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IntroductIon to the
Co - Founder & Ceo
Professor Roberto Pucciano
MazzolenI art Gallery
C r e At i V e d i r e C t o r
A Gallery dedicated to Italian Art & Culture
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azzoleni Art Foundation has always
The Mazzoleni Foundation knows how
dealt with the enhancement of
to exalt these beauties and for years it has
Made in Italy through the promotion of art,
been following and promoting Made in Italy
culture and beauty.
through prestigious events in the various
Italy is synonymous of art and history, and the artistic beauties are manifold. Every
spaces that it manages in Bergamo, in Sardinia and in other elegant and refined locations.
part of the country reserves endless surprises.
Great attention also to the social aspect, art
Not only the promotion of art but,
becomes therapy and support for the weakest.
above all, the exaltation of beauty, which is
A great commitment, carried out with
expressed in different forms. In fact, the historical and cultural beauty of Italy is vast and the fields are different.
professionalism and passion, which brings the Mazzoleni Foundation to be a reality of the highest order in the national scene.
Right: Simona Occioni Mario Mazzoleni
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here are few artists of whom it can be
but we had different reflections”, adding:
said that the image and personality
“he was probably a first version of myself
of the artist himself is as famous as the
but conceived too much in the absolute”.
works of art which he produced – especially
His preoccupation with the nature of his
when those works of art are among the most
relationship with his brother manifested itself
startling and iconic pieces produced in the
in his work throughout his life.
twentieth century. Yet this is undeniably,
He died in 1989, just seven years after his
and sometimes uncomfortably, true of
beloved wife Gala. Whilst the end of his life
Salvador dali.
was blighted by Parkinson-like tremors which
Born in 1904, his life and art reflect
prevented him from working, his legacy is
the turbulence, and the social, political and
undeniable. Not only did he change the
philosophical change, of the century into
face of art forever, but he influenced artists
which he was born. From an early age he
for generations to come - it’s impossible to
was creating sophisticated drawings (and
imagine the work of people like damien
displaying the fierce intelligence and hot
Hurst without the work of dali preceding
temper for which he would become famous).
them. Further, his work in expressing the
Named after his older brother, who had died
ideas of Sigmund Freud can be said to have
aged just nine months, dali was apparently
paved the way for what is now an acceptance
told, during a visit to his brother’ grave,
of the vital role our subconscious plays in our
aged just five, that he was the reincarnation
everyday lives. He’s even reached into outer
of this child – an idea that seems to have
space, with a crater on Mercury named after
influenced his view of himself and his
him. a unique, and frequently controversial,
place in the universe for the rest of his life.
personality dali can truly be said to have
Talking of his brother he would reflect: “(we)
changed the face of modern art and modern
resembled each other like two drops of water,
life forever.
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PORTO CERVO 1ST JULY – 30TH SEPTEMBER 2018. The Mazzoleni Foundation are proud to announce an exhibition dedicated to the divine Comedy by dante alighieri to be situated at the Conference Centre of Porto Cervo, near the shopping square and Marina vecchia, Present will be a 100 works from the genius of Surrealism, Salvador dalí. do not miss the opportunity to visit the exhibition, where you can admire these beautiful works, all signed in original by dalí. For more information follow the facebook page: Salvador Dalì Porto Cervo
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pORTO ceRVO SUmmeR 2018 Eight bronze masterpieces, numbered and signed by the greatest surrealist artist in the world Salvador dalĂ. an array of venuses to the Toreador, the Snail with the angel to the homage to Newton. This amazing arrival will be present at the exhibition space of the Mazzoleni Foundation in Porto Cervo during the Summer of 2018. Prestigious works for lovers of utter magnificence!
Left Venere e la Giraffa
Right: Venere di milo Sculture in bronzo a cera persa
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La visione dell’ Angelo (particolare) - ed. 15/35 Sculture in bronzo a cera persa
Below: Omaggio a newton - ed. 15/35
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orn on August 6, 1928, in Pittsburgh,
Above: Marilyn – Invito Leo Castelli New York Serigrafia su carta con firma originale 30x30 cm.
Pennsylvania, Andy Warhol was a
successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960s Pop art movements. He ventured into a wide variety of art forms, including performance art, filmmaking, video installations and writing, and controversially blurred the lines between fine art and mainstream aesthetics. Warhol died on February 22, 1987, in New York City.
Above: Shoes Serigrafia su carta con firma originale 19x13 cm
Our gallery siruated in the Forte Village Resort presents a unique and rare collection of
Warhol’s
historical
graphics,
from
Marilyn “This is not by me” to Campbell’s, from the rare covers of Interview to some famous photographs of the artist, famous all over the world.
Left: Flowers, 1980, 40x32 cm, Serigrafia su carta con timbro Fondazione Wahrol
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oxana Pansino was born in Romania,
to shape my aesthetic through clothing. It was
grew up in Austria and moved to Italy
a very natural process and evolved gradually
with her family. As a child Roxana always
to become a real passion for tailoring. I
veered towards the art of creativity and
approached the Italian tailoring thanks to
art. We met her in her atelier located in
my husband, an expert Italian goldsmith.
the centre of Lugano where she welcomed
His dedication to a particular craft that has
us warmly to talk about her life and her
become my source of inspiration. Tailoring
particular project ‘All made in Italy’. What
and goldsmithing, two Italian companies of
fascinates her mostly, is the exquisite tailoring
great value but in danger of extinction, so
and excellence of Italian goldsmith’s art,
rare and precious that they had to be taken
utilising work and the values of regions and
into custody and safeguarded.
bringing them back into focus. To enhance and celebrate recognisable creations that
Can you describe the brand in detail for us?
showcase master quality and value. It is an
We start from the logo of our brand: a
emerging brand that engages in spreading
diamond set in a DNA. I wanted something
tradition in a contemporary way.
that would attract attention, and that would
Roxana, how and when did you realise fashion was your vocation?
