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VARSI Art & Lab is excited to present Appunti Inutili, a collection of new drawings on wax paper by Matteo Giuntini. These works consist of fast, fleeting sketches that capture flash ideas and translate them into graphic and pictorial signs on various media. Most of the drawings are pastel on paper, with a seemingly childlike quality at first glance.

Giuntini's exercise is similar to Rodari's "fantastic binomial" in that it brings to life a story from the combination of two simple words, objects, or concepts given randomly. While the notes may appear silly, they are …