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Artema Galli x Vicode: Sicilian Fantasy and Tradition
Welcome to the world of Artema Galli x Vicode, where fantasy meets the age-old tradition of Sicilian majolica. For the artist, each creation is an inner urge, a passion born as a child and never quenched, blending her love of chemistry (she has a degree in Pharmacy) with a pure creative instinct. The beating heart of her collection is the Pupe: a brilliant and ironic reinterpretation of the classic Moor's heads.
Abandoning traditional rigidity, her Pupe are plump, naive, and vibrant figures that tell a magical story of Sicily, somewhere between fairytale and reality. From unique vases to iconic sculptures, each piece is a journey through the island's colors and myths, reinterpreted with a contemporary, geometric, and figurative language. Explore the collection of an artist who "paints because she has to," creating unique and timeless creations.
Artema Galli
A journey between earth and fantasy
My majolica is born from the union of the watercolor imagination of a child who never grew up and the fidelity to a thousand-year-old island tradition. I'm Sicilian as Sicilian as can be, from my facial features to my ancestral attachment to my homeland.
As a girl, I was persuaded (and I wasn't exactly easily persuaded!) to choose a classical high school instead of an art school; then I graduated with a degree in Pharmacy because I'd always loved chemistry. In 1992, I began making ceramics and haven't stopped since. My passion for this art had deep roots.
When I strolled through Santo Stefano di Camastra as a child, it was as if I'd been taken to Disneyland: I was happy to look at, and even just touch, the surfaces of all those objects on display. After a long period following the dictates of traditional ceramics, both in form and decoration, in 2008 I searched for languages and designs that better represented me and made me feel renewed.
Thus the Pupe were born: inspired by traditional Moor's heads and their legendary origins, but reinterpreted with irony and lightness. They are plump, almost naive figures that seem to speak a magical language between fairytale and reality, bringing to life the colors and myths of Sicily. The decorations are completely transformed, ranging from geometric to figurative, with new and vibrant hues.
Since then, I have come to where I am today through beautiful and formative experiences, each a source of inspiration and growth.
As Francis Bacon said, “I paint because I have to” : an internal urgency rather than an aesthetic choice.
And this is my why: to create, simply because I couldn't do without it.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Each work is born from gestures, enamels, and symbols that make each piece unique.
THE PALETTE
The colors of Sicily ready to come to life in the artist's hands.
ALCHEMY
Natural pigments and enamels that fire will make eternal.
THE TRAIT
An ancient language that is renewed in every single, delicate brushstroke.
THE SOUL
Artema and clay: a silent dialogue of passion, memory, and the future.
A selection of objects and details to complement the collection with balance and character.
