Silvio vigliaturo biography samples

  • Born in Acri, Calabria in 1949, Silvio later moved to Chieri near Turin when he was 13, where he lives and works to this day.
  • Worldwide leading glass artist, Silvio Vigliaturo, has spent most of his life discovering and recreating the beauty of Piedmont and its people.
  • Silvio Vigliaturo is a master of glass-fusing, who has developed his technique through years of experimentation and research.

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    Silvio Vigliaturo
    Musicista - Murano glass sculpture - Silvio Vigliaturo - Italy

    Around 2010

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    History and Tradition

    The ancient ceramic tradition of Castellamonte was born 6,000 years ago in the Neolithic period. The presence on Castellamonte’s hills of easily removable clay has, over the centuries, allowed an art and a technique in the processing and transformation of unique ceramic objects.

    Our company started working in 1976, beneath the name of R.P. Castellamonte, producing traditional ceramics and furniture. Its founder is Roberto Perino, a Master of Arts with degree at the Art Institute F. Faccio of Castellamonte.

    In 1984, Silvana Neri became a part of the company and in 1987 started the LA CASTELLAMONTE brand with the production of ceramic stoves which in a short time became the main activity of the company.

    Since then, technological research has been launched to improve energy performance and, for the first time in history, a Castellamonte stove is tested at the Politecnico of Torino – Energy Department – in 1994, beginning a cooper

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    Meet the Artist – Silvio Vigliaturo

    We are honoured that contemporary Italian master Silvio Vigliaturohas long been a feature in the Collier & Dobson portfolio of both sculpture and original art.

    His vibrant pieces are technically highly sophisticated, in terms of glass making and brushwork, whilst satirical and witty in nature, which together create a strong visual impact.

    Born in Acri, Calabria in 1949, Silvio later moved to Chieri near Turin when he was 13, where he lives and works to this day.

    When he was just 16, he completed a traditional apprenticeship at a local glass works, and it was here that his artistic journey began to flourish, as he was instructed by Luigi Bertagna (a former pupil of Italian painter Giacomo Grosso) and Eduardo Ferrero in the art of drawing and painting, respectively.

    He began exhibiting his work in 1977, but it was in 1986 when a major revelation in his creative exploration was piqued, as he experienced the work of famous Futurist, Cubist