Fabiano Millani is a painter born in São Paulo, Brazil. He began his career at the age of 17 when he took up an artistic course with Edegar Cavalheiro. This experience made him realize his interest in realism and propelled him to start his artistic journey.
He then started his career as a visual artist and administered a drawing course in the municipality of Santo Ângelo. “My interest in art arose through observation. I always enjoyed scribbling while waiting for something or even during classes. It was something intuitive which emerged little by little and ended up becoming indispensable in my daily life”, says Millani.
In 2004, he broadened his horizons and expanded his drawing course to other cities in the region. Simultaneously, he taught at the 7th Academic Week of Arts, Communication and Music at the University of Passo Fundo. Millani believes he is still at the beginning of his work as the desire to learn is still the same. In search of new challenges, in 2005, he started his first work on figurative style, painting several canvases inspired by the day to day life and experiences.
When asked about his style of art, Millani says he doesn’t have any fixed style. “I think I’m still experimenting. Since I receive several commissioned works, I end up with a mix between abstract, realism and hyperrealism.” He believes that everything that is within our eyes’ reach can be transformed to art. Developing pieces brings out a satisfaction that allows one to always be open and explore new styles.
The style of art he mainly focuses on currently is Hyperrealism. Hyperrealism is an art style that uses photographic techniques to simulate a real photograph. Photographic slide projections or multi-media projectors are used to project images onto canvases and rudimentary techniques such as gridding may also be used to ensure accuracy. The perception of the human eye makes it impossible to distinguish them from a real photo. The majority of Millani’s hyperrealist art are made from oil paints on canvases.
In 2009, he built his own studio where he works exclusively as a visual artist and teaches painting for around 60 students in person per month. For his artistic visual works, Millani has won the top spots in several painting contests, such as the one in Depósito de Subsistência de Santo Ângelo, Batalhão de Comunicações de Santo Ângelo, SESI’s Descobrindo Talentos and Dessiner WordPress National Contest on Realistic Drawings. Two of his paintings were even published in the book ‘Bienal Cristal de Talentos’ and one of his works was published in ACRILEX Annual Calendar.
From 2016 onwards Millani has been conducting workshops, taking the technique he developed to several countries around the world, such as Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Qatar, Uruguay, Turkey, Brazil, among others. Most of his works are acquired by foreign clients from various countries around the world. Millani’s works are popular online and, as of now, his viewership on his Instagram handle @fabiano_millani is a whopping 431,000 and counting!
The secret of Millani’s success is his hard work and dedication to his craft. His message to readers is “Work everyday and produce a lot. Good art promotes itself.” Doing what we love gives us a sense of accomplishment as people and as professionals.
For those who are starting in the art industry, he has one tip. Place your artwork in front of the mirror and look at it in the perspective of the viewer. This will make you realize the mistakes that you may have not had noticed because you were too attached to what you are developing. This will contribute to your perception and will help to improve on your works.