Four years with(out) you.
There are dates that remain indelible in our hearts and when they return punctually every year, they bring with them all the memories and strong emotions associated with them.
Just before it happened (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
On March 3rd, my dear sweet Ra, you left, leaving a sense of loneliness and absolute bewilderment in my life as a twin.
The same feeling you have when you get lost in the desert and have no point of reference.
Desertic fantasy (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
Going through that pain was the hardest ordeal I’ve ever faced. Then suddenly, after the umpteenth dune, life reappeared before my eyes, the colors and the reflection of the sea on the horizon. And I understood the most important lesson: that you never left, you have always been by my side. I could finally feel you in the grains of sand under my feet, in the rustle of the wind on my face and in all the wonderful reddish brushstrokes of the sunset.
Red reflections over Blue (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
You will always be my guiding star.
I dedicate this FRAday to you, Ra, and to all the loved ones who have become stars like you. Because even if I can’t call you, meet you, hug you, I can see your light in the darkest moments.
Energetic sketch of flowing light (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
You have been and continue to be for me not only an example of strength and courage, but above all of profound generosity. It must have been difficult for a person like you, so intimate, reserved and not inclined to social networks, to decide to open your heart to strangers and share your personal journey on Instagram, through your wonderful and poignant inner landscapes, full of different nuances, just like your days and your emotions were. You have demonstrated even to a daredevil communicator like me that this medium can also be used in a different way. Because you were never interested in likes, but in giving meaning and fullness to every moment of your life.
Quick sketch to mark long awaited sunny day(Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
Your colors have become therapy for my soul.
There are days when I think of you sitting at your desk in front of Durer’s rhinoceros print hanging on the wall while you are painting or writing.
Every time you did it, a masterpiece came out.
This is the image I have of you, my incredible Ra: an Artist of Emotions.
Aquatic depths (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
The more than 4,000 paintings and drawings you made in almost three years of illness are proof of this.
Dreamy landscape (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
Such an immense production that testifies not only the beneficial effect of art on your condition, but also of your extraordinary talent in transforming every physical sensation, state of mind, thought, distant memory into something powerful and universal capable of reaching hearts of thousands of people.
Peaceful mountain under angry acrylic sky (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
With your brushes and pencils you have told your second life, you have given shape to beauty and you have transmitted strength and hope, showing that reality, however difficult and painful, can be enriched with unexpected vibrations and colours.
Forcing my energy levels up (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
This weekend I organized a virtual exhibition dedicated to you.
It is my way of remembering you and of letting everyone know the immortality of your art.
Metabolic activity (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
Maybe one day I will even be able to organize a real exhibition, perhaps here in your beloved Rome.
While waiting to carry out this project, I invite those interested to discover your wonderful works on my Instagram and Facebook channels.
Have a safe travel Ra, wherever you are. Today is your FRAday.
Walking towards the stars (Ranieri Fontana Giusti)
Fabrice d'Arche March 4, 2023
Caro Francesco, bellissima testimonianza da parte tua. Scritto molto bene. Mi ha toccato molto. E le pitture di Ranieri sono davvero incredibile. Un abbraccio forte.
FFG March 4, 2023
merci mon ami
Francesca d'Arche March 7, 2023
Un testo profondo, intenso e commovente, come i quadri di Ranieri
FFG March 7, 2023
grazie Francesca
Telli Tabrizi October 23, 2023
How wonderful to see life through dear Ranieri’s eyes! What a remarkable & determined human being to show his innate creativity through his journey in life! I hope we are able to see the whole collection in an exhibition worthy of his work soon! Thank you for sharing! 🥰🙏🏻
FFG November 2, 2023
Thank you Telli I hope so as well. Meanwhile I might expose the pictures in the hospital where this doctor works, to help patients and medical staff understand the ordeal Ra went though (the originals as you know are in London…)