encompass the meaning of my work; the DNA symbolises life, the birth of my project is
I have always had a weakness for fashion
based on luxury, which in turn is represented
and trends. I remember that as a child I loved
by the diamond. All strictly in gold. The same
wearing something characteristic, something
gold is found in all my creations. Every high
that would allow me to distinguish myself.
fashion garment of my collection presents
The whole country recognised me. I was
a real jewel, worked in gold and precious
talking about myself, my particular style and
stones by master Italian goldsmiths. Several
my creativity, the more I grew the more I tried
of them, have been designed to “fill” the most
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Above:
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sPdnasMe (pin in white gold, emeralds and diamonds)
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What
are
the
difficulties
you
are made exclusively in pure and precious silk
encounter in the entrepreneurial part?
from the best silk factory in Como and are
Nice and cheap are unfortunately not
sewn by hand, always in Italy, one by one by
synonymous. Finely finished workmanship,
expert and trusted seamstresses.
treated in detail, are very rare and
Is there an ideal woman for your elegant clothes?
therefore precious. The real luxury is in the craftsmanship and in the quality of my
All women are ideal. I believe that
creations that only the Made in Italy can give.
true elegance lies in knowing how to carry
This is the real message that I would like to
everything a woman wears. Each of my
perceive all people.
garments is made to measure. We must love it right away to be able to wear it in the best way. What makes the dress elegant is the person herself, her attitude and posture. Which aspect of your work do you like the most?
Where can you admire and buy your creations? Obviously here in Lugano; the main office is my Atelier where I can directly follow my clients. They are also present in two exhibition locations in Italy, at CastaDiva
The materiality of work: research in the
Resort & SPA, in Blevio (CO) and at the
studio and in the laboratory and not through
Grand Hotel Imperiale, in Forte dei Marmi
a screen; touching the silks and metals with
(LU). The road is still long and I’m trying
your hand; experimenting with traditional
to expand beyond Europe, also through
techniques, such as tailoring that taught
e-commerce. I’ll keep you up-to-date.
me how crucial time is and the attention to
Plans for the future?
the smallest details in the packaging of a
Plenty! I love testing myself, expanding
garment. I have always been fascinated by
my horizons with always different creations.
the manual and creative abilities of Italians
Soon I will launch a new collection of prêt-à-
and I intend to use the rules of their (a bit
porter clothes, which will reflect the original
‘become my own) customs in a modern and
project but will be a little revisited. And not
contemporary way, bringing them back to life
only that, a small capsules of elegant and
giving them the right value they deserve.
refined bags arrive
Right: PensCTan (pendant in gold, central tanzanite, sapphires and diamonds)
Far Right: ordnaCb (earrings in white gold, emeralds and diamonds)
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steps
from
the
Mazzoleni
Foundation, in Alzano Lombardo, next
to the Baroque Basilica of San Martino, sits the Church of San Michele Arcangelo, an artistic jewel. Closed and unused for years because of poor structural conditions a targeted restoration intervention is being set to safeguard the frescoes, the stuccos, the works on canvas and the tombstones contained within. Our objective as the Mazzoleni Foundation is to open an exhibition and a health support centre to help those in need.
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orman Foster was born in Manchester.
Gold Medal for the French Academy of
After graduating from Manchester
Architecture in 1991 and the American
University School of Architecture and City
Institute of Architects Gold Medal in
Planning in 1961 he won a Henry Fellowship
1994. Also in 1994, he was appointed
to Yale University, where he was a fellow of
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
Jonathan Edwards College and gained a
by the Ministry of Culture in France. In
Master’s Degree in Architecture.
1999 he became the twenty-first Pritzker
In 1963 he co-founded Team 4 and
Architecture Prize Laureate; and in 2002
in 1967 he established Foster Associates,
he was elected to the German Orden Pour
now known as Foster + Partners. Founded
le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste
in London, over the past four decades the
and in Tokyo was awarded the Praemium
practice has been responsible for a strikingly
Imperiale. He was granted a Knighthood in
wide range of work, from urban masterplans,
the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, 1990,
public infrastructure, airports, civic and
and appointed by the Queen to the Order
cultural buildings, offices and workplaces to
of Merit in 1997. In 1999 he was honoured
private houses and furniture design.
with a life peerage in the Queen’s Birthday
Norman Foster was awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 1983, the 50
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Obviously
restoring
a
building
Kulm and Kronenhof Hotels to restore
differs from original design work but
the beautiful sports pavilion for Kulm
do these sorts of projects have anything
St Moritz. How is that going?
in common?
The project has been completed, and
We have often worked with historic
opens officially on 27 January. The main
structures, giving new life to them through
aims of the project were fourfold – firstly,
contemporary additions. The true challenge
to restore and revitalise the existing 1905
of renewal is to continue the historic tradition
Eispavilion which played host to the 1928
of change, but with a sensitivity to the spirit
and 1948 Winter Olympics by bringing the
of the past.
building back to its original state with the ice
We wanted to marry the old and the
skating rink as the focus. Secondly, to expand
new such that the existing building and the
the historic building’s capacity by introducing
new pavilions work together to form a new
a new multipurpose pavilion with links to the
social focus. While refurbishing the existing
historic structure providing a new platform
building, we ensured that the new additions,
for a wide variety of sporting and cultural
though contemporary in nature, continue
activities throughout the year. To re-establish
the same historic essence of the building.
Kulm Park as a new social focus for St Moritz
We also retained and restored many
and provide a new destination for visitors and
existing elements in the building such as
residents of the Engadine valley, reinstating
the kiosks, lockers and balustrades, central
the historic spirit of the place - a celebration
staircase along with the glazed windows.
of skating, sport and sun. And finally, to
The structural timber elements – roof,
bring together historical memorabilia and
beams, and columns – were also sensitively
incorporate it throughout as a museum of
redesigned. The end result is true to the
the place.
1905 original.
