Valentina Pisu
The artisan
In Valentina Pisu’s ceramics, recognisable for the distinctive dreamlike features, different forms of art are intermingled, linked to her personal research carried out through the study and practice of pottery and illustration. This young ceramist, whose stylistic language places her among the new interpreters of the artistic craft of the island, studied pottery at the Art School of Oristano, then attended the course in illustration at the International School of Comics in Reggio Emilia. Building on her wide-ranging experience and courses, Valentina reverted to tradition setting up her own workshop in Oristano, a renowned traditional ceramic manufacturing centre, thus developing, in tune with her own feelings, a new narrative code which is descriptive of a delicate magical world. Highly c...
The collection
Populated by little girls lost in reveries and stylised cats with a distinctive graphic line, Valentina Pisu’s ceramics enchant us with their graceful narrative spirit. The representative collection of pictures, made in glazed ceramic on wooden support, reproduces characters capable of telling a long story with only a few elements. There is also the line of small sculptures of little girls and stylised animals and the original line of small seedling pots designed to be hung on walls. Every single item is a one-off creation, as each of them differs in inspiration, formal solution and use of colour.
The technique
Valentina handcrafts her pottery starting from a graphic sketch drawing. She shapes her pictures starting from the sheet of clay, which she cuts and engraves, whilst the small sculptures can be either manual plastic shaped or molded. Colours are obtained with slip and enamel. Some items are lathe shaped.
More details on the Mediterranean Crafts Archive
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Where to find them
E-mail: valentinapisuceramiche@gmail.com
Telefono: +39 328 947 5516
Sito web: www.ceramichevalentinapisu.jimdo.com