Artistic bas-reliefs by Michela Fabeni Art displayed with poetic texts from her book, capturing the emotions, inspirations, and creative journey behind her art, highlighting her unique Smussato technique

White: the original skin of the universe In Michela Fabeni Art’s bas-reliefs, raw white on the canvas is not just color: it is living matter, the skin of the universe, from which light naturally emerges. The organic material, shaped by hand and exposed to sun, air, and natural elements, breathes, vibrates, and reveals the primordial energy of life. The light emerging from matter The light of the white surface does not need embellishment: it is natural energy flowing through s

My moon does not belong to the sky: it is born from matter, from my gesture, from the surface I welcome and transform. It is a white, carved, living relief that carries the trace of my hands and the memory of every passage. It is not a distant symbol but a form that recognizes me, a presence that vibrates beneath the skin. Lying on my moon means entering the heart of creation itself. It means listening to its light as it settles on the cracks, on the edges, on the cavities th

In Michela Fabeni Art’s creative gesture, the palette knife becomes her Blade for the Stars , a tool that holds cosmic reflections and constellations flowing like a natural stream. Matter breathes, light emerges, and the skin allows itself to be traversed by what vibrates within. The language of Smussato shapes surfaces that tell of identity and intimate visions. Every gesture is a fragment, every mark a revelation: the spatula is not just a tool, but a companion in the crea

Every one of my works is born from a deep synergy with the elements of the universe. My process is spontaneous, following the flow: every gesture, every layer is energy, emotion, and movement. The palette knife and my bare hands shape the matter, giving form to lines and volumes that gradually emerge. The creation begins with the preparation of the compound, carefully fortified, and continues on the canvas with my Smussato technique, refining roughness and harmonizing forms.

I am organizing a special event, an intimate and limited-access experience designed for blind participants, allowing them to connect directly with the living material of my bas-reliefs. My work is born from gesture, from touch, from the dialogue between light and surface. Touching an artwork means following its inner pulse, feeling its curves, tensions, fractures, and the breath of gold. For those who cannot rely on sight, all of this becomes a pure language, a form of listen

The event Beats and Visions, hosted at the Michela Fabeni Art Gallery, represented a unique encounter between different languages, where art and science merged into a living and profound dialogue. The reflection offered by the cardiovascular surgeon on the exhibited works revealed an unexpected perspective, recognizing in the bas-reliefs the very rhythm of life — the heartbeat flowing through matter. It was an intense experience, where light, form, and emotion gave voice to t

Discover between light and matter, the artworks converse between the visible and invisible