The towns of santo stefano di camastra and monreale just outside palermo also boast important and distinct ceramics traditions of their own.
Alessi ceramics sicily.
Caltagirone is one of the most lively baroque towns in central sicily.
But it s in caltagirone with its famous seventeenth century ceramic staircase the scala di santa maria del monte that these colorfully decorated.
Stefania boemi alessandro iudici alessi ceramiche danilo randazzo crita ceramiche and more.
Giacomo alessi ceramic heads which are entirely made and decorated by.
Discover handcrafted ceramics from caltagirone sicily s ceramic district and the story of the its ceramists.
He reinterprets its tradition myths forms and ancient designs making original works including large format creations.
Highly distinctive ceramic products linked to the italian mediterranean tradition and to a city in which clay has been worked for thousands of years caltagirone.
Giacomo alessi was born in the sicilian town of caltagirone where he lives and creates ceramic pieces constantly researching on materials and techniques.
His decorative pottery unleashes the creative energy of sicilian artistic heritage.
He was a scholar statesman leader and legislator who is now.
The works of this award winning artisan were displayed in some of the most prestigious ceramic exhibitions in the world.
Sicilian ceramic heads discover the legend behind the sicilian moorish heads and explore a selection of these stunning head vases made in ceramics and reinterpreted by talented artisans designers and artists including.
Today ceramics are made and sold all over sicily.
Alessi ceramiche anthropomorphic vases perfectly express the rich history and traditions of sicily which has always been a melting pot of different people and cultures.
Giacomo alessi s medieval tiles.
Alessi ceramiche medieval tiles are entirely made and decorated by hand featuring traditional medieval sicilian designs.
Giacomo alessi was born in 1955 in caltagirone ct and has been working in ceramics since 1978.
The name itself caltagirone derives from an arabic word meaning the castle or fortress of the vases.
It s known in italy as the city of sicilian ceramics due to its thousand year old tradition.
They are a splendid tribute to medieval sicily at the time of frederick ii of swabia known as stupor mundi the wonder of the world due to his exceptional qualities.
Alessandro iudici crita ceramiche alessi ceramiche nicola tomaselli verus ceramiche and more talented sicilian ceramists that continue to shape and preserve this ancient art.
Giacomo alessi is a renowned ceramic artist from caltagirone.
His research is an introspective journey which comes from profound reflection about sicily s history.
The heads in the alessi ceramiche tradition collection are the quintessence of maestro giacomo alessi s artistic production and expert craftsmanship.