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things that can be measured like the site, the
– define the urban edge of the site and bring
climate, and the needs that generate demand
back life to the pedestrian routes. The timber
for a building. Then there are influences
fence is designed to preserve transparency
that are less tangible and more difficult to
from the road through to the valley.
quantify – issues of culture and tradition. The process is non-linear and often involves
You’re known as one of the most
evaluating options. Being a good listener is
prolific architects of your generation.
always important – curiosity is also critical
Where did your love of building and
to the process and goes down to the smallest
design come from?
detail of how the building is made.
Working in Manchester when I was younger, I spent every spare minute wandering around buildings in the city.
I wasn’t
Your work on 30 St Mary Axe (the gherkin) saw the beginning of huge
consciously thinking, ‘one day I am going to be
changes to London’s skyline.
Do
an architect, therefore I should be doing this’.
you think this marked a change in
I was just drawn to buildings for the aesthetic
how people received and understood
experience. Some buildings and parts of that
architecture?
city were particularly inspirational – the cast
I am not sure about the specific link to
iron tradition of Barton Arcade, the Victorian
the building, a more enlightened debate on
architecture of Manchester Town Hall or the
architecture is always a good thing. Over the
modernist Daily Express building, for example.
past few years, the built environment has come
There is another more modest building
to the fore in popular media, which signals that
which changed my life forever. This was my
people are becoming more aware about the
local lending library, built in 1906, in one of
spaces that surround them. This is a positive
Manchester’s working class suburbs. There, as
development that must be encouraged.
a youth, I discovered books by Le Corbusier and the work of other modern architects such
Much of
your work has been
as Frank Lloyd Wright. Without that building
concerned
with
adopting
an
I would never have gone to university – never
environmentally sensitive approach to
have become an architect.
building design. What do you think the future holds for building design from
You’ve designed everything from
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an environmental perspective?
buildings so iconic that they have
Buildings that emerge as a response to
literally changed the skylines of the
their environmental context also tend to have
world forever to projects for the charity
better performance standards, allowing users
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a more pleasant experience. Moreover, the
safe, sustainable buildings in some of
last decades have witnessed key shifts in public
the most inhospitable regions of the
attitudes to ecology and energy consumption,
world).
How do you approach these
and sustainable infrastructure developments
projects? What’s your thought process?
like these support and encourage heightened
Over the past five decades, I have had
awareness on issues of sustainability. Our
the opportunity to engage in a wide variety
projects have, since the beginning of my first
of projects, and the process always starts with
practice in 1967, always anticipated these
research and exploration – for example, the
trends, pioneering sustainable design solutions.
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Below: The Gherkin, London
Sustainability is not a matter of fashion,
solve all the world’s ecological problems, but
but of survival affecting architecture at every
we can design buildings to run at a fraction
level, be it an airport or a small apartment.
of current energy levels and we can influence
Sustainability requires us to think holistically.
transport patterns through urban planning
The location and function of a building;
and infrastructure. We can, through buildings
its flexibility and life-span; its orientation,
and infrastructure, harvest energy rather
its form and structure; its heating and
than endless consumption. I believe we can
ventilation systems, and the materials used,
do this, while at the same time improve our
all impact upon the amount of energy
quality of life.
required to build, run and maintain it, and the travel to and from it. Architects cannot
You’ve received so many honours and awards for your work. Is there any award that you are particularly proud of ? Each and every award is special and I am delighted to receive public recognition on behalf of the work of our team. However, awards and honours have never been a primary motivation – we do what we do as architects because we are motivated to do our best, and we believe that our surroundings directly influence the quality of our lives. Of all the buildings you’ve worked on, do you have a favourite? Or one that you feel was particularly important? Different works for different reasons. Although, choosing a favourite building is like asking me to choose between my children – impossible! I am always looking forward towards the next challenge. What
would
you
like
your
architectural legacy to be? I would like to leave that question to the historians! In 2012 you appeared on Sir Peter Blake’s new version of the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. How does it feel to be a cultural icon? It never crossed my mind – just one of many other images. 53
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a variety of forms. The “membrane”, the
She lives and works in Padova. The
“cloak” that seems to envelop these figures
daughter of an artist, from her early childhood
is constantly changing, always adding new
she showed an inborn talent for sculpture. She
signs, symbols and metaphors. The alphabet
started her artistic education at the Arts High
indicates the internal restriction of language
School in Treviso, and continued later at the
and our singular-plural entity (according
Venice Academy of Fine Arts.
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Luc Nancy): hieroglyphics, puzzles and
paintings with men, women or hybrid
honeycombs are the visualisation of the
creatures, often passing for the eccentric.
genome, the infinite combinations and possible
The skin of the subject created by the
varieties inherent in humanity, displayed in
artist is always decorated with symbols,
the mental mazes where is materialised the
letters, hieroglyphics and other figures in
multifaceted complexity of the ego.
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he was the Oscar-winning movie star
neatly pressed shirts, narrow cropped trousers
who bewitched Hitchcock, captivated
and demure tailored day suits worn with a
cinemagoers and ultimately became a real
sensible mid-heel and, naturally, the Hermès
life princess when she married Prince Rainier
Kelly bag, is so famous that the Victoria
of Monaco. Despite her death over thirty
and Albert museum dedicated an exhibition
years ago, the image of Grace Kelly endures,
to her clothes entitled ‘Grace Kelly: Style
she remains a fashion icon, the ultimate
Icon.’
Her wedding dress was exhibited
icy blonde who has been
described
as
“the most beautiful actress of Hollywood’s
at the Philadelphia
“She was sublimely beautiful and yet managed
in 2009 a plaque was placed on the Rodeo
Yet,
to convey a world of
Drive ‘Walk of Style’
behind the stunning
emotion simmering
in honour of
Golden Age.”
good looks and the glamorous lifestyle is
beneath that icy surface.”
the story of a hard-
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Museum of Art, and
her
contribution to style and fashion. Grace Kelly was
working woman who, when forced to give up
born in 1929 to affluent parents who, as
her career on marrying, devoted her life to
children of immigrants to America, were
philanthropic causes.
from humble beginnings. Her mother was
Her image, and her sense of fashion
a beauty queen and model who became the
remain iconic to this day. In 1956 she was
first ever coach of the women’s athletics
frequently pictured holding a Hermes
team at the University of Pennsylvania
bag in front of her abdomen (perhaps to
and her father, an Olympic medal winner
prevent intrusive pictures being taken of her
as part of the U.S rowing team, was a self-
pregnancy) - this became known as the ‘Kelly
made millionaire who owned one of the
bag’. The ‘Grace Kelly Look’ of white gloves,
most successful brick companies on the
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East Coast.
