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While it may seem that innovative ceramics are having something of a moment, for Marco Lorenzetto the practice is anything but a fad. "Growing up in Faenza, Italy, I was completely surrounded by the beauty and light of art and ceramics," recalls Lorenzetto of his childhood in Majolica, where he frequently crafted bowls and plates for his parents as a hobby. "Ceramics became my finest art teacher." This week, Lorenzetto's learnings will be on full display at Bergdorf Goodman, where the ceramicist will launch his own line of artful porcelain tableware.
Spanning a range of styles, each rich in texture and rendered with a distinct lyricism, Lorenzetto's ceramics read like a functional oeuvre d'art. "The ceramics series is a homage to my city and my Aunt Roberta," says the artist, who calls his collection happy, fearless, and authentic. "I believe my artwork has been influenced by ceramics in the way I use color and how I compose my work." After being trained as an artist, Lorenzetto spent time in his aunt's traditional ceramics atelier, an experience he calls "going back to my roots."
Though for Lorenzetto the transition to ceramics may be a move to tradition, his work is thoroughly contemporary, a unique spin on table settings that ties in to not only his region's history of ceramics but also the Italian reverence for a well-set and well-stocked table.
Six patterns and 18 designs are available through Bergdorf Goodman beginning May 12.
