This is the magical moment when we can give shape to our toughts, repeat the history of millennia with a gesture and direct the act to create a form of luminous plasticity.
in un soffio racconto la mia storia in un soffio racconto la mia storia in un soffio racconto la mia storia
in un soffio racconto la mia storia in un soffio racconto la mia storia in un soffio racconto la mia storia
Botanica Vitrea
Michela Cattai’s latest creative exploration is expressed in the Botanica Vitrea collection
through a series of blown glass sculptural works:
BOTANICA ADRIATICA, BOCCIOLO, COROLLA, PISTILLO, and LIBELLULA.
Each piece is unique and of great constructive complexity.
The collection is infused with a warm color palette: Amber, Antique Gold, and Hydrangea.
The artist not only reinterprets ancient Murano techniques but also explores the historical significance of native plants in the Venetian lagoon habitat, such as Salicornia and
Salsola. In the past, ashes from these plants, containing potassium and sodium
carbonate, were mixed in the crucible to produce blown glass.
What makes this collection unique is the masterful use of glass reliefs, giving the artworks an extraordinary vitality. The blurred, moving, and organic petals create a poetic image reminiscent of petals in the wind, bringing to life a suggestive combination of natural inspiration and creative expression.
Naturalia presents diverse shapes and sizes, symbolizing the unpredictable state of nature, influenced by its variations.
Show at DESIGN MIAMI, Miami Show at SALON ART + DESIGN, New York
Botanica Adriatica represents a perfect synthesis between the ‘savoir-faire’ of the Murano island’s traditional blown glass and the marine territory of the Venetian lagoon. Show at SALON ART + DESIGN, New York Show at Palazzo Loredan, Venice, Italy
Biblioteca
Nazionale
Braidense
THE GLASS ARTWORK BETWEEN ANTIQUITY AND THE FUTURE: ARCHEoMATERIA
Book published by Art-Frame Books.
Talk promoted by Angelo Crespi, Director of the Pinacoteca di Brera.
exhibition ARCHEoMATERIA
at NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF VENICE
Between contemporary glass and classical statuary, a plastic tension unfolds where vitreous matter transcends stillness, emerging as form shaped by light and depth.
exhibition ARCHEoMATERIA
at NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF VENICE
Through experimentation and inclusions in glass, the Archeomateria series, stratifies memory within matter, generating a dialogue between time, light, and the forms of classical statuary.
event Acqua della Vita – The Water of Life
at THE ITALIAN EMBASSY, TOKYO
exhibition Homo Faber: The Journey of Life, biennale 2024
at GIORGIO CINI FOUNDATION, VENICE
Botanica Adriatica
pays tribute to the ashes of autochthonous lagoon plants
that were historically used in Murano’s glassmaking.
exhibition In Chiaroscuro, Beyond Light and Shadow. Cattai e Tintoretto
at SCALA DEL BOVOLO, PALAZZO CONTARINI, VENICE
The Venice Glass Week 2024
The Venice Glass Week 2024
exhibition DOPPIAFIRMA
at PALAZZO LITTA, MILANO
DOUBLE SIGNATURE.
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN DESIGN
AND ARTISANAL EXCELLENCE
Milano Design Week 2022
Presented by
MICHELANGELO FOUNDATION
A project by
FONDAZIONE COLOGNI MESTIERI D’ARTE
CORRIERE DELLA SERA Living
