On the occasion of the special exhibit ITALIAN-AMERICAN ICONS: MOSAIC PORTRAITS at the MarinMOCA, the Italian Cultural Institute is hosting a webinar on the HISTORY OF MOSAIC ART IN FRIULI with the exhibit’s curator, Guglielmo Zanette, and Denise Toson, guest artist and instructor. Join us to discover the fascinating history and traditions of mosaic art in Friuli, a region of Northern Italy, and watch Denise create a piece of mosaic art in real time. There will also be a live Q&A session at the end of the event.. This webinar is open to the public and free of charge.
The webinar is free of charge.
Organized in collaboration with Museo Italo Americano, Associazione Naonis, Lido Cantarutti and MarinMOCA.
ABOUT
Guglielmo Zanette, film director, architect and designer, graduated from the prestigious Politecnico in Milan. During his long career, he has collaborated with both the private and public sectors to promote new forms and expressions in contemporary mosaic art. ITALIAN AMERICAN ICONS is the latest of his successful features and it has been realized after two frantic, intense and extremely creative years of cooperation with young artists from different countries: Italy, France, Venezuela, Russia, Kazakhstan. The collection is a unique blend of art, technique, tradition and culture: an exquisite innovation in the contemporary art scene — a living, speaking testimony of the most iconic faces of our Italian American artistic community. These precious mosaic works are characterized by a wide range of high-quality vitreous enamels which are still produced in the antique furnaces of Venice and Murano by expert glass craftsmen in over 5,000 different colors: a true excellence of made in Italy.
Denise Toson graduated from the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli and is an artist in residence of MarinMOCA. Her work is featured in Italian American Icons on view through November 7, 2021.