LOST SORIES

LOST STORIES LUCA PICCINI

MAY 30 | JUL 10 Opening May

30, 2018 | 6:00 pm

W hat if, wa l k i ng a mongst people, we could k now t he stor ies to wh ich t hose people a re con nected?

If i nstead of on ly bei ng able to see how t hey act or how t hey d res s , we could a lso read t he stor ies of how t hey l ived? Luc a Picci n i is a stor y tel ler a nd he wa nt s to go t h is way.

His ex h ibit ion is a col lect ion of stor ies def i ned a s " lost" or f ished out of obl iv ion.

Si nce " lost" is mater ia l, object s , a nd document s f rom wh ich he st a r t s creat i ng h is “a s semblages”, t h is is t he st a r t i ng poi nt for t he evolut ion of h is work .

GIOVANNI ROSSIELLO Gallery Exhibition and Curating EL Instructor

Come sarebbe se, passeggiando tra la gente, potessimo conoscere le storie a cui quella gente è collegata?Se invece di poter vedere solo come agiscono o come sono vestiti, potessimo anche leggere le storie che hanno vissuto?

Luca Piccini è uno story teller e vuole andare in questa direzione. La sua mostra è una raccolta di storie def inite “perdute” o ripescate dall'oblio.

Così come “perduti” sono molti materiali, oggetti, documenti da cui parte per comporre i suoi “assemblage”, base di partenza per lo sviluppo della sua opera.

FLORENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS

LOST STORIES

LUCA PICCINI MAY 30 | JUL 10

Opening May 30, 2018 | 6:00 pm

Florence University of the Arts presents “Lost Stories” at Ganzo featuring local artist Luca Piccini. The exhibition will run from May 30, 2018 through July 10, 2018. The opening reception will be held at Ganzo (Via dei Macci, 85r) on May 30, 2018 starting at 6 pm.

Luca Piccini was born and raised in Florence. His work is predominantly mixed media, including painting, assemblage, and collage. Referring to himself as “the painter of lost stories,” Mr. Piccini f inds his inspiration from many different areas, such as human rights and environmental conservation.

This exhibition tells several “Lost Stories.” While not exclusively so, the works you will see tonight predominantly follow women lost to history. We will explore the juxtaposition of geishas and prostitutes.

The rise of women as key f igures in the silent f ilm era during the early 20thcentury. Luca gives voice to the women upon whom society and history imposed silence.

SAR A CATHERINE ROGERS | ADELAIDE GORELICK Gallery Exhibition and Curating EL Students OLIVIA MEDINA | JESSE TAYLOR Gallery Exhibition and Curating Students

FUA presenta "Lost Stories" di Luca Piccini, artista nato e cresciuto a Firenze, il cui lavoro è prevalentemente in tecnica mista: pittura e collage.

Riferendosi a se stesso come "il pittore delle storie perdute", Piccini trova la sua ispirazione da molte aree diverse, tra e cui i diritti umani e l’ambiente.

Q ue s t a m o s t r a r a c c o nt a d i ve r s e " St or i e Perdute". L e opere i n most ra rappresent a no, quasi esclusivamente, donne “perdute”, nella storia, esplorando varie sfumature, dalla figura della geisha a quella della prostituta e Piccini ne ripercorre l'ascesa come figure chiave nell'era del cinema muto durante il primo Novecento. Luca dà voce alle donne sulle quali la società e la storia hanno imposto il silenzio.

4 Geishas Red Wave 2016 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 5 Mizuki- Beautiful Moon 2015 Mixed Media

6 Geishas Kyoto Sad Song 2014 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 7 Hermes+Aphrodite 2016 Mixed Media

Tokyo Sad Song 2014 Mixed Media

8 Geishas Butterfly Sad Song 2014 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 9

10 Prostitutes

Melanie 2016 Mixed Media

La Princesse SalomĂŠ 2017 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 11 Lulu and Jack 2017 Mixed Media

12 Prostitutes De Satan Ou de Dieu 2018 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 13 Cat-House 2016 Mixed Media

14 People and Angels Guardian Angels, Fallen Angels 2017 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 15

16 Deadly Sins Sloth Silenzio Assenzio 2011 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 17 Pride Also Sprach Frankenstein 2011 Mixed Media

18 Human Rights Miss Hiroshima 2012 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 19

20 Human Rights

Miss Nagasaki 2011 Mixed Media

Notre Dame de Nagasaki 2015 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 21 Diversity Wonderbox 2016 Mixed Media

Island of Tears 2013 Mixed Media

22 PKD

Level 1 2010 Mixed Media

Level 2 2010 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 23

Level 3 2010 Mixed Media

Level 4 2010 Mixed Media

24 Profiles Dama con Kimono 2018 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 25

Lady Lyda (Ritratto di Dama con Bottoni) 2018 Mixed Media

Y (La Ragazza col Turbante) 2018 Mixed Media

26 Silent Movie Stars

THE(da) VAMP(ire) 2017 Mixed Media

LB 2016 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 27

Satanic Rhapsody 2018 Mixed Media

Lulu’ 2017 Mixed Media

28 Silent Movie Stars Lonely Man’s Dream 2017 Mixed Media

Lost Stories 29 Hamlet 2016 Mixed Media

30 Silent Movie Stars Greta 2016 Mixed Media

32 Biography biografia

Luca Piccini (1957) lives and works in Florence. His works are stories inspired by characters (real or imagined), situations that are part of his cultural background; popular stories or stories fished from oblivion. Sourced also from oblivion are his materials: objects, documents used to compose his assemblage. Piccini favors no one medium; rather, his eclectic style manifests itself through many different media. His diversity of technique is essential in the development of his pictorial works. Drawing from popular culture, his work is recognizable – a perfect collage of creativity and thought.

Luca Piccini (1957) vive e lavora a Firenze. Le sue opere sono dei veri 'racconti' illustrati, ispirati a personaggi (reali o immaginari), situazioni, stor ie c he f a n no pa r t e del suo b a ga g l io c u lt u r a l e ; s t o r i e f a m o s e o s t o r i e r ip e s c at e dall'oblio. Così come ripescati dall'oblio sono molti materiali, oggetti, documenti che utilizza per compor re i suoi a s semblage, sempre base di partenza per lo sviluppo pittorico di una sua opera. Tutto questo fa sì che i suoi d ipi nt i sia no pa r t icola r i e r iconoscibi l i, un c ol l a ge p e r fe t t o t r a c r e at i v it à e p e n s i e r o .

Luca Piccini

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LOST STORIES

LUCA PICCINI

MAY 30 | JUL 10

Opening May 30, 2018 | 6:00 PM

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