{"id":849,"date":"2009-07-09T10:38:05","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T08:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thatsarte.com\/blog\/?p=849"},"modified":"2009-07-09T10:38:05","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T08:38:05","slug":"the-sudden-joy-of-a-close-encounter-with-vietri-pottery-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/highlights\/the-sudden-joy-of-a-close-encounter-with-vietri-pottery-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sudden Joy of a Close Encounter with Vietri Pottery Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - The Ciucco (Donkey), symbol of Vietri ceramics - Photo credits: La Caravella Art Gallery in Amalfi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web.jpg\"><\/a>A week ago. Amalfi at night. Rough weather. Yet, the place was crowded for a media award. In the attempt to escape the pressure of the onlookers we sneaked into a narrow side street.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of the path I noticed a shop sign:\u00a0 La Caravella &#8211; Enoteca &amp; Ceramiche.\u00a0 I had decided to forget about finding some special pottery piece in the area. I\u2019d had enough of souvenir shops or ultra expensive art galleries. However I was stirred by the combination of wine and pottery and decided to give it a try.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - La Caravella, Winery and Pottery Art Gallery - Photo credits: La Caravella\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri6web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-886 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px 8px;\" title=\"Italian Ceramics - La Caravella, Winery and Pottery Art Gallery - Photo credits: La Caravella\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri6web.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Ceramics - La Caravella, Winery and Pottery Art Gallery - Photo credits: La Caravella\" width=\"257\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri6web.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri6web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a>A few seconds and my heart leaped with joy. I was surrounded by art pottery pieces, <a title=\"Italian Ceramics - La Caravella, Winery and Pottery Art Gallery - Photo credits: La Caravella\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri6web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>whose style was entirely new to me. It was my first meeting with Vietri Art Ceramic.<a title=\"Italian Ceramics - The Ciucco (Donkey), symbol of Vietri ceramics - Photo credits: La Caravella Art Gallery in Amalfi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a long inspection at the content of the gallery \u2013<a title=\"Italian Ceramics - La Caravella, Winery and Pottery Art Gallery - Photo credits: La Caravella\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri6web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a> I did not pay too much attention to the wine, although I love it \u2026 &#8211; I engaged the shop assistant in a feverish talk about who the artists were and where they were from and whose idea it was to combine art &amp; wine.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->My kids cut me short after what seemed to me just a minute: they were not so keen on spending their ice cream time in an art gallery.<\/p>\n<p>However I learned that the art gallery had been opened only a few months earlier to celebrate the 50th birthday of La Caravella, one of the best restaurants in the South of Italy.<a title=\"Antonio Dipino, owner of  La Caravella - Winery and Pottery Art Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri5web.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Antonio Dipino, owner of  La Caravella - Winery and Pottery Art Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri5web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-879 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px 8px;\" title=\"Antonio Dipino, owner of La Caravella - Winery and Pottery Art Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri5web.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Dipino, owner of La Caravella - Wine and Pottery Art Gallery\" width=\"174\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri5web.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri5web-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a>Antonio Dipino, owner and chef of this<a title=\"Antonio Dipino, owner of  La Caravella - Winery and Pottery Art Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri5web.jpg\"><\/a> <a title=\"Antonio Dipino, owner of  La Caravella - Winery and Pottery Art Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri5web.jpg\"><\/a>renowned restaurant, has been collecting art pottery of the region for many years. What had started as an interior design idea, soon became a real passion and his restaurant is now considered a unique combination of a museum and a restaurant.<br \/>\nThe Winery &amp; Pottery art gallery is his latest initiative, acclaimed by his customers &amp; visitors who can now bring home a real art piece, be it a rare bottle of wine or a ceramic work, in addition to the experience of a delicious meal.<\/p>\n<p>The man intrigued me and I wanted to know more about his collection so I arranged an appointment with him for the next evening.<\/p>\n<p>It was such a pleasure listening to him talking about Vietri pottery. His eyes shone while he told me how a group of German artists settled in Vietri in the 20\u2019s.<br \/>\nWorking side by side with Vietri craftsmen they blended the local pottery making style and the new art trends, revitalizing the millennium-old ceramic tradition that was stuck in the repetition of old fashioned products, no longer in tune with the contemporary taste.