in Cappelle sul Tavo, near Pescara, where he lived until his death in 2019, Spalletti talks

about his art, the creative act, his passion for painting and sculpture. The film involves those

close to him, including his wife Patrizia Leonelli Spalletti, gallery owner Benedetta Spalletti,

her niece, her personal assistant Azzurra Ricci, gallery owner Lia Rumma, and curator

Germano Celant. A portrait of an artist far removed from the international art mainstream

whose works are closely connected with the Abruzzo’s landscape, history and colours, such

as the pastures of the Campo Imperatore plateau and the region’s Benedictine abbeys, such

as San Clemente in Castiglione di Casauria. Spalletti was fascinated by their simplicity, their

welcoming atmosphere. Whether in painting, sculpture or installation, his work reflects the

cult of beauty, the Renaissance measure of space and color, spiritual warmth and relationship

with the environment. “Art doesn’t need intelligence,” he says, in his studio. “Or even

a story. It frees itself of everything to find its own gift.” After the passing of this inspiring

master, the film represents a precious testimony of his art and spirit.

 

Alessandra Galletta

 

A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, Alessandra Galletta is an art critic who has worked as curator and organizer of exhibitions for many contemporary art galleries. Since the nineties, she has worked in television; since 2012 she has produced monographic documentaries on contemporary artists such as Francesco Vezzoli, Tòmas Saraceno, Adrian Paci, Maria Lai, H.H. Lim, Qiu Zhijie. For Sky Italia, she produced specials on the Venice Art and Architecture Biennials and on the 2012 Shanghai Biennale. Since 2015 she founded the production company LaGalla23, which designs and produces videos and original formats of artistic and cultural content. She wrote and directed the docufilm Ossessione Vezzoli, dedicated to the internationally renowned Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli.


Selected Filmography:
2015 Ossessione Vezzoli