It seems she inherited their
three years’ later she was cast in her first movie,
tenacity and when she finished high school
Fourteen Hours, with Gary Cooper. Despite
she single-mindedly pursued her dream
the dazzle of Hollywood, she remained
of acting, leaving home to pursue a career
grounded, and when she signed a seven-
in New York. She gained a place at the
year contract with MGM she insisted on two
prestigious American Academy of Dramatic
conditions that reveal her un-starry nature:
Arts and graduated when she was 19.
that she be released to do stage work every two
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She would go on to star in eleven films,
unique chemistry that she created with the
perhaps the most famous of which are the
camera. She was sublimely beautiful and
ones she made with her friend and mentor
yet managed to convey a world of emotion
Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock spotted Kelly
simmering beneath that icy surface – small
when she did a screen test for the film Taxi
wonder that Hitchcock described her as a
and cast her in his movie Rear Window. Kelly
“snow covered volcano.”
herself was so impressed with Hitchcock that
In 1955, having won an Oscar for her
she turned down the role of Edie Doyle (for
performance in The Country Girl, she was
which Eve Marie Saint won an Oscar), and
one of the highest paid and most respected
the opportunity to work with Marlon Brando,
actresses in the world. She was asked to join
in the film On the Waterfront, to work with
the United States Delegation Committee
him. Hitchcock’s camera work remains a
at the Cannes Film Festival. During a
potent tribute to both her beauty and to the
photoshoot here she met Prince Rainier III
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of Monaco. The press was delighted with
continue this work. Thus, despite her fame
this glamorous courtship describing it as a
and her social rank, Kelly remained down
‘fairy tale romance.’ She married Rainier in
to earth and focussed on what she saw as the
1956 in a very public and opulent ceremony
important things in life. She said of herself;
that cemented her new role as Princess of
“I would like to be remembered as someone
Monaco. Her marriage meant that she had to
who accomplished useful deeds and was a
give up acting (in fact Rainier actually banned
kind and loving person. I would like to leave
her films from being shown in Monaco),
the memory of a human being with a correct
which
led
to
her
attitude and who did
focussing her energies
her best to help others”.
on philanthropic work.
“She married Rainier in
She founded AMADE
1956 in a very public and
Mondial, a Monacobased
opulent ceremony that
not-for-profit
organisation
cemented her new role
which,
as Princess of Monaco.”
according to UNESCO
Kelly was a unique combination of beauty and
compassion
she
had
an
and
impact
on everyone she met. Her tragic death, in
protects the “moral and
a car crash, aged just
physical integrity and
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spiritual wellbeing of children throughout the
James Stewart, in his funeral eulogy for her,
world without distinction of race, nationality
said: “Grace brought into my life, as she
or religion and in a spirit of complete political
brought into yours, a soft, warm light every
independence.”
anonymously
time I saw her, and every time I saw her was a
assisted emerging theatre, dance and film
holiday of its own.” Grace’s light continues to
artists in America.
be cast both in her image and in the work that
She
also
After her death, The
Princess Grace Foundation was established to
her charities are still doing in her name.
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The MeSMeRISING
o f S wa R ov S k I ®
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C R y S Ta l S
orn on the 5 April 1973 in Modena, Roberta Diazzi graduated in 1992 from
the art institute “A. Venturi “, specialising in graphic techniques. She creates stunning art using Crystals from Swarovski® crystals
Left: Can you feel (Part.)
Right: Severe Tiger, 29800 Crystals from Swarovski® su plexiglass, 80x80 cm
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Breezing Through
Across from Right: Mondorondo 50x 50cm - Stampa Acrilica Lovetown 50x 50cm - Stampa Acrilica Melted Shoes 50x 50cm - Stampa Acrilica
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Across from Left: Comics 50x 50cm - Stampa Acrilica Love is everywhere 50x 50cm - Stampa Acrilica Lovetown 50x 50cm - Stampa Acrilica
Life With Ease
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Above: Ordine ai pensieri - Acrilico su tela 60x90 cm
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WHERE A
S AY S S O M U C H
Above left: Il giardino dei ricordi Acrilico su tela 80x80 cm
Above right: E l’ Oblio mi è dolce Acrilico su tela 70x90 cm
Left: La cura Acrilico su tela 90x100 cm
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Coco Chanel an improbable icon
T
he Chanel brand with its interlocking
becoming known as Coco.
Cs, and its association with all things chic
relationship with rich cavalry officer Etienne
– in both fashion and fragrance - is perhaps
Balsan and, with his support, moved to Paris,
one of the best known, most iconic and most
where she began designing and making hats
enduring in the world.
Yet, for someone
for herself and her friends. According to
whose fortune on her death was estimated in
Picardie, the hats she created were “stripped
millions of dollars, its founder Coco Chanel
of embellishments, of the frills and furbelows
had remarkably humble beginnings.
that she dismissed as weighing a woman
She began a
She was born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel
down”, an early indication of the sense of
in 1883, to impoverished, unmarried parents.
style that would lead to her becoming noticed
When her mother died, she was sent to an
in fashion circles. Through Balsan she met,
orphanage run by the convent of Aubazine. It
and later began an affair with, the equally
was perhaps here that the seeds of her fashion
wealthy Arthur ‘Boy’ Capel. Between them,
empire were sewn: her convent education
these two men financed the millinery business,
included lessons in sewing which enabled
Chanel Modes, that would eventually led to
her to gain employment as a seamstress in
the creation of the House of Chanel.
a draper’s store and with a tailor, for whom
As her millinery business began to thrive,
she altered breeches for cavalry officers. Her
Chanel turned her attention to clothing. In
work led to friendships with the officers, visits
a post-Chanel world, where the ‘little black
to concerts with them and even to a regular
dress’ is an accepted wardrobe essential,
slot singing on stage and a change of name:
it’s difficult to comprehend that the simple
she became well known for the only two
style which epitomizes the Chanel look was
songs she had in her repertoire ‘Ko Ko Ri
groundbreaking at the time.
