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Australian Wedding in Taormina
Commissioned work
Mixed media on paper

Australian Wedding in Taormina

Mixed media on paper · 24 × 33 cm

"A Baroque Homage to Sicily". A bespoke wedding emblem, halfway between invitation and manifesto, drawing on the Sicilian iconography made famous by Dolce & Gabbana. The composition is dominated by an ornamental frame in…

Technique
Mixed media on paper
Dimensions
24 × 33 cm
Year
2019
Edition
Unique piece
Support
Paper

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Work in progress

From the drawing to the wedding

The crest is born in watercolour, then becomes invitations, fans, tambourine place cards, the menu and the parasol: here is the journey up to the wedding day in Taormina.

The artist's hand paints the wedding crest with roses and lemons in watercolour
The finished wedding crest, with the golden monogram and the word Benvenuto
Watercolour detail: red roses and the blue ribbon of the frame
Watercolour detail: lemons and burgundy flowers
Detail: pink roses among the blue arabesques
The golden monogram with the couple's initials, in watercolour
Wedding invitation on handmade paper with the painted crest, wax seal and ribbon, on a stone balustrade in Taormina
Envelope with the painted wedding crest and the word Benvenuto, with the RSVP card and golden seal
White paper fan with the painted wedding crest, on a wooden church pew
Fans with the crest and tambourine place cards with the guests' names painted by hand, with red and yellow tassels
Tambourine place card with the painted crest and the guest's name on the napkin, among the cutlery of the wedding table
Tambourine place cards with the painted crest and the names Christina, Matt and Kira, and the laid table
The church of the ceremony, the couple and the guests with the crest fans
The candlelit table, the fan in the couple's hands and the menu with the names Giuliano and Anna, Taormina 2019

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