From the world of fashion, fabrics and colorful dresses, the Italian Flavio Lucini is inspired by his artworks, as he carves and abstracts the dresses in three-dimensional paintings and figures, to take us on a journey with his works that combine the elegance of fashion and his passion for art. White, gold and other colored and embroidered gowns turned into solid works that carry the inexhaustible passion of the artist. He reached the age of 91 years, and is still intent on presenting his art and creativity to the world, the last of which was his exhibition that opened in the “Oplong” Gallery in Dubai.
Lucini's work has been in touch with the fashion industry for 30 years, and this experience made him look at fashion as an art that improves the image and look of women, and thus makes him the primary source of inspiration in the art he presents. It depicts the folds of fabrics and their embroideries, so imagine the painting as if coming from a special fashion house, which bears all the features of the aesthetics associated with this female world. The white dress intersects its details on the painting, as if it was specially designed for a bride to wear on the night of life.
Toys
Lucini formed a group of sculptures that took the form of toys, and put colored clothes on them, including a short skirt in purple, and made them look full. This embodiment of fashion and femininity has not deterred the artist from presenting abstract works taken from and inspired by this world, so he worked on creating wooden designs that resemble skyscrapers and look taken from this world, so the wooden figures appear to be inconsistent in dimensions, when compared with the female body. As for the group consisting of golden gowns, the designer worked on presenting them with gold leaf that covered the embodied figures in the form of gowns. The designs looked very luxurious and feminine, especially that he gave them many details.
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And about his passion for the world of fashion and fashion, Lucini told «Emirates Today» that «the exhibition reflects the biography associated with the world of fashion, I worked in Vogue, and other magazines, for a long period of nearly 30 years, but after I left work I established a private studio between To work in the art field, especially since I specialize in architecture. ” He noted that the beginning carried a group of drawings, centered in the field of fashion and fashion, which he sees as a symbol of beauty and creativity, indicating that, through art, it gives women the iconic and idealistic form, and through various and multiple media, the spirit in works always returns to dresses, but The way in which works appear varies from time to time through form, vision and design, especially as they are made from different media, and this difference in materials makes the works different.
And about the artwork at this age, Lucini pointed out that he uses the help of a Syrian artist, who lives in Italy to complete his works, noting that he is constantly searching for all that is new in art, and recently he started working on the form of works, through digital graphics, and this Helping him is easy to help. He pointed out that despite his old age, he is still able to work because he possesses a passion, and this can provide him with all strength, to provide more work.
Link to fashion
As for the vision of the business, Lucini pointed out that it is always related to fashion, but not any kind of fashion, but that makes women an iconic being, for this the artistic forms always differ, but women are the basis, and all that the prominent brands offer is a catalyst to present what's new. He pointed out that he currently resides between Dubai, Italy and Paris, and for this he presented a group of works that carry the UAE abaya and burqa, especially that it is one of the distinctive elements in the local fashion in the Emirates.
Artistic biography
Flavio Lucini was born in 1928 in Italy, and he holds a long artistic career, which he began from his studies in the field of architecture, to be transferred to the world of art and the study of art. He worked in a field related to the arts, where he held the position of art director for many magazines in the world of fashion. And work in fashion led him to go, after 30 years, to the world of sculpture and composition, to present his own works in this field. He presented the first exhibition in the art world, after isolating himself and working for 15 years. In 2004 he published his book, "The Art of Dress ... A Life in Fashion." He participated in many exhibitions in the capitals of the world, most notably in Italy, and also presented his work in the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale.