i wanted to post some artwork by an artist i've been thinking about lately, luciano ceschia! i'd come across his work when trying to research northern italian artists; he was born and worked in tarcento, udine.
i tried seeing if any of his work was posted to tumblr yet but i didn't see much, so i figured i'd fix that! i tried my best to source stuff but a lot of images i could find were on auction sites. his website, linked above, has a ton of wonderful images though, i'd suggest taking a peek at that!
the way he uses shape, line and hatching is so incredible; i think one of my favourite things i've seen in a while is his sculpture, cinghiale (also shown above). it's almost primordial?
the texture and sharp forms jutting out, the balance of skeletal and flesh, in both his drawings and this particular sculpture, are so satisfying. it's made me want to push my own work in terms of abstracting planes and forms.
A quick glimpse of another WW2-themed short film Roger is working on, it's called Friuli and it takes place in Italy in 1943.
The Story:
Luigia Brollo, [the director's] grandmother, grew up on a farm in the Friuli region of North-Eastern Italy.
In 1943 her home was occupied by 2 Nazi soldiers for about 8 months.
My grandmother was a teenager and her mother and 3 children had no means to defend their home. They were forced to house and feed these two soldiers with the little resources they had. Many years after the war she eventually settled in California and went on to live a long and full life until her death in 2016. She told my mother this story many times over the years and I hope to honor her by making this short film about a challenging time in her life.