Ko’ and ‘Qui qu’a vu Coco’ which, according
twentieth century, women’s clothing meant
to her biographer Justine Picardie, led to her
corsetry, colours, silk and satin.
In the early Chanel’s
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designs were simple, stripped back and elegant.
was the essence of a single garden flower and
She was instrumental in making black, a colour
the heavier musk based perfumes tended to
usually association with mourning, a colour
be associated with prostitutes and courtesans,
that could be worn every day. Asserting that
she set out to create a new kind of blended
“I make fashion women can live in, breathe
fragrance which would express the new age
in, feel comfortable in and look younger in”,
and style of the 1920s. This led to the creation
she worked with jersey (a fabric normally used
of Chanel No 5, a fragrance which blended
for men’s underwear) for women’s fashion
traditional perfume oils such as jasmine and
because it draped well and was comfortable
may rose with modern aldehydes – organic
to wear. The resulting clothes were sleek and
compounds of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon
fluid and also designed to be worn without
– which boost and preserve the scent. Chanel
corsets. These minimal designs transformed
would later say “this is what I was waiting
women’s fashion and created shapes which still
for. A perfume like nothing else. A woman’s
form the basis of fashion design over a century
perfume with the scent of a woman.” She
later. Her work also led to trousers becoming
also applied her sense of simple, classic design
acceptable everyday wear for women and
to the perfume bottle itself.
even to a transformation in handbag design,
traditional ornate crystal fragrance bottle, she
with the addition of practical pockets and, in
opted for the famous rectangular glass design
1955, a shoulder strap (handbags were usually
with its clean lines which was designed to focus
intended to hang over the arm) to free the
the attention on the fragrance itself.
hands and arms.
the iconic Chanel Suit, the Chanel fragrance
Spurning a
Like
Her approach to fragrance was no less
bottle became such a cultural artifact that in
innovative than her approach to fashion. In
the 1980s Andy Warhol commemorated its
an age where a respectable women’s fragrance
iconic status in his work Ads: Chanel.
"I make fashion women can live in, breathe in, feel comfortable in and look younger in"
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Whilst the work Chanel did in the world of
documented evidence of any collaboration.
fashion was hugely positive, the same cannot
She was later quoted as saying “Churchill
perhaps be said for the rumours about her
freed me”. The extend of Winston Churchill’s
personal and political life. According to US
involvement is unknown, but it is possible that
journalist Hal Vaughn, Chanel was a Nazi spy
he intervened to prevent her being prosecuted
who was “Fiercely anti-Semitic long before it
because her evidence could have caused
became a question of pleasing the Germans”.
considerable embarrassment to top level
Vaughn claims that she was recruited into the
Britons, including officials, aristocrats and
Abwher (German military intelligence) in 1940
even royalty.
and had an Abwher lover – Hans Gunther Von Dinklage - who was honoured by both Hitler and Goebbels during the war.
She
was listed in Abwher records as Agent F-7124
There are many
"this is what I was waiting for. A perfume like nothing else. A woman's perfume with the scent of a woman."
and was codenamed
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contradictory stories about Coco Chanel’s life (several of which came from Chanel herself)
but
what
cannot be disputed is the style legacy that she left behind. This
‘Westminster’ after her ex-lover the allegedly
legacy is such that it’s quite possible that the
anti-Semitic Duke of Westminster. However,
statement made by Harper’s Bizarre’s in
after the war, it seems that her connections
1915: “The woman who hasn’t at least one
and influential friendships may have saved her
Chanel is hopelessly out of fashion” could
from the consequences of any collaboration.
have made in their most recent edition.
In September 1944, she was called in to
Chanel once said: “fashion fades, only style
be interrogated by the Free French Purge
remains the same.” However, it seems her
Committee, however, the committee had no
style will never go out of fashion.
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Master THE
OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Left: Indissolubile - Olio su tela a struscio 150x150 cm
Glistens When The MOOn
From Left: Illusione Olio su tela 90x110 cm Fuori dal buio Olio su tela a struscio 90x110 cm
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Woman The BeAUTY oF A
Opposite from top: Sinestesia 70x100 cm Sara 30x40 cm Kira 100x70 cm
Above from left: Asiya 100x70 cm Zefira 100x70cm Sara 30x40 cm Frattage - pastelli cerosi ad olio cu carta intelata
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SeaColours FEEL THE
THE
Breeze THE
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Above:
Sailing - Olio su tela 100x150 cm
Left: Sailing - Tecnica mista su tela 90x140 cm
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Light
Of My life
Above: Jackpot Motel - Tecnica mista, alluminio e luce su tela 150x100 cm
Right: 24 Hrs - Tecnica mista, acrilico e luce su tela 80x120 cm
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Sculpture REFINING
Pensieri d’ amore in una notte di piena estate Magestite e polvere di marmo 15x60x36 cm
Pensieri d’ amore in una notte di piena estate Magestite bianca 15x60x36 cm
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Joana - Scultura in bronzo a cera persa 52x35x20 cm
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Beauty is in the eyes
of the beholder
From top left: Afrodite olio su tavola 70x90cm flower olio su tavola 50x70cm Model olio su tavola 70x100cm
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Romance The
O f f lO w e r S
Above: Poi ti accorgi di essere giĂ felice - Olio su tela 70x100 cm
Left:
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Peace & Love A r t N o t WA r
