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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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Massimo Basile

S a lv a d o r d a l I

Hiren Chandarana

The Omnipotence of Dreams Client mAnAgement direCtor

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Special thanks to: Anchorage Group • Mazzoleni Art Gallery Mario Mazzoleni • Simona Occioni

The Master of Pop Art

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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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The DiVine cOmeDY BY

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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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Salvador DalĂ­ in

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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Above:

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Lumaca con l’Angelo - ed. 15/35

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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the iconic Above: Marilyn, This is not by me, 84.5x 84.5cm , pigmenti serigrafici su carta, firma originale sul retro

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Left: Portraits Serigrafia su carta con firma originale 44x22,5 cm

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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

Right: Campbell’s Soup, 88,9x58,4 cm, serigrafia su carta, serie This is not by me

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T h e I Ta l I a n T r a d I T I o n b e T w e e n g o l d s M I T h a n d s a r T o r I a l a r T

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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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Top left:

Above:

sPlogo (pin in white gold and diamonds)

sPdnasMe (pin in white gold, emeralds and diamonds)

Top right: Catrinel in aFrodITe dress

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Right: gIrser (nackelace in gold, garnets and diamonds)

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ROX A N A PA N S I N O discovered part of the clothes. The clothes

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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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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The projecT “ArT AS A cAre INSTrUMeNT� hAS The AIM of: - Educating to beauty; - Re-educating the creative process; - Curing and rehabilitating for a better life.

We want to showcase artistic expression, in order to promote health, with the collaboration of different artists selected by the Mazzoleni Foundation.

A Church that becomes a multipurpose Centre: the first example at European level of exhibition space for public exhibitions combined with laboratories to treat certain diseases that afflict a very high percentage of young people, all this through the study and the application of the artistic disciplines.

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Architecture T H E E XC E L L E N C E O F

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N

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

Honours List, taking the title Lord Foster of Thames Bank.

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NORMAN FOSTER You’ve recently been working with

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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NORMAN FOSTER The new pavilions – also made from timber

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.

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abarama, was born in Rome in 1969.

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.

to the conception of the philosopher Jean-

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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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Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco

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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

The world of film soon beckoned and just

years and she be allowed to live in New York.

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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

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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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Above: Coca Cola POP dancing, 9 Polaroid originali

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From top left: NY-Fuji NY-Fuji NY2016Fuji NY2016Fuji

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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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RA AN NC CEESSC CA A BBEEAT ATR RIIC CEE BBO OR RR RII FFR

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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Se ti dicono di smettere tu sogna ancor dippiu Olio su tela 90x120 cm

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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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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

PA R I S O P É R A , PA R I S , FRANCE

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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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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OPERA HOUSES Sydney Opera House

T EATRO COLON, BUENOS

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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Above: Suspension - Scultura in bronzo a cera persa e ferro 50x50x20 cm

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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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