The first volume of the collection dedicated to Marco Valoti’s artistic production brings together works from his French decade (1980-1990)—a period of intense experimentation and expressive research. During these years, Valoti moved away from traditional pictorial conventions to embrace a disruptive visual language, based on strong chromatic contrasts, designed not only to astonish but to shake the viewer, forcing deep reflection. The South American influence is undeniable: bright, saturated, almost violent colors, capable of conveying raw and authentic emotions. Each painting becomes a visual outcry, an explosion of energy that shatters the stillness and security of everyday life. His goal is not to reassure but to provoke, urging the viewer…