Piercing Eyes | Distilled Art Pieces is a unique curatorial project that showcases selected contemporary art pieces made by some of the best Italian artists and designers.
For the first time ever, New Yorkers can live the experience of bathing in a distillate of applied art, a selection of unique pieces where ancient artisan techniques meets contemporary materials and innovative production processes.
The international launch event of Piercing Eyes | Distilled Art Pieces will only last one week, from December 9 to December 16. This event will be hosted in a private room at the Stillfried Wien among the most sophisticated furniture galleries in the heart of Tribeca.
Every guest of Piercing Eyes | Distilled Art Pieces will enter a passionate, emotional, and intellectual setting, where each single object goes beyond its mere practical function to become a piece of art.
We welcome collectors who are passionate for Italian culture, art, and design. Quality-conscious buyers who are always eager for new materials, conceptual shapes, stories, and techniques, and even beauty lovers interested in having a poetic and sentimental relationship with art.
This curatorial project will bring to New York fifteen artists and over 50 original creations. Home accessories, fashion jewels, and sculptures, each enclosing experience and techniques characterized by unique productive and conceptual combinations.
“More than objects these are art pieces, emotional and intellectual partners that enshrine memories, encourage relations, promote beauty and acts as an enchanting spell who blends function and appeal”, say Shana Forlani and Ilaria Ruggiero, founders of the project. “Each creation selected is unique for productive methods and conceptual combination. Every piece of art encloses experiences, techniques and a one of a kind background, resulting from different ways of experimenting with aesthetics, while deeply rooted in the most ancient Italian artisan traditions”.
Piercing Eyes | Distilled Art Pieces has an innovative point of view that also shines through its website:
Originally conceived as a meeting point between collectors and creative minds, the curatorial platform encourages the creation of bespoken pieces, creating a human-centered place of cultural production. In the present times of world-wide post-industrial crisis, the goal of Piercing Eyes | Distilled Art Pieces, is to confer proper economic value to unique and sustainable artistic production, as well as building a dedicated reference market for multifaceted creative minds that encompass art, design, and artisan expertise.
The discovery of artisans and designers will also continue after the event with ElestaTravel:
on December 16 at 6.30 pm, during the finissage, four itineraries that reveal those places that have inspired the works of artisans exhibited in New York City, will be presented.
Visitors will be invited to Italy to meet the designers, visit their studios, and to witness the scenes that inspired their creativity.
about our sponsor
With Italian art and culture at its heart, Elesta Travel is an online tour operator and destination management company founded in Milan. We offer an unforgettable experience of Italy, unveiling the beauty of a country with glorious landscapes and a magnificent past, opening the door to many hidden places and treasures that lie off the beaten track. We help you, the discriminating traveller, to explore your interests and realise your passions, guiding you through Italy’s varied and matchless cultural heritage. Elisabetta Gavazzi Carissimo directs the artistic side of Elesta Travel while Elena Sisti coordinates activities. All tours can be tailored to your preferences. We partner with licensed guides and create original itineraries with professionals and experts in art, architecture, design, crafts, and archaeology. www.elestatravel.it
about our partners
DESIGN-APART - is a unique platform bringing some of the finest Italian furniture manufacturers to New York City.
Working with local architects and designers, Design-Apart thrives to develop and support exciting and challenging bespoke interior projects.
Design-Apart is working to promote the craftsmanship and technical skills of its partners whether it be with complex 3D printed lighting or crowdsourced design for a new couch collection. www.design-apart.com
UMANISM – is a company dedicated to the promotion and support of contemporary Italian culture and its professionals in New York. An open platform connecting Italy to the USA recognizing and expanding the creative potential of projects by Italian artists, supporting them in each step of the production and communication in the larger and more challenging context of New York. www.umanism.com
STILLFRIED WIEN - is the vision of entrepreneurs Anna and Michael Trubrig, a Viennese couple who share a lifelong passion for art and design. Stillfried Wien, a furniture gallery in the lively and sophisticated neighborhood of Tribeca, showcases an exceptional mix of modern design, traditional craftsmanship and European sensibility. www.stillfried.com
media partner
IT’S LIQUID - is a communication platform for contemporary art, architecture and design. It's LIQUID is based on fluidity, motion, connection and accessibility. Making things easy to do. www.itsliquid.com