Refrigerator of Art

Walking through the central streets of Catania, it is almost impossible not to be drawn into a fascinating artisan workshop. Welcome to the small and charming kingdom of Adriana and Tiziana, mother and daughter, brought together by an incredible passion for the land they were born and raised in. Born respectively in 1977 and 1950, both Sicilian and both from, Catania, they work together in a volcanic symbiosis, forming an explosive couple. They work hard and devotion for their craft and maintain their sense of humility at the same time. United by a healthy and entertaining sense of irony, their secret is their love for Sicily, for culture, tradition and, naturally, for the art of the Pupi. The age-old culture of the carts, an important part of Sicilian “architecture”, is a source of endless inspiration for them. Adriana made her first Sicilian Pupo in miniature more than thirty years ago. It was her passion for art that led her to exhibit her works around the world. With art hard-wired into her, Tiziana was inspired by her mother and decided to create something new, a unique artisanal object, artistic transpositions of Sicily. They study the history of Sicilian art day after day and invent new ways of telling its story.

Olio e smalto, 60 x 151 x 68.2 cm Questo frigorifero, che rende omaggio alla decorazione del tradizionale carretto, presenta sul pannello frontale un tipico paesaggio siciliano con l’Etna sullo sfondo e al centro il tradizionale mezzo di trasporto finemente dipinto e intagliato. Sul laterale destro è dipinta con dovizia di particolari la componente posteriore del carretto, detta “chiave”. Sul sinistro è raffigurato un cavallo, animale da traino comunemente usato dai carrettieri, bardato coi finimenti della festa. Sul top campeggia una scena di festa del folclore siciliano.