Above: Peace of Love - Arma giocattolo e pasta vitrea Peace of Love - Arma Giocattolo e cristalli Swarovski
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Colour
A w h i r Lw i n D o f
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Opposite: City house London 100x100 cm
Above: City house Dubai 100x100 cm Collage, Acrilico e resina su tela
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Left: Le due lune di Lilith - Tavola di legno dipinto con gabbia in ferro 120x180 cm
World
T h e M e TA P h y s i c A L o f A n o T h e r
Above from left: senza titolo - olii su carta 54x74 cm
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A P e n i S T h e S TA r T O f e v e r y T h i n g
Above: Stilografica Pegaso - Oro 22Kt, Argento e radica di olivo secolare
Right: Bowl - Tornitura artistica con radica di olivo secolare e resine
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Right: Frozen Cities Ponte di Rialto 148x107 cm
Below: Frozen Cities Canal Grande 148x107 cm Stampa fotografica e vinilico su tela
Frozen
Above: Frozen Cities Mosca Red Square - Stampa fotografica e vinilico su tela 148x107 cm
IN TIME
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Below: Frozen Cities Red Brooklin 148x57 cm
Right: Frozen Cities New York 148x107 cm
Above left : Frozen Cities Gondole 88x58 cm
Above: Frozen Cities San Marco 88x58 cm
Left: Frozen Cities Solitudine 88x58 cm Stampe fotografiche e vinilico su tela
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amsDreams Dreams WHEn
Top from left: Red World 100x100cm Il Porto incantato 70x70 cm Ponte dei desideri 70x70 cm
BECOME OnE
Volando tra i colori 70x70 cm Legno scolpito e pigmentato a caldo
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Blooms T h e i n T e n s e d e Ta i l i n g O f hyperrealism
Above:
Orchidee - Olio su tela 80x60 cm
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Above: Tridacne - Olii su tela 40x80 cm
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Scent
THE SUBTLE
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Opposite:
All other:
ROSE, tecnica mista su tela, 90x120cm
ROSE, tecnica mista su tela, 100x120cm
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Hyperrealism THE MAGIC OF
Top: Retropensiero 40x80 cm
Above: Eremo di San Girolamo 60x80 cm
Left: Il buon consiglio 120x100 cm Olii su tela
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Right: Nel Bosco - Olio su tela 100x120 cm
Landscapes C E L E B R AT I N G S O L I T U D E
Above from left: Prime luci - Olio su tela 120x100 cm Arborea - Olio su tela 100x80 cm
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10 OF THE WORLD’S MOST MAGNIFICENT OPERA HOUSES WHERE
Art & Culture MEET
The Bolshoi, Moscow Matilda Diamant
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OPERA HOUSES L A S C A L A , M I L A N , I TA LY Milan’s Teatro alla Scala is without doubt one of the most famous opera houses in the
ingenious features is the concave channel under the wooden floor of the orchestra; this is credited with giving the theatre superb acoustics.
world, the one most associated with “opera.” The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778
T E AT R O D I S A N C A R L O,
and was originally known as the Nuovo Regio
N A P L E S , I TA LY
Ducale Teatro alla Scala (New Royal-Ducal
Next to Plebiscito Square, one of the
Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performance
symbols of Naples, stands the shrine to
was Antonio Salieri’s Europa riconosciuta.
Italian opera, whose foundation precedes the
Most of Italy’s greatest operatic artists, and
Scala theatre in Milan by 41 years and the
many of the finest singers from around the
Fenice theatre in Venice by 55 years. It was in
world, have appeared at La Scala. The theatre
1737 that the first king of Bourbon, Charles
also has an associate school, known as the La
III became the promoter of a project that
Scala Theatre Academy (Italian: Accademia
combined magnificence with amazement and
Teatro alla Scala), which offers professional
became a clear sign of his power: a theatre! It
training in music, dance, stage craft and stage
was the architect Giovanni Antonio Medrano,
management. It is the home of Rossini, Bellini,
the Spanish colonel brigadier stationed in
Donizetti, and Verdi. One of La Scala’s most
Naples, who was responsible for the design.
Teatro La Scala, Milan
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OPERA HOUSES The work was contracted to Angelo Carasale
Prince the ‘privilege’ of organising theatre
who completed the “real fabrica” in about
performances, masquerades, balls and other
eight months at a cost of over 75.000
forms of entertainment for a period of ten
ducats, according to contemporary accounts.
years. It is from this date that Moscow’s
Medrano’s design was of a hall of 28.6 x 22.5
Bolshoi Theatre traces its history.
mt, with 184 boxes distributed in six tiers
One of Russia’s premier theatres, coupled
and a Royal box for ten people, for a total
with one of the best symphony orchestras in
amount of 1379 seats. The opening evening
the world, the Bolshoi in Moscow has survived
of November, 4th, the sovereign’s name day,
fire, war, and revolution. Its stunning neoclassic
was celebrated with the performance of
portico, topped by a statue of Apollo in his
Achilles in Sciro by Pietro Metastasio, with
chariot, is a precursor to the magnificent
music by Domenico Sarro and “two dances
splendour visitors will find when they venture
as an intermezzo” created by Grossatesta and
inside. The Bolshoi closed in 2005 for extensive
scenes by Pietro Righini.
interior renovations and reopened in the fall of 2011. Here, Yuri Grigorovich choreographed
T H E R OYA L O P E R A
memorable productions of Swan Lake, The
HOUSE, LONDON,
Golden Age, and Romanda.
ENGLAND The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply “Covent Garden”, after a previous use of the site of the opera house’s original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Originally called the Theatre Royal, it served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented. A year later, Handel’s first season of operas began. Many of his operas and oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres there.
