{"id":134737,"date":"2025-04-09T11:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/\/2025\/04\/varsavia-mater-ceramica-materia-viva-e-attuale\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:22:56","slug":"varsavia-mater-ceramica-materia-viva-e-attuale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2025\/04\/varsavia-mater-ceramica-materia-viva-e-attuale\/","title":{"rendered":"Warsaw, &#8220;Mater Ceramica. Living and Current Matter&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibition &#8220;<strong><em>Mater Ceramica<\/em>. Living and Current Matter<\/strong>&#8221; has concluded, organised by the <strong>Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw<\/strong> and the <strong>International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza<\/strong>, in collaboration with the Emilia Romagna Region.\u00a0 Through twenty works from the MIC Faenza collection, the exhibition showcased <strong>the evolution of artistic ceramics, from the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century to contemporary productions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition project began with the <strong>Liberty<\/strong> period, featuring works by Domenico <strong>Baccarini<\/strong> and Galileo <strong>Chini<\/strong>, the design of Gio <strong>Ponti<\/strong> linked to the production of large manufacturers like Ginori, the eclectic taste of Arturo <strong>Martini<\/strong> and Francesco <strong>Nonni<\/strong>, leading up to the contemporary language represented in the second half of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century by artists such as Lucio <strong>Fontana<\/strong>, Fausto <strong>Melotti<\/strong>, <strong>Leoncillo<\/strong>, Enrico <strong>Baj<\/strong>, and in the current production, the hyper-realistic works of <strong>Bertozzi&amp;Casoni<\/strong> and the material-based pieces of Giacinto <strong>Cerrone<\/strong>, Antonio <strong>Violetta<\/strong>, and Alessandro <strong>Roma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition was included in the programme of the Italian Design Day 2025, entitled \u201cInequalities. Design for a Better Life\u201d, which in Poland focused on the theme of ceramics.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, organised by the <strong>Embassy of Italy in Warsaw<\/strong>, the <strong>Italian Cultural Institutes in Warsaw and Krakow<\/strong>, and the <strong>Italian Trade Agency in Warsaw<\/strong>, in collaboration with Confindustria Ceramica and the MIC Faenza, was inaugurated with institutional greetings from the <strong>Ambassador of Italy to Warsaw<\/strong>, Luca <strong>Franchetti Pardo<\/strong>, who highlighted how ceramics emblematically represent the <strong>Italian approach<\/strong> to design, being both rooted in tradition and open to innovation. Claudia <strong>Casali<\/strong>, Director of the MIC Faenza, also intervened, pointing out how the exhibition provided <strong>a snapshot of ceramics over time<\/strong>, through recognised Italian artists, to illustrate its extraordinary <strong>artistic and design vitality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the closure of the exhibition in Warsaw, musicians from Ravenna, Camilla <strong>Lopez<\/strong> and Matteo <strong>Ramon Arevalos<\/strong>, performed a musical project entitled &#8220;<strong><em>Mater Ceramica<\/em>. Sounds from Time<\/strong>&#8220;, born out of a research on the <strong>relationship between music and ceramic art.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Mater Ceramica&#8221; exhibition will be displayed at the<strong> Italian Cultural Institute of Krakow<\/strong> at the <strong>Boles\u0142awiec Ceramic Museum<\/strong> from 11 April to 15 June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The exhibition &#8220;Mater Ceramica. 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