Terakota Ceramiche Artistiche Hand-painted ceramic... Lot 42

Terakota Ceramiche Artistiche Hand-painted ceramic amphora depicting a rural landscape. ''TERAKOTA is a workshop that deals with artistic creations handcrafted ceramics. Our creations range from the simple but original and finished favors to more complex works (chandeliers, mosaics, vases, amphorae, etc.), all customizable according to our customers' tastes. The owner, as well as the artist of all the works you see in the photos, is named ORAZIO TROVATO. Born in Acireale in 1978, from an early age he shows a strong predisposition toward art especially in creating, modeling and painting. He honed this passion at the art institute of Giarre (CT) where he he obtained his diploma and, after finishing his military service (where he had assignment as the official draftsman of the newspaper of the 6th Pioneer Engineer Regiment in Rome, he came fourth in a competition of painting held by the barracks of Italy, receiving a commendation after his discharge for collaborating as a draftsman in the development of a newsletter relating to the Regiment's activities with a spirit of cooperation and commendable dedication) immediately began working at various workshops learning the secrets, as well as the beauty, of the artistic ceramics, thus gaining 20 years of experience in the field. Now, free to create what pleases him most, he continues his profession, together with his collaborators, in his workshop located in Acireale (CT), a veritable hotbed of ideas, crowning the passion of a lifetime, where the name TERAKOTA in Lithuanian ... means EARTHWARE.''