Gianfranco Meggiato Italy, b. 1963

Works

Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Ballando sul mondo
Bronze / Bronze
d 20 cm
d 7 7/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Frequenze auree
Bronze / Bronzo
h 200 cm
h 78 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Taurus
Bronze / Bronzo
h 150 cm
h 59 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Uccello di fuoco
Bronze / Bronzo
h 110 cm
h 43 1/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
L'Attimo fuggente
Bronze / Bronzo
h 90 cm
h 35 3/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Doppio fuso
Bronze / Bronzo
h 140 cm
h 55 1/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Ode to spring
Bronze / Bronzo
h 100 cm
h 39 3/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Quantica
Bronze / Bronzo
d 27 cm
d 10 5/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Il Volo
Aluminum, magnesium, stainless steel / Alluminio, magnesio, acciaio inossidabile
h 500 cm
h 196 7/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Triade
Aluminum, magnesium, stainless steel / Alluminio, magnesio, acciaio inossidabile

h 400 cm
h 157 1/2 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Quanto di Luce
Aluminum, magnesium, stainless steel, / Alluminio, magnesio, acciaio inossidabile
240 x 260 x 460 cm
94 1/2 x 102 3/8 x 181 1/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Il Volo
Bronze / Bronzo
h 90 cm
h 35 3/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Atman
Bronze / Bronzo
d 27 cm
d 10 5/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Samsara
Bronze / Bronzo
d 45 cm
d 17 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Cubo con cuore
Bronze / Bronze
l 15 cm
l 5 7/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Taurus, 2017
Aluminum and bronze / Alluminio e bronzo
h 300 cm
h 118 1/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Ballando Sul Mondo
Bronze / Bronzo
d 45 cm
d 17 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Triade
Bronze / Bronzo
h 120 cm
h 47 1/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Sole
Bronze, stainless steel / Bronzo, acciaio inossidabile
d 150 cm
d 59 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Orione
Bronze / Bronzo
d 60 cm
d 23 5/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Primigenia
Bronze / Bronzo
d 45 cm
d 17 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Zaphira
Bronze / Bronzo
d 45 cm
d 17 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Conchiglia
Bronze / Bronzo
d 60 cm
d 23 5/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Colpo d'Ala
Aluminum, stainless steel / Alluminio, acciaio inossidabile
h 300 cm
h 118 1/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Agharta
Bronze / Bronzo
d 40 cm
d 15 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Embrione
Bronze / Bronzo
d 45 cm
d 17 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Conchiglia
Bronze / Bronzo
d 120 cm
d 47 1/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Germinazione
Aluminum / Allunino
h 200 cm
h 78 3/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Il mio pensiero libero
Stainless steel / Acciaio inossidabile
h 250 cm
h 98 3/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Quantica
Aluminum magnesium, stainless steel, bronze / Alluminio magnesio, acciaio inossidabile, bronzo
d 120 cm
d 47 1/4 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Anima Latina, 2015
Bronze / Bronzo
h 90 cm
h 35 3/8 in
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sfera Sole, 2015
Bronze / Bronzo
d 20 cm
d 7 7/8 in

Biography

Gianfranco Meggiato was born on 26 August 1963 in Venice, where he attended the State Institute of Art, studying sculpture in stone, bronze, wood and ceramics. Meggiato’s work looks at the great masters of the XX century: Brancusi for his research into essentiality, Moore for the internal-external relationship with motherhood and Calder for the way his works open into space. Space, in fact, enters Meggiato’s works and the void becomes as important as the solid.

In fact, the essential is invisible to the eyes: you cannot touch ideals, feelings or dreams – you can only live them.

Meggiato models his sculptures inspired by the biomorphic fabric and the labyrinth symbolising mankind’s tortuous path towards self-awareness and the discovery of a precious inner sphere. He consequently invented the concept of “intro-sculpture” in which the observer’s gaze is drawn into the soul of the work and not merely its external surfaces.

An artist of International status since 1998, he takes part in exhibitions and art fairs in Italy and around the world (USA, Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Holland, France, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Montecarlo, Ukraine, Russia, India, China, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, South Korea, Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong and Australia).

In 2011 and 2013 he was invited to the join the Italian pavilions at the Venice Biennial.

Since 2017, Meggiato has focused on scientific and social themes through monumental works realized in large-scale public installations. The Garden of the Silent Muses (Pietrasanta, 2017) stood as a symbolic defense of our values and culture against terrorism, while The Spiral of Life (Palermo, 2018), presented during Manifesta 12, was dedicated to the innocent victims of the mafia. With The Garden of Zyz (Matera, 2019), created for the European Capital of Culture, Meggiato sought to create a meeting point between cultures often in conflict, following the principle that “Everything is One.”

In 2021, the major solo exhibition Quantum Man: There is no Future without Memory, installed in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, attempted to establish a dialogue between archaeology, philosophy, and quantum physics. In the following years, he also exhibited his monumental sculptures in Pisa, with the exhibition Il Respiro della Forma and in Rome with the urban installation I Dioscuri tornano a Roma.

His open-air sculptures also contribute to the contemporary aesthetic of Porto Cervo and Poltu Quatu, thanks to the summer exhibitions organized by SimonBart Gallery. Among his most recent international exhibitions is the major solo show Lines of the Invisible at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku (2024-2025). In recognition of his artistic path and unique approach to sculpture, Forbes USA recently dedicated an article to him, highlighting his ability to merge aesthetic research with profound philosophical vision.

Series