Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, sign in starts at 9:45 am
Location: Online Zoom invite will be sent to members, no registration required and no cost to current paid members.
Course description: Capitalis Rustica with flat brush study of historical shapes, use of the flat brush, compositions and patterns with letter shape.
Based in Turin, Italy, Massimo Polello has worked as a calligraphic artist for over fifteen years. Through his study and practice, Massimo has explored classical and contemporary applications of calligraphy in art and graphic design. These include packaging design and logos for companies, museums and individuals, as well as applying his designs to walls and for interior design.
In recent years, Massimo has taken part in major competitions of world standing, given workshops and training on calligraphy, and displayed his work in collective and solo national and international exhibitions.
Massimo combines classic calligraphic techniques with stylistic experimentations which are embellished by the use of innovative materials such as resins, varnishes, and unconventional media. Moving away from the stereotyped use of paper and canvases, he is always on the look-out for recycled materials to which he likes to confer a new identity.
In Massimo’s works, the alphabet transcends the typical functionality of the written language, and its relative symbolic and abstract value by becoming an image that confers value to the shape and gesture of the sign.
Massimo sums up his approach to calligraphy best, “…letters become a means to exist outside myself… going beyond the letters, captured by a sole need to see. They become signs, images, evocations, urgent needs, emotions.”
Check out Massimo’s website at http://www.lacalligrafia.com/
