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Pocket Chiarenza

Pocket Chiarenza

Product catalog summary

Artist Profile and Artistic Inspiration

Marcello Chiarenza, a Sicilian artist born in 1955, specializes in symbolic representation and festival dramaturgy. His multidisciplinary work includes sculpture, stage design, and theatrical installations in diverse natural and historic settings. His art focuses on themes such as the symbolic solar year, natural elements, seasonal cycles, and spiritual memory, drawing from mythology, religious history, and depth psychology.

Handmade Ceramic Craftsmanship by Bardelli

Bardelli emphasizes the essential role of human craftsmanship in producing authentic designer ceramics. Their process integrates traditional hand-decoration techniques—such as freehand drawing, stenciling, and pouncing—with modern industrial production. This meticulous multi-step approach ensures high-quality, detailed, and authentic Made in Italy ceramic products.

Artistic Works and Thematic Collections

Key Artistic Pieces

Star Fisher (Pescatore di Stelle): Explores humanity’s fascination with the sky, innocence, and cosmic mysteries, symbolizing fleeting, peaceful moments under shooting stars.
A Gust of Wind (Soffio): Contrasts the loud fall of a tree with the subtle flutter of leaves, symbolizing nature’s quiet renewal and the imagination’s awakening.

Contextual Usage

Chiarenza’s artworks are applied as decorative coatings in interior spaces such as kitchens and bathrooms, combined with specific materials (e.g., Bianco Extra white background) and complemented by coordinated flooring tiles like Terradimarte TM2.

Document Structure and Content Overview

1. Artistic and Poetic Narratives

Each collection is introduced with evocative poetic texts referencing natural phenomena, mythology, and classical literature (notably Dante’s Divine Comedy), setting an emotional and cultural context for the tile designs.

2. Product Specifications

Surface Finishes and Coatings: Named collections such as SOFFIO, AURORA, NOTTURNO, IL PESCE CELESTE, and IL VELIERO E LA BALENA.
Colors: Predominantly "Bianco Extra" (extra white) with various color codes.
Dimensions: Tiles range from 10x100 cm to 100x100 cm, with common sizes including 20x20 cm and 48.5x48.5 cm.
Application Areas: Recommended for bathrooms, kitchens, and living spaces.

3. Visual and Design Details

Close-up images highlight texture, color, and intricate design elements of each tile collection, emphasizing handcrafted detail and material quality.

4. Cultural and Literary References

Quotations from Dante’s Divine Comedy enrich the thematic depth, linking the collections to Italian cultural heritage and universal human experiences.

Key Tile Series and Technical Details

Il Bosco dei Cervi (The Deer Wood): 20x20 cm tiles with assorted motifs; Il Bosco dei Cervi 1 suited for bathrooms, Il Bosco dei Cervi 2 for kitchen backsplashes; available in mixed motif packs and larger panel sizes.
Pescatore di Stelle Soffio (Star Fisher Breath): 25 hand-painted tiles with 900‰ pure gold inserts on Bianco Extra background; size 20x20 cm.
Aurora: Two sets of 25 hand-painted tiles each, featuring pure gold inserts; size 20x20 cm.
Il Pesce Celeste (The Celestial Fish): Set of 6 handcrafted tiles; size 20x20 cm.
Notturno (Night): 25 hand-painted tiles with gold inserts (Notturno 1) plus a separate moon-themed tile (Notturno 2); size 20x20 cm.
Il Veliero e la Balena (The Sailing Ship and the Whale): 12 handcrafted tiles with coordinating background tiles; sizes include 20x20 cm and larger panels (60x140 cm).

Materials and Craftsmanship Highlights

All decorative tiles are entirely hand-painted, featuring 900‰ pure gold inserts—exceeding typical jewelry gold purity—on a glossy white "Bianco Extra" background. This combination ensures visual elegance and artisanal excellence.

Applications and Recommendations

Il Bosco dei Cervi 2 motifs are ideal for kitchen backsplashes, sized to fit between countertops and wall cabinets.
Il Bosco dei Cervi 1 motifs are recommended for bathroom environments.

Additional Information and Production Details

Room applications include bedrooms, kitchens, and living areas, with complementary flooring options like Terradiluna TL5 (100x100 cm).
Research and Development led by Arch. Tommaso Gagliardi.
Art Direction by Christoph Radl and Antonella Provasi.
Photography by Max Zambelli, Alessandro Milani, Getty Images.
Printed by Tecnografica in October 2008.
Manufacturer: Ceramica Bardelli, Italy, with showrooms in Milan and Pamplona.
Websites: www.altaeco.es and www.bardelli.it.

Summary

This document is a comprehensive artistic and technical catalog presenting high-end handcrafted ceramic tile collections by Marcello Chiarenza and Bardelli. It blends poetic storytelling with detailed product specifications, emphasizing the fusion of art, nature, and craftsmanship. The collections feature unique symbolic themes, exceptional materials including pure gold inserts, and are designed for sophisticated interior applications in bathrooms, kitchens, and living spaces. The multilingual presentation and cultural references enhance the emotional and sensory appeal beyond mere functionality.

Catalog excerpts

was born inSicily in 1955 and works in the field of symbolic representation and festival dramatic art. Over the past ten years, he has been a sculptor, stage-designer and workshop andtheatre director. He has been engaged in installations, open-airand indoor figurative routes, and theatre stage and outdoor productions. He has worked in many cities in Italy and abroad,in nature parks, on the banks of rivers, on lake and sea shores,in the mountains, in old-city centres, in squares, in castles, in the ruins of a church destroyed by an earthquake... The topicshe prefers are inside the symbolic body...

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It doubtless takes the human handಒstouch in the production process to create genuine designer ceramic. There are no viable alternatives, if we wish to respectthe artists idea to the last detail and nuance.Bardelli achieves this result by adopting the best method for each case, ranging from freehand drawings to stencils andfrom ғpouncingto combined techniques, if minute details arerequired. At times a single tileԒs decoration demands one and a halfdozen phases. Only this technical sequence faithfully portraysthe artists creation on ceramic. Bardelli offers a very high quality design product by...

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In questa pagina / This page A fianco / Opposite page Nelle pagine precedenti / On the previous pages SOFFIO, dettaglio / detail LivingRivestimento / Coating: SOFFIO (info p. 47), Bianco Extra. Pavimento / Floor: Terradimarte TM2 (cm. 100x100 - 40x40Ԕ). Bagno / BathroomRivestimento / Coating: SOFFIO (info p. 47), Bianco Extra.Pavimento / Floor: Raso 4 (cm. 48,5x48,5 - 19x19Ԕ).Bagno / BathroomRivestimento / Coating: SOFFIO (info p. 47), Bianco Extra, Colore&Colore c& c8 (cm. 20x20 - 8x8Ԕ).Pavimento / Floor: Onde 6 (cm. 30x30 - 12x12Ԕ). > , MARCELLO CHIARENZA MARCELLO CHIARENZA, 1918 size="-1">

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[THE SAILING BOAT AND THE WHALE] T hree trees and a hundred motionless sails immersed in pitchblack darkness, barely brightened up by a pale moon. Flat calm waters.That would be all, if we could not penetrate the depths of an equally dark sea that is lit up, if we failed to look insideourselves, inside fables and nightmares, inside fear and hopeand deeper still, inside the legendary whale驒s belly that awaits us when night draws to a close and the light, endless ladder,just forty-five rungs under the sea. Why not descend themwith eyes closed? [LE VOILIER ET LA BALEINE]Trois mts et cent voiles,...

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