SICIS - The Fumetto Collection

Pop,Op or Comics? Mosaic Languages. Mosaic can decorate the home in a new,youthful,innovative way.All you need to do is to go beyond that common image of the little tiles – in glass,but also in stone,densely packed into intricate designs – as a symbol of luxury,wealth,tradition and formality. Of course the common image cannot avoid reference to the opulent baths of ancient Rome,or the beautiful religious mosaics of Ravenna… Yet mosaics offer an infinite range of possibilities for the interpretation of surfaces. An amazing technique,due to its flexibility and versatility. Sicis has been following this line of reasoning for years,approaching the art of the mosaic with an alternative,innovative interpretation. It’s easy to understand why. Sicis comes from the historic district of the mosaic,with all its memory and technical knowled ge.An important legacy and a responsibility.But also – for those accustomed to looking ahead and operating in their own day and age – a need for new directions and experimentation. A question of DNA. Sicis is located in a geographical area with an unequalled tradition of creativity. This means filmmaking,with names that have gone down in the history of cinema.But also music and literature,including mystery novels that fill the bookcases of collectors all over Italy. Not to mention the legendary Seventies and Eighties,with the superheroes of avantgarde comics, born in Bologna and vicinity,who accompanied the sleepless nights of so many young people back then,and still do so today.

Bologna… a city that deserves a visit,for those interested in investigating the creative,non-con formist impulses of its true character.An international character. Like New York – the Big Apple – the metropolis of breakthroughs, of revolutionary creative phenomena. Pop Art, for example. Or metropolitan graffiti – at the beginning of the Eighties – with entire portions of the city dren ched in the subversive spurts of spray cans brandished by anonymous rebel artists,some of whom were to become famous,like the unforgettable Keith Haring. These are the reflections behind the idea of Sicis to offer an unusual interpretation of the mosaic. Browsing through the following pages,you will see how this technique makes it possible to transfer,in a perfect,spectacular way,stories and emotions into a comicbook atmosphere. This is just one suggestion,an amusing,amused tribute to Italian creativity,a special creativity that is successfully exported all over the world. At this point,try to imagine a bedroom,a living room,a kitchen populated by superheroes and breathtaking comicbook beauties.A far cry from the seductive but predictable images of dream swimming pools,or domestic baths based on the beauty farm model. It is precisely this graphic approach,this way of interpreting the art of the mosaic,that proves the possibility of mutation of aesthetic models. The single tile lends itself,like a letter of the alphabet,to composition of contemporary langua ges;like the artist’s brush,it can generate unique,special works. Mosaics adapt to the contours of architecture,while freely following the path of desire. Sicis invites you to a journey in the world of the imagination. Ladies and gentlemen,the show is about to begin….

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