Entering our 3rd week of this 20th anniversary year of the Celebration of Fine Art I am excited to announce the formation of a group of nine artists within the “Celebration,” we call ourselves “The Northwest Salon” Enjoy the video created above as a sneak peek at what you can expect when you visit us in the northwest section of the Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale Arizona from Jan 16-March 28 2010, alongside over 100 extremely talented artists, the whole show is a must see! Visit nwsalon.com and celebrateart.com for more details.
Happy New Year to all! 2010 is filled with promise and excitement as the Celebration of Fine Art celebrates it’s 2oth anniversary! Be sure to plan your visit as all 100 artists are gearing up to show their best works for this awesome event opening January 16. Open 7 days a week, 10 am -6pm through March 28. Visit www.celebrateart.com for more details.
This tryptich titled “Casale in Campagna” Fresco on Cement Board is one of the many new pieces that will be on display in my studio No.254 in the Northwest Section of the tent. Hope to see you there soon!
A journey to my father’s hometown of Ragusa, will culminate into a series of frescoes of Sicily .
From my mother’s village in Calabria, Ragusa is “close but yet so far.” You can take a bus or train to Villa San Giovanni in the city of Reggio, where a 45 minute ferry takes you across the strait of Messina.
Above is the view towards Calabria from the ferry, below is the view towards Sicily.
From Messina the bus or train continues on to Catania where you need to board a bus to Ragusa….a 12 hour venture. By car it could take as little as 4 but there is some lovely things to see on the way.
Places like Isola Bella above, Toarmina and Castelmonte below.
Upon arrival to Ragusa and the ancient town of Ibla, a Unesco world heritage site, you are faced with the beautiful facade of San Giorgio in a most beautiful piazza.
Navigating through the cobblestoned streets and many stairs throughout the town I came across this lovely scene.
I became inspired to take over 1000 photographs during this 4 day visit. These were both taken from the stairs of Santa Maria delle Scale of which there are over 300!
This fresco on a rustic limestone tile has a 1941 5 centessimo coin inserted into the plaster.
View this and more at the upcoming Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale Arizona. www.celebrateart.com
Celebrating 17 years of continued exploration and specialization in fresco painting, an ancient art that requires painting into wet plaster with pure pigment.
Liana Sofia creates small to medium frescoes on panels of wood, tile, stone or cement board, while larger works are detachments from wall to cloth, the result of a restoration process called “The Strappo Technique.”
Rich with the memory of the moment of capture, each fresco begins with a photograph taken within the villages of Liana Sofia's parents and grandparents. She aims to re-live the experience and beauty of each place as she paints it, to evoke a sense of presence to the viewer.
Fine art collectors across the country have become intrigued by Liana Sofia's work when they understand the historical significance of the medium as well as it’s challenges,complexity and unique beauty.
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