I’m cohosting another Colori Combo challenge with Este MacLeod

This month, I am co-hosting with Este MacLeod for one of her #coloricombo challenges.

We are focusing on VASES and VESSELS.

Vases are often featured in still life paintings and are a simple way to bring in a shape, colour or pattern that can alter the mood or focus of the composition. 

Este and I will be doing a live painting session next week with dates and times to be confirmed.

This week’s featured artwork and colours come from an influential artist who was a central figure in the Stile Libertymovement, the Italian variant of Art Nouveau that defined early 20th century art in the country.

Galileo Chini (1873–1956) was was born in Florence, Italy, into a family with a strong artistic tradition. He initially trained as a decorative artist, which influenced his later works in both painting and ceramics.

After art school, he founded the ceramics workshops L’Arte della Ceramica and later the Fornaci San Lorenzo. They were renowned for high-quality, artful ceramics that featured intricate patterns and a rich use of colour. Chini’s ceramics were very popular and they helped introduce Art Nouveau into the Italian tradition, winning awards at international exhibitions in London (1898), Paris (1900) and Turin (1902) along with expositions in Brussels and St. Petersburg. 

Chini was also a painter, known for his vibrant colour palette often with mythological themes. He received commissions for large scale murals and frescoes for public buildings and private residences with his work managing to integrate decorative elements of the building and blending seamlessly with the architecture.

In 1911, Chini was invited to Bangkok where, over a two year period, he decorated the King of Siam’s palace and managed to paint official portraits of the royal family and other members of their court.

Returning to Italy he continued working in ceramics and turned his hand to stage design, working with the famous composer Giacomo Puccini and participated regularly in the Venice Biennale until 1936.

Today Chini’s is remembered as one of the leading figures in Stile Liberty, a movement still celebrated and drawn upon in contemporary Italian art and design.

Color Combination

The colours for this weeks prompt are Sunshine, Raspberry, Green Gold & Prussian Blue. Use the #coloricombo colours along with any neutral light and dark colour to create an artwork in any medium and style. 

September’s theme is “Vase”. You can use this as topic and create in any way as you wish, using the week’s colours in any medium and style.

We love to see what you do with the coloricombo colours. If you’d like to share your work, please tag #coloricombo and #estemacleod and @lorisiebertstudio on social media.