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Vintage Italian Decorative Ceramic Bottle by Bruno Gambone (circa 1980s)

Name: Vintage Italian Decorative Ceramic Bottle by Bruno Gambone (circa 1980s)
Brand: Bruno Gambone
Price: 2547.55 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Italian ceramic decorative bottle with lid by Bruno Gambone (circa 1980s). Reduced to its most basic elements - like a Mondrian painting - Gambone has simplified this stately piece to essential straight lines in the base and pure, soft lines in the neck leading to the mouth with its cap. Whereas Mondrian used flat, primary colours, Gambone preferred an undiluted, chalky white for this piece to impart a sense of tranquility and grace, like a Japanese zen garden. This sculptural work consists of a rectangular base capped by a long, elegant mouth. Two sides of the bottle are graced with gridlines defining quadrants from the base to the shoulders. The other sides are clean, rectangular blocks - all have minuscule, brown speckles leading up to the neat, full brown of the cap. The top has an attached cork in a nod to its utilitarian origins. Exceptionally desirable and very collectible, this elegant work of art would be a stylish addition to your home or workspace. In good overall condition commensurate with age. Signed: 'Gambone - Italy'. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying the listing. A short video will be provided upon request. About the Artist: Bruno Gambone (1936-2021) followed in the footsteps of his father. The Gambone ceramics have had two very distinct phases of artistic expression in their history. That of the father, Guido Gambone (1909-1969), arguably Italy's most prominent contemporary ceramicist of the 1950s and '60s, and that of the son, Bruno Gambone. The father's work was more exuberant and colourful. Bruno, who returned to Florence in 1969 to keep the ceramic studio running after his father died, became intent on expressing his own very different artistic vision. For the most part, his work was influenced by '60s and '70s minimalist art. The forms are more rectilinear, the decoration very simple and the tones muted. During a stint in New York, Bruno spent time with the likes of Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, and gained much experience in the fields of painting, sculpture, cinema and theatre. His ceramic pieces have become internationally collectible works of art. inema and theatre. His ceramic pieces have become internationally collectible works of art. Dimensions: H 22 cm / 8.7" W 12 cm / 4.7" D 9 cm / 3.5"

Creator:

Bruno Gambone (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 8.67 in (22 cm)Width: 4.73 in (12 cm)Depth: 3.55 in (9 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1980s

Condition:

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: 21221stDibs: LU2811336763712

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Bruno Gambone

Known for his prolific mid-century works, Italian artist Bruno Gambone is regarded as one of the most influential figures in ceramics. Born in 1936 in Vietri sul Mare, Gambone was introduced to the world of ceramics at the age of 14 while he worked in the Florence studio of his father, renowned ceramist Guido Gambone.

Toward the end of the 1950s, Gambone left his father’s studio to work at Italian artist Andrea D’Arienzo’s workshop, where he explored other disciplines such as canvas painting and textile decoration. He became committed to painting and exhibited at Florence’s La Strozzina in 1959.

In 1963, Gambone left Italy for the United States. He lived in New York City during a fertile era for creative expression — a time marked by pivotal artistic movements such as Pop art and Abstract Expressionism. Gambone made numerous friends and moved in the same circles as iconic American artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. The Italian native learned more about a range of fields such as sculpture and theater. However, after five years, he returned to his homeland to live in Milan.

While in Milan, Gambone experimented with jewelry design for a brief period. But following his father’s death in 1969, Gambone returned to Florence to run his father’s studio, shifting his attention back toward ceramics.

Throughout the 1970s, Gambone created table lamps, vases, bowls and sculptures, including a series of ceramic animals. He began work in 1972 on what would become his celebrated “Fantastic Animals” series — initially a minimalist collection of stoneware fish, lions, snakes and other creatures characterized by sharp-edged geometric forms.

Gambone showcased his ceramic works at the 1972 Venice Biennale and the Milan Triennale in 1973. The artist received awards from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego at La Jolla and other institutions.

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