The history of Murano glass is well known. As a medium, it is beautiful, but under layers of years of poor taste in production, it sometimes appears démodé. Luciano Vistosi, who began sculpting last year, however, reaffirms one reality: the countless creative possibilities of this medium. These sculptures by Luciano Vistosi highlight the intriguing side…
Continuing the series of exhibitions at the Gallerie dell’Accademia dedicated to particularly significant artistic personalities of our time, this year’s choice fell on Luciano Vistosi, one of the very few internationally recognized glass artists. This year, Venice is celebrating the “thousand years” of “its” glass. The formula adopted so far for such events, which is…
In the silent light of dawn, the image of a huge woman took shape. There was a moment of astonishment among the group of assistants. It was immediately clear that the cooler would not be able to contain her, and that she would have to be taken away immediately, somewhere else. They carried her to…
If the issue is approached critically from the specific perspective of contemporary art, it must be acknowledged that the “quality” of glass as a material, like any other material, does not transcend its materiality. Glass is the product of a refined, exquisitely artisanal technique, and therefore has never been intended, out of necessity, as a…
Luciano Vistosi, sculptor Rounded, sinuous sculptures without corners; shapes that attract attention with their changing play of light but also with their tactile qualities; works created by modelling the blown mass with quick, decisive gestures – balancing the hot glass as it slowly tends to descend due to gravity – giving shape to the creative…
Meeting When I think of Luciano Vistosi, I immediately see an Italian spirit made up of enthusiasm, imagination, joy in working and creating, and living with passion despite sometimes difficult times. An Italian spirit of ‘anything is possible’. I look back at the generation of artists, designers and filmmakers active in Italy over the last…
A Landscape of Glass Le sculture di Vistosi vanno viste tutte insieme. Insieme infatti danno vita ad un paesaggio ed è di questo paesaggio che intendo parlare. Vistosi’s sculptures should be viewed as a whole. Together, they create a landscape, and it is this landscape that I wish to discuss. It is, in fact, the…
“Sculptors from around the world,” wrote Pietro Consagra, “should come to Murano and take over a glassworks.” In reality, his approach to glass, as he himself recounted, proved to be a disaster because this special material requires in-depth knowledge in order to grasp its secrets, its hidden formal possibilities and its incredible luminosity. And yet,…
