substrate 08), dehydrated substrate, mycelium and mushrooms, 30 x 25 x 17 cm

Francesco Fossati, Lions Substrate, 2024, dehydrated substrate, mycelium and mushrooms

Francesco Fossati, Substrato Cardoncello 05 (Eryngii Substrate 05), 2023, dehydrated substrate, mycelium and mushrooms, 36 x 21 x 20 cm

Francesco Fossati, Substrati, 2025, installation view at MUDI Museo Diffuso di Lentate sul Seveso IT, photos Cosimo Filippini

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Dettagli: Categoria: works; Pubblicato Lunedì, 29 Dicembre 2025 17:26; Scritto da Super User; Visite: 52

The seasonal (autumn 2023 and 2024) group of works on canvas from the series Organic Pictures (2016-ongoing). Works are created using only plants materials, foraged plants parts from city weeds are eco-printed on canvas in (organic cotton and linen) and mounted on stretchers created by an artisan with spruce from reforestation areas.

Francesco Fossati, Stars [Eucalyptus], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, 230 x 150 cm

Francesco Fossati, Triangoli [Castagno] (Triangles [Chestnut]), 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, FSC spruce stretcher, 140 x 130 cm

Francesco Fossati, Starfish 09 [Taxodium Disticium], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 30 x 40 cm

Francesco Fossati, Starfish 07 [Taxodium Distichum], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 60 x 55 cm

Francesco Fossati, Short Kimono Hibaku Jumoku [Unseasonable – Avocado and Blueberry], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, 150 x 85 cm

Francesco Fossati, Linee [Eucalipto], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, two elements 90 x 130 x 6 cm each, 190 x 130 x 6 cm total

Francesco Fossati, Abstact Sumac, 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, 240 x 150 cm

Francesco Fossati, Avocado Dye, 2023, natural dye on organic cotton, 150 x 105 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fuori Stagione [07] (Unseasonable [07]), 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 40 x 60 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fuori Stagione [13] (Unseasonable [13]), 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 25 x 20 cm

Francesco Fossati, XXX Castagno, 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, 150 x 200 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fiki Fiki [03], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 45 x 55 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fuori Stagione [02], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 30 x 40 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fuori Stagione [09], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 45 x 35 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fuori Stagione [15], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 20 x 20 cm

Francesco Fossati, Stella Castagno, 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, 150 x 205 cm

Francesco Fossati, Stars [various essences], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton, 150 x 155 cm

Francesco Fossati, Starfish 06 [Taxodium Disticium], 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 38 x 30 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fuori Stagione [05] (Unseasonable [05]), 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 50 x 40 cm

Francesco Fossati, Fuori Stagione [06] (Unseasonable [05]), 2023, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 50 x 40 cm

Francesco Fossati, Rametti (Twigs), 2025, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, diptic, 65 x 95 cm each, 135 x 95 cm total

Francesco Fossati, Eucalipto Sparso (Scattered Eucalyptus), 2025, ecoprint on organic cotton and FSC spruce stretcher, 130 x 135 cm

Francesco Fossati, Triangolo Sommacco [Sumac Triangle], 2024, ecoprint on linen, 142 x 137 cm

Francesco Fossati, U Sumac, 2024, ecoprint on linen, 180 x 138 cm

Francesco Fossati, Castagno Azzurro [Blue Chestnut], 2024, ecoprint on linen, 142 x 118 cm

Francesco Fossati, Reflected Hazelnut, 2024, ecoprint on organic cotton, 220 x 150 cm

Francesco Fossati, U Long Sumac, 2024, ecoprint on organic cotton, 276 x 150 cm

Francesco Fossati, Cabina, 2024, ecoprint on found fabric, 243 x 90 cm

Francesco Fossati, Castagno Savina [Savina Chestnut], 2024, ecoprint on found fabric, 180 x 140 cm

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Dettagli: Categoria: works; Pubblicato Sabato, 03 Gennaio 2026 15:16; Scritto da Super User; Visite: 53

The "Prototipo" (prototype) series explores the relationship between an object and its user. Reinterpreting the forms of iconic design lamps or starting with existing lamps and combining them with natural elements, it seeks to rethink design through self-design and the unpredictability of natural forms. It is a model for reaffirming individual creativity and the need for non-conformity, imperfection, and the wonder that nature can combine with standardized elements.

Prototipo was born in 2024 using lagenaria pumpkins (calabash) grown by Fossati, and continued in 2025 with pumpkins purchased from a local grower. The works in the series are halfway between sculpture and design object: they are luminous bodies made from dried pumpkins, hollowed out and transformed into natural lampshades. These lamp-sculptures are a reinterpretation of design objects that are both ironic and eco-sustainable. Hung from the ceiling, placed on top of furniture, or placed on the ground to simulate a forest where the electrical cables resemble a tangle of surface roots, they transform the space into an immersive environment through light.

Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 04, 2025, calabashes, wood and electricial circuits, 70 x 20 x 120 cm

Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 02, 2025, calabashes and modified floor lamp, 45x60x180 cm

Francesco Fossati, Prototipo (MUDI), 2025, calabashes, electricial circuits and taxidermaied animals, variable dimension, installation views at MUDI Museo Diffuso di Lentate sul Seveso, photos Cosimo Filippini

Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 01, 2024, calabash and electricial circuit

Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 06, 2025, calabashes and electricial circuits

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Dettagli: Categoria: works; Pubblicato Martedì, 16 Gennaio 2024 09:39; Scritto da Super User; Visite: 962

Eight Autumns, the exhibition held at IAGA Contemporary in Cluj/Napoca, curated by Camilla Remondina, is the first survey of the Organic Pictures series (2016 - ongoing). Every season from 2016 to 2023 is presented with at least a piece. Works on canvas in different size and shape, made by eco-printing parts of spontaneous plants, are in dynamic dialogue with the space and to each other.