Operà paris Leonardo Passero
T H E B O L S H O I , M O S C O W, RUSSIA The Bolshoi Theatre began its life as the
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private theatre of the Moscow prosecutor
The main facade of the Opéra is an
Prince Pyotr Urusov. On 28 March 1776,
imposing sight, even in Paris, a city filled with
Empress Catherine II signed and granted the
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OPERA HOUSES opened its doors to women dancers for the first
weddings and to honour foreign sovereigns,
time in 1681. The highly ornamented building
for whom balls or shows were organised. The
with its crowning dome was built in 1875. The
theatre was last used for a celebration of the
grand theatre within is suitable for both ballet
French Court on 18 July 1784, when a ball
and opera. Some of the greatest ceremonial
was given in honour of the King of Sweden
spaces in the world are here at the Paris Opéra,
Gustave III. The Banquet of the Guards, five
lending their sublimity to lofty occasions. The
years later on 1st October 1789, was the last
rich and striking interiors capture the tastes
event held here during the Ancien Régime.
and attitudes of France’s Second Empire. In 1962, Marc Chagall created new frescoes on
V I E N N A S TA AT S O P E R ,
the centre of the Palais Garnier’s ceiling. The
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
result, nothing short of spectacular, is all the
The structure of the opera house was
more remarkable for not conflicting with the
planned by the Viennese architect August
formal character of the interior decor.
Sicard von Sicardsburg, while the inside was designed by interior decorator Eduard
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van der Nüll. It was also impacted by other
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major artists such as Moritz von Schwind,
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who painted the frescoes in the foyer, and
The Royal Opera House is one of the
the famous “Zauberflöten” (“Magic Flute”)
greatest works by the architect Ange-Jacques
series of frescoes on the veranda. Neither of
Gabriel. Inaugurated in 1770 during the
the architects survived to see the opening of
reign of Louis XV, it was at the time the
‘their’ opera house: the sensitive van der Nüll
largest concert hall in Europe, and was
committed suicide, and his friend Sicardsburg
also a great technical achievement and an
died of a stroke soon afterwards. Built in
impressive feat of decorative refinement. A
1869, the Staatsoper was inaugurated with
theatre for monarchic and then republican
a performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
life, it has hosted celebrations, shows and
Its reputation as the centre of Viennese
parliamentary debates. The interior of the
musical life has long been established, and
Opéra Royal in the famously opulent palace
the Staatsoper remains one of the world’s
of Versailles is a clever creation. The wooden
top opera houses. Although much of it was
walls were actually painted to resemble
destroyed on March 12, 1945, when the Allies
marble. Gold is harmoniously blended with
bombed the city toward the end of World War
the pinks and greens of the marbling and the
II, the grand staircase and some of the other
sky-blue curtain and upholstery. Inaugurated
public areas miraculously survived. For an idea
on 16 May 1770 for the feast for the wedding
of how things looked before the air raid, walk
of the Dauphin and the Archduchess Marie-
through the main doors into the box office
Antoinette, this extraordinary theatre was
foyer. The theatre you see now reopened after
used only 40 or so times before the Revolution
the Russian occupation of Austria ended, and
(the cost, although high, was not the only
the first piece performed there was Ludwig
reason for its limited use). It was used for royal
van Beethoven’s Fidelio, a hymn to freedom.
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venue’s acoustic qualities as well as offer
AIRES, ARGENTINA
pleasing aesthetics. All major performance
The Teatro Colón is the main opera
areas have their own foyers.
house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is ranked the third best opera house in the world by
LINCOLN CENTRE, NEW
National Geographic, and is acoustically
YO R K , N E W YO R K
considered to be amongst the five best
Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts is
concert venues in the world. Completed in
a 16.3-acre (6.6-hectare) complex of buildings
1908 the building carries many styles that
in the Lincoln Square neighbourhood of
are associated with European designs. Many
the borough of Manhattan in New York
famous artists have graced its stage.
City. It hosts many notable performing arts organizations, which are nationally and
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE,
internationally renowned, including the New
S Y D N E Y, A U S T R A L I A
York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera,
Situated on a piece of land that projects
the New York City Ballet and the New York
out into Sydney’s harbour, the stunning
City Opera. Home to the Metropolitan
contemporary Sydney Opera House has
Opera, New York Philharmonic, and New
wonderful views. If you prefer just to take a
York City Ballet, Lincoln Centre for the
look around rather than watch a performance,
Performing Arts also houses a library and two
you might want to visit the opera house just to
theatres. The centre advances not only classic
see the building; tours are offered frequently.
performance but also innovation. Operas at
The structure was designed by Jørn Utzon to
the Met are regularly filmed and presented
suggest a series of overlapping shells and sails.
live in theatres around the world. The Lincoln
The grand opening took place in 1973; the
Centre Institute for the Arts in Education is a
first public performance was Prokofiev’s War
global repertory promoting inspiration and
and Peace. Inside, each theatre is panelled
creativity for students and professionals.
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Colourful emotion A bLAze oF
Opposite: Feeling confidence 160x120 cm (Dittico)
Top frm left: Fluid animation 160x120 cm (Dittico) I Love you so 140x100 cm (Dittico) Pensiero proibito 160x120 cm (Dittico)
Above: Released ties 120x160 cm (Dittico) Tecniche miste su tela
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From top: Ascension 90x90x30 cm Elan 60x40x20 cm Sculture in bronzo a cera persa e ferro
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Abscratism A TribuTe To The World of
Top: Air space 76x64 cm
Left: Air space 200x140 cm
Right: Air space 100x80 cm Tecnica mista su tela
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Right: city Life Tecnica mista su tela 100x120 cm
Elio Maffeis N e w Yo r k L a N d s c a p e s
Right: city scape 70x120 cm Manhattan scape 70x120 cm Tecnica mista su tela
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Futuro Luce I
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n 2004 Alessandro Carrera founded
considerable
Futuro Luce, putting into use a personal
projects with high complexity and an
predisposition to design in the field of
important level of integration with various
mechanics and technical drawing. The
light control systems.
know-how,
especially
in
company’s activities, which began to
Futuro Luce is not just a manufacturing
operate in the craftsmanship sector, is
company, but truly a lighting workshop,
aimed at the production and marketing of
where the value of personalization plays a
LED lighting systems.
primary role. In fact, it has always been in
Studying the applications with constant
dialogue and collaborates with internationally
effort and always keeping updated with the
renowned architects and lighting designers,
fast technological evolution of this type
offering customers a solid ability to engineer
of products, the company has developed
and develop custom products.
