VITTORIO ZECCHIN
Trasparenze. Vetri soffiati di Vittorio Zecchin
07.09.2024-05.10.2024

Vittorio Zecchin
Trasparenze. Vetri soffiati di Vittorio Zecchin
From September 7th to October 5th, 2024
Marignana Project
Dorsoduro, 140 A, Rio Terà dei Catecumeni, Venice

Vernissage Saturday, September 7th, 6 pm

From Sept. 7 to Oct. 5, 2024, Marignana Project will host the exhibition Transparencies: blown glass by Vittorio Zecchin. On the occasion of the eighth edition of the international glass art festival The Venice Glass Week, Marignana Arte presents a selection of historic vases, made between 1921 and 1925, from the renowned Vetri Soffiati Muranesi (V.S.M.) Cappellin Venini & C company. Under the artistic direction of painter Vittorio Zecchin, this company significantly contributed to the renewal of blown glass design. The production from these years, inspired by the designs and aesthetics of the 16th century (notably the “Veronese” vase designed in 1921 and inspired by Paolo Veronese’s Annunciation) is characterized by simple shapes and muted colors. These works, while staying true to tradition, anticipated modern design and achieved great success at the 1923 and 1925 Monza Biennials, as well as at the 1925 Universal Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris. The exhibition design also includes the use of recently made shelves using portions of large “Rui,” enameled glass circles used in the making of Venetian leaded glass windows, produced by another leading Venetian art glass factory specializing in stained glass, MVM Cappellin & C, active between 1925 and 1931. Through the display of several vases, the exhibition highlights the innovation of an artist who has been able to reinterpret classical forms in a modern way. Thanks to Zecchin’s stylistic language, which blends tradition and modernity, he created works with fluid and timeless lines that continue to fascinate and inspire.
The project is curated by Giulio Malinverni.

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Text by Giulio Malinverni e Francesca Vacca
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PRESS
Il vetro, così contemporaneo. Venezia guida la rinascita di un’arte secolare diventata un trend mondiale, Francesca Pini, Corriere della Sera, September 2024
Venice Glass Week 2024: #A World of Glass, Zaira Carrer e Alberto Cattelan, exibart, September 2024
I gioielli trasparenti di vetro soffiato firmati Zecchin, Veronica Tuzii, Corriere del Veneto, September 2024
Arte, i vetri soffiati di Vittorio Zecchin, Claudia Meschini, Il Gazzettino, October 2024

Trasparenze. Vetri soffiati di Vittorio Zecchin, installation view

Trasparenze. Vetri soffiati di Vittorio Zecchin, installation view

Trasparenze. Vetri soffiati di Vittorio Zecchin, installation view

VSM Cappellin Venini & C., 1921/22, Mod. 1872 CV 5300 MV, grande vaso in vetro trasparente color pagliesco, 45x30cm.

VSM Cappellin Venini & C., 1921/22, 1615 CV 5027 MVM, coppa in vetro soffiato azzurro con piede ad anello e decorata con una fascia ondulata applicata a caldo. Superficie iridata, 11,5×17,5 cm

VSM Venini & C., 1926, Mod. 1776 CV 3718 MVM, piccola compostiera in vetro trasparente pagliesco chiaro. Tre anse sulla base del corpo e presa sul coperchio decorata da morise. Superficie fortemente iridata (un esemplare simile fu esposto alla biennale di Monza del 1923). Vecchia etichetta cartacea, 17×10,5 cm.

VSM Cappellin Venini & C., 1921/22, Mod. 1785 CV, vaso della serie “piccoli vasi” in pasta vitrea blu savoia. Collo, filo sul collo e piede in cetro blu trasparente e foglia d’argento, 17×10 cm