ART AND DESIGN WORKS

Description of the Works (Sections)

Violin Hat (Francesco Ballestrazzi)

The hat represents a deconstructed and deformed violin, as if music has recreated itself in the form of a violin. I let myself get swept away by the sensation of the silk as I ran it through my fingers, and the harmony communicated in the curves of the violin. By this means an extremely light sculpture in silk was created; it is the music and the atmosphere that give us the idea of the violin. The entire creation has been handmade with silk.

“Meteorite 19189”(Roberto Cambi)

In 1991 the German astronomer Dr. Freimut Boerngen discovered asteroid 19189 in the main belt of the solar system. This asteroid was dedicated to Antonio Stradivarius.  Commencing with this scientific fact, and distorted by the prophetic warnings of the ancient Maya, I imagined that a fragment of  this asteroid has travelled through space to arrive in the birth city of the great luthier.

This was in inspiration for my work. A metal meteorite crammed with violins shimmering with stardust, fallen on to our planet not to pollute our souls but to pay tribute to the great Maestro Stradivarius, whose instruments, and their quality of sound, are still the subject of study and research after hundreds of years.

Surfaces of mirrored steel with the insertion of ceramic craters enamelled with platinum in the third firing. Measures 120x90x70cm

Vibrato Stradivari (Alfred Drago Rens)

The aim of the this work is to awaken curiosity and the ability to rediscover layers of understanding that we are not usually able to perceive.

Habit and distraction all too easily render things as one dimensional, whether it be people, roads, buildings, stories or images. We don’t necessarily see the beauty, sometimes found in a shocking distortion, another time in an unexpected movement, or in a long forgotten sensation.

One encounters the interaction of this object with sunlight, shadows and with one’s own world perspective.

Viewed frontally, this work is none other than a violin, pure and simple. But all it takes is the repositioning of the viewer or the light hitting the work from another angle to discover a movement, a depth.. a soul gifted by a skilled luthier with generosity and passion, as he would his own child.

Violin Shoes (Kobi Levi)

The violin shoes were created to highlight the classic form and details of the violin while maintaining the light and delicate design.

Kobi has taken the silhouette and details of the violin and adapted them to the shape of the sole. The design of the heel is a combination between the classic shape of a heel, and the scroll of the violin with the strings.

The  warm, classic colour of brown was chosen for the upper, while the heel is covered in black patent leather. The striking golden lining was added to highlight the lines and curves of the shoe.

8 Variations of Shadow and Light (Sunghee Kim)

This work was inspired by “Sunrise”, the inlaid Stradavarius violin of 1677 that is on display in the Museo Civico of Cremona. The two colours that have been utilised, black and white, recall the inlays and friezes of the Stradivarius masterpiece.

For the same reason, the inlaid pattern of the Stradivarius has also been applied to the silver pins. These pins have been made in the shape of the ‘f’ of the violin and have been perforated to let light filter through.

This necklace has been created with eight strings of pearls, reflecting the eight artists involved in the tribute.

Violin Dress (Sunghee Kim)

This garment, inspired by the inlaid Stradivarius violin, is as if it is a musical instrument that can be worn. The base is made of stiff, white material  modelled after the shape of a violin, and accented with precious and semi-precious gemstones, fresh water pearls and silver beads to exalt the decoration and elaborateness as if it was a jewel.

This garment transmits a personality that is elegant, playful, musical, romantic, feminine but strong, such as the Stradivarius violin.

Technical information

Stiff, white material for the base, fresh water pearls, silver beads on the two Fs, carnelian and quartz on the decorative curves, stiff black material stuffed and with metal wire inserts used for the back.

Violin Sofa (Luigi Mariani)

The work that Stradivarius gifted us has been contaminated by technology and modern reality, and, figuratively speaking, it has been plunged back to earth from the heavens.

This was the inspiration for the creation of this initial work, the violin sofa, that unites different materials to visually amaze and stun with contrasting colours, emphasising the fact that the great violin is not propped up on a seat, but rather emerges from the circular base at a slight lean, giving it a sense of movement.

Technical information

The scroll and fingerboard are in wood, constructed from multi laminate TABU black/white (wood that is all displayed in several American museums)

The base of the sofa is covered in glossy, coral PVC.

The body of the violin is covered in silver ‘ostrich effect’ PVC.

The black strings are supported by a stainless steel bar and shaped pins with shiny chrome metal wire.

The legs are made from cast aluminium

Music Power for Stradivarius (Paolo Regis)

I wanted to capture the sound and vibrations of thousands of people gathered together and remove everything that divides them. I am fascinated in finding the eccentricities of the world, wherever they may be. I try to photograph them, and what I want to give back is a photograph that is capable of going beyond sound, music and culture. I like to mix up identities because this makes them appear as a single group, at the end of the day, music unites us all.

L'Estasi (Stefano Russo)

Pure sound, the human being and his relationship with sound and it’s reception. Violin strings floating in the air, ecstasy in the harmony and fusion, the unison, the immersion, being carried away with the melody.