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In 2018 the company reached the
environments in one: a kitchen area, a living
important goal of the certification of
area with sofas and armchairs, a play area
complete compliance with ISO 9001: 2015
with the pool table and a wall equipped for
standard. Futuro Luce has been recently
fitness. Adding a magical touch to the whole
working on luxury properties projects in the
is a marvellous supercar, which with its bold
United Arab Emirates, Singapore, London,
design reflects in a unique way the linear
New York, the Russian Federation and in the
ceiling installations.
Principality of Monaco.
The entrance has a noticeable visual
Luxury property in Dubai, 2018
impact characterized by the presence of a
This luxury property is one of a kind
large atrium, in which we find wall containing
and fully reflects the owner’s style and taste.
elements and the stage presence of the main
Characterised by a clean design and squared
staircase. This has been embellished by the
surfaces, each element of this project tells
insertion of a blown glass chandelier and
of high-end finishing and materials, from
surrounded by linear elements inserted into
precious wood to marble, from polished
the marble on the walls.
brass to onyx.
The dining area has a high level
The main façade gives back the impact
installation made with onyx slabs, backlit by
the project’s importance, and the
LED modules. In order to create something
balanced lighting design emphasizes its
unique, a second scenario was created,
modern design.
inserting additional lighting profiles between
of
The pool area has been designed by the inclusion of a continuous light element on
the onyx slabs, creating a particular effect of unique refinement.
the ground, which guides the guest along the
An interesting lighting detail of the
edge of the pool. Custom lights have been
suspended staircase: inside the cantilevered
placed inside the pool creating a striking
steps, an LED profile has been inserted with
lighting effects.
an opal cover to soften the effect of the light
The Majlis is a unique environment of
its kind, which combines various
projected onto the walking surface of the step below.
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THE
Majestic
Royal Art C r E aT o r o f
HEr MaJESTY QUEEN ELIZaBETH II oil on canvas 96c60
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F
rom a young age, Richard knew that one
his teachers would supply him with pencils
day he would paint Her Majesty Queen
and notebooks where he would draw to keep
Elizabeth II, but this determination was not met
himself busy. ‘I’m convinced that, as it was my
without its challenges and tribulations. At the
only source of amusement – and, quite possibly,
age of four, a few short months after Richard
communication – it created in me a need to
stood outside of Buckingham Palace and told
draw quickly and, perhaps, accurately. I think I
his mother he would paint the Queen, Richard
developed a facility to draw quite well because I
suffered a near fatal accident which left him in
could do nothing else.”
a coma with a fractured skull and permanent
Since his primary and secondary school
deafness in his right ear. ‘As fate would have it,
days have come to pass, Richard’s life has been
I ended up being terribly deaf,’ said Richard
on the fast track. He expanded his talents as
of his accident. ‘For the following two years I
the protégé of Sir Gerald Kelley (assistant to
found hearing extremely difficult and I was
Claude Monet), who not only taught Richard
tormented daily with extraordinary noises in
the tricks of his trade, but encouraged him
my head. My parents took me to every possible
to use his talent, his personality and his
specialist to see whether anything could be done
desire to succeed as the basis of his career.
to repair my broken eardrum.’ As a result of his
Despite portraits already under his belt and a
deafness at such a young age, Richard’s primary
promising stroke of the hand displayed, The
school experience was less than entertaining.
Royal Academy, the Slade and the Colchester
Unable to participate fully in lessons, Richard’s
School of Art denied Richard entrance
deafness would render him a non-participant;
into their artistic establishments, which he
Above: richard Stone
Right: HMQ stamp
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retrospectively regards as a positive: ‘They did me a favour. What they did was to spur me on
"I'm convinced that, as it was
to go it alone. My parents were worried but
my only source of amusement
did nothing to dissuade me; and Sir Gerald
and, quite possibly,
kindly spoke to them, saying he thought I would make a go of it.’ Upon the death of
communication - it created
Sir Gerald, the young Richard picked up his
in me a need to draw quickly
brushes and promoted his talent to the very
and, perhaps, accurately.
person his master had discussed with him in
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many conversations. Queen Elizabeth, The
friends. She would bring her family to view the
Queen Mother was the subject of Sir Gerald
portraits in progress. It was astonishing, really
Kelly along with her husband King George
– I was only twenty-two. She had an amazing
VI, where Richard recounts ‘The commission
presence. She was the consummate professional
that gave him the most pleasure, and the most
when it came to meeting people and making
agony, was painting the state portraits of
them feel welcome and comfortable, and
George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth
she was interested in so many things. We’d
and The Queen Mother. He spent seven years
chat about art. It was wonderful hearing her
on those at Windsor Castle, and recalls what
talk about sitting for artists like John Singer
a wonderful person the Queen Mother was –
Sargent, Augustus John, Graham Sutherland,
a perfect sitter, as I might find out were I ever
John Bratby and, of course, Gerald Kelly –
to paint her portrait’. And paint her portrait
she’d sat for everyone.’ As the Queen Mother
he did; not once, but four times before her
had been one of Richard’s first clients, it was
death in 2002.
with her encouragement and subscription that
‘The Queen Mother was amazingly
Mr Stone was able to expand his confidence,
generous with her time,’ said Richard, ‘and
technique and success into what we know it as
would invite me for lunch or tea and to meet
today. Following in the footsteps of his first royal
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Below left: HM The Queen Mother
Below Right: The Duke of Edinburgh
subscriber, the members of the Queen Mother’s
of the British Monarchy for centuries to come.
family have continued to seek out Mr Stone
Culture, creativity, grace and symbolism are
as their portrait painter of choice, something
evident in many portraits of our royal family,
which has resulted in one royal commission per
but the stories behind these works are often
year since his first encounter with the Queen
untold and left to the imagination of the
Consort of King George VI.
people at large. As events, trends and people
Despite the famed royal pomp and
come and go from this dimension, the one
pageantry which will come to pass this June,
constant remainder for the people of Britain
it is the subtle and still works of art that
will be the special and important moments
have been produced which will continue to
captured between a royal subject and their
immortalise the symbolism and importance
portrait painter, Richard Stone.
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