Fabiano Millani Cassarotti

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Born in São Paulo and a gaúcho at heart, Fabiano Millani Cassarotti found in life’s contrasts the elements through which he would construct his own vision of reality.
His first encounter with art occurred during childhood. Whenever his parents needed to go into town, they would leave Millani and his two brothers at a local library. At the time, he did not yet know how to read, but he would spend hours observing illustrations, photographs, and drawings. It was this universe of images that fascinated him.
At home, he drew superheroes on poster board and cardboard. The characters he created became his own toys, and without realizing it, he was beginning to develop a profound relationship with drawing and observation.
Years later, in that same library, he enrolled in a drawing course. He soon understood that it would not be merely a pastime or a hobby: Millani wanted to dedicate his life to art.
He spent his days surrounded by paper and pencils. He sold his first drawing for the equivalent of one dollar, and his greatest wish at the time was to use the money to buy a sketchpad containing twenty sheets so he could continue drawing.
After approximately one year, the teacher responsible for the course discontinued the classes. Millani then stepped into his place and began teaching. It was the beginning of a vocation that would remain with him throughout his career: sharing knowledge and helping others develop their own way of seeing and painting.
While still very young, he became the father of a daughter, Sabrina. Her arrival brought him immense joy, but also great responsibility. Without financial stability, he relied on the support of his parents while searching for a way to transform art into a profession.
At the age of 20, he moved to the city of São Paulo in search of new opportunities. Months of intense work, drawing, and practice followed, but the financial return was still not enough. After six months, he received a job offer and returned to be closer to his family.
Even while working in other fields, he felt that something was missing. For years, he left conventional jobs to pursue painting, facing uncertainty and repeated new beginnings. Eventually, he made a definitive decision: there would be no other path for him but art.
That was when everything began to change.
With his first commissioned paintings, Millani did not have enough money to purchase the necessary materials. He therefore asked clients to pay half of the amount in advance so he could buy the canvases, paints, and brushes. To reduce expenses, the paintings were delivered by motorcycle taxi, with Millani riding along, carefully holding each canvas and fearing that the artwork might be damaged during the journey.
One of his first clients commissioned a new painting every month. Her support encouraged Millani to open his first drawing and painting studio, which soon welcomed more than 60 students.
As his work matured, he immersed himself in oil painting and developed an artistic language defined by technical mastery, meticulous observation, and a sensitive representation of the human figure. His research led him to hyperrealism—not as the mere reproduction of a photograph, but as a personal way of interpreting what the eyes perceive.
For Millani, a painting is never an exact copy of reality. Every choice of color, every variation of light, and every movement of the brush reveals the presence of the artist. Even when working from the same reference image, no painting could ever be repeated identically, because each one carries unique decisions, imperfections, and perceptions.
His single-layer oil-painting technique was developed over more than two decades of study and practice. Working with pure oil paint, Millani explores values, temperatures, skin tones, transparency, textures, and subtle movements that can only be recognized through careful observation.
His paintings invite viewers to slow down. In an age defined by the rapid consumption of images, photography, and the expansion of imagery created by artificial intelligence, Millani defends contemplation as a way of educating the eye. He believes that spending more time observing a painting expands our ability to perceive colors, nuances, and artistic decisions that might go unnoticed at first glance.
His journey eventually extended far beyond the walls of his studio. Workshops followed in different cities, states, and countries, bringing together both beginners and experienced artists. Through in-person classes, demonstrations, individual guidance, and video lessons, Millani shares not only his technique, but also a deeper way of understanding painting.
Today, his works are part of collections around the world, while his international workshops bring people from different cultures together through art. Despite this global journey, he remains faithful to the essence that began his path: observing, learning, painting, and sharing.
More than reproducing the appearance of things, Fabiano Millani seeks to reveal the human experience of seeing them. His work is born from the encounter between technique, sensitivity, and perception—and from the desire to encourage each viewer to remain before a painting for a little longer.
His motto reflects both his journey and his understanding of art:


“Together, we continue adding more art to the world.”