Carlo Zauli

Italian ceramic vase by Carlo Zauli (circa 1970s). A modernist piece which has borrowed its classical shape from antiquity. Like an ancient amphora without handles, the vase has a ca...

Ceramic sculpture by Carlo Zauli from the series "Sphere" done in the circa 1970s. Stoneware and very abstract. Influences of Lucio Fontana are apparent. Exhibited large scale installations during Milan Design Week 2013. Carlo Zauli is indisputably considered one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century. After having won the main awards in ceramics in the fifties, the early sixties saw him evolve towards a markedly sculptural interpretation of his Craft. In these years he developed his own artistic language, imbued with informal atmospheres intertwined with a harmonious but disruptive "naturalness": these are the years of growing international success. From 1958, the year in which the great high-reliefs were made for the Baghdad palace and the Kuwait State Printing Office, he saw his fame grow continually, up to the end of the seventies and eighties, throughout Europe, Japan , North America, where he realizes exhibitions and placed work permanently. Carlo Zauli was born in 1926 in Faenza, where he died in 2002. Instead of ornate platters and decorative vases, his work seemed to have emerged from the earth itself, with organic curves, jagged edges, cracks and fissures that reflected the artist’s keen connection with nature. It was this passion for the natural world that made his work revered in Japan. Zauli first showed in the Japan as well in 1964 with the International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art that toured several top museums. At the beginning of 1960s, Carlo Zauli enters an artistic period in which he could be defined 'a sculptor of vases.' He subjects his vases to a progressive process of geometrical synthesis that, combined with a sort of abnormal growth, turns them into true sculptures. His studio receives frequent visits from Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Giuseppe Spagnulo...

Unique sculptural ceramic wall relief by Carlo Zauli (Faenza 1926–2002), Italy, 1960s. Exceptional and expressive amorphous-shaped relief in the beautiful signature "Bianco Zauli" co...

Exceptional and rare stoneware sculpture by Carlo Zauli, produced in Faenza around 1970, perfect condition. Very decorative and published work and masterpiece of the period and genre...

Decorative vase realized in a warm gray stoneware with band decorations, designed and manufactured by Carlo Zauli in 1960s. Signature engraved visible...

Stunning abstract wall sculpture beautifully handmade by Carlo Zauli in his Italian workshop during the 1960s. It's a substantial piece, expertly made from solid bronze. The organic ...

Pair of Italian ceramic sculpture vases designed and produced by artist Carlo Zauli, signed Zauli Faenza under base, Italy 1950s. Measures: height 37 cm - diameter 17 cm height 31 c...

Italian midcentury modern design decorative ceramic wall plate designed by the Italian artist Carlo Zauli, decorated in polychrome with d...