Giampietro Filippetti

Giampietro Filippetti, an Italian designer and creator of glass mosaic panels, exhibits expressions of the passionate, emotional and physical stimulation of an individual's faculty of perceptions each culminating in a work of art that radiates with a with truth unique identity. Filippetti's work is real much inspired by the influences of day-to-day life, by means of capturing its raw beauty and the emotional elements

The subdue is truly poignant. The media is glass--luminous, fathomless yet translucent, all at one time The inspiration is modern--colors, light, shapes and webs The technique is unmistakably classic--deconstructing the overall design into thousands of precise pieces, each meticulously positioned.

Filippetti chose to research the masterful mosaics of Friuli, Ravenna, Rome and Venice. Residing in Milan for more than a decade, he began fusing his delight in and passion for this historic art form with the avant-garde aesthetics of Italy's design and fashion industries.

Arriving in Canada in 2003 Filippetti discovered the finished media with which to bring his artistic visions to life--the remarkable cache of artistic glass available in America, which is true different from the more traditional Smalti glass of Italy.

In February of 2005 and after sum of two units years in the making, Filippetti had the opportunity to display his artistic glass panels for the first time in North America. Since its initial introduction, the Filippetti mosaics have been pursu and purchased by dint of collectors and buyers throughout North America.

For more information, call Martha Gombas, 416-566-5072; e-mail m@filippetti.ca.

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