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Man by Francesco Procida \" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-870 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 2px 6px;\" title=\"Italian Ceramics - Man by Francesco Procida\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Ceramics - Man by Francesco Procida\" width=\"182\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a>Richard Doelker, G\u00fcnther St\u00fcdemann, Elle Schwarz, Margarete Thewalt Hannash, Irene Kowaliska, Marianne Amos \u2026 they marked the beginning of a new era in the history of Vietri pottery. They unleashed a creative power that influenced the artists of the region in the following decades, promoting the creative talent of Giovannino Carrano, Vincenzo Pinto, Giosu\u00e8 and Salvatore Procida, Guido Gambone.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Mr Dipino owns valuable pieces made in the Golden Era of Vietri pottery.<\/p>\n<p>With a connoisseur and<a title=\"Italian Ceramics - La Caravella, Winery and Pottery Art Gallery - Photo credits: La Caravella\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri6web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a> collector\u2019s taste he has selected for his art gallery a small <a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Man by Francesco Procida \" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>group of artists who represents the best the region has to offer. And he introduced them to me through their works.<br \/>\nI admired the virtuosism and technical skills of Giancappetti, the soft colored plates and tiles painted by Alessandro Mautone, Francesco Raimondi\u2019s eclectic art, whose essence is so difficult to define, Clara Garesio\u2019s ceramic reliefs, tile murals and porcelains, the colorful works by the world famous Portuguese artist Manuel Cargaleiro who has a very special relationship with Vietri.<a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-895 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" width=\"195\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>I was particularly attracted by the <a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\"><\/a>works of Lucio Liguori and Francesco Procida.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Man by Francesco Procida \" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>Liguori is a sculptor and a ceramicist who uses with stunning skill different <a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Opera singer by Lucio and Elena Liguori\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri4web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>techniques. His plates full of fish are so real you\u2019re surprised they don\u2019t smell.<br \/>\nI fell for an opera singer he made with his wife. I found it so moving I ended up bringing it home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Man by Francesco Procida \" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>Francesco Procida is a totally different story. A <a title=\"Italian Ceramics - Man by Francesco Procida \" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri1web.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>tall man roughly shaped won my heart with its strong tactile and visual appeal. Hard to describe his technique. Just glance at the picture.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Italian Ceramics - The Ciucco (Donkey), symbol of Vietri ceramics - Photo credits: La Caravella Art Gallery in Amalfi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web.jpg\"><\/a>Mr Dipino is also a collector of \u201cCiucci\u201d, the donkeys<a title=\"Italian Ceramics - The Ciucco (Donkey), symbol of Vietri ceramics - Photo credits: La Caravella Art Gallery in Amalfi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web.jpg\"><\/a> first molded by Richard Doelker and immediately become a symbol of Vietri pottery.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Italian Ceramics - The Ciucco (Donkey), symbol of Vietri ceramics - Photo credits: La Caravella Art Gallery in Amalfi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-854\" style=\"margin: 1px 8px;\" title=\"Italian Ceramics - The Ciucco (Donkey), symbol of Vietri ceramics - Photo credits: La Caravella Art Gallery in Amalfi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Ceramics - The Ciucco (Donkey), symbol of Vietri ceramics - Photo credits: La Caravella Art Gallery in Amalfi\" width=\"231\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vietri7web-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>Donkeys any size are all over the place in the gallery, each bearing the unmistakable impression of the art style of its own maker. Large Ciucci by Enzo Caruso rival with the raku Ciucci by Liguori and the na\u00eff ones by Procida. The choice is difficult \u2026<\/p>\n<p>This time I left without Ciucci. But I swear I\u2019ll go back. I made a point of learning more about Vietri pottery. I wish to visit the Museum of Ceramic and the Museum Manuel Cargaleiro and I\u2019d like to meet Pietro Amos, the artist and art critic who is part of the history of the place. Not because of his age, of course\u2026 Antonio Dipino is a friend of his and maybe he\u2019ll introduce me.<\/p>\n<p>I wish to thank Mr Dipino for his time, his kindness and the enthusiasm he puts in his work. An art gallery is sometimes only a business. His gallery is not. And it shows.<\/p>\n<p>NB<br \/>\nIf you\u2019re looking for a Ciuccio &#8211; Donkey <a href=\"mailto:info@thatsarte.com\" target=\"_blank\">let us know<\/a>. We can help you choose something which you won\u2019t find in a souvenir shop. Ever.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ristorantelacaravella.it\/enoteca.asp?l=1\" target=\"_blank\">La Caravella &#8211; Enoteca e Ceramiche<\/a><br \/>\nVicolo Masaniello 14<br \/>\nAmalfi<br \/>\nPh: +39 089 871029<br \/>\nEmail: \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@lacaravellartgallery.it\">info@lacaravellartgallery.it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago. Amalfi at night. Rough weather. Yet, the place was crowded for a media award. In the attempt to escape the pressure of the onlookers we sneaked into a narrow side street. 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