Many years ago, one of my first casting projects in silver was inspired by Cimabue’s frescoes in the Basilica of Assisi—the colors, forms, and his stylistic story telling. I was particularly drawn to the architectural depiction of an Italian city in the Upper Basilica, a… Read More “ytalia,” cimabue, and contemporary italian art
PREZIOSA 2017- Florence Jewellery Week From 24th to 28th May 2017 Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School (LAO) hosted PREZIOSA 2017-Florence Jewellery Week, a unique event in Italy that places the emphasis on the interactions between tradition and artistic research, manual skills and new technologies. Today was the final day with artisan demonstrations, while yesterday’s calendar… Read More preziosa young 2017 winning jewelry artists
Numeroventi (number 20) is one of those new contemporary spaces carved out of a Renaissance palazzo in Florence, Italy, with a mixed-use agenda giving new life to an old building.… Read More 10 spaces at numeroventi showcases local artists
Alchemy: Transformations in Gold Des Moines Art Center February 11 – May 5, 2017 I just read about this exhibition, Alchemy, curated by Laura Burkhalter: “Alchemy brings together a group of international artists whose work incorporates gold (or another metal disguised as gold). In each case, this precious material not only brings a sense of… Read More alchemy + streets of gold
My favorite items in the museum are the small, personal, intimate objects archived with information about many children who were brought to the hospital in the 1800s to be cared for as orphans.… Read More identification marks + foundlings’ fate
“In alchemy, lead needs the lowest grade for it transformation in gold. It is both a cold and heavy metal linked to Saturn and melancholia, and a more spiritual metal due to its silver components.” – Anselm Kiefer… Read More alfabeti sommersi: anselm kiefer, lead books + the florence flood
