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Giselle from the Disney's Enchanted stands 12.5" tall. This figure was introduced in 2007, and was the first sculpt by Fabrizio Tani for the Giuseppe Armani collection. This piece is hand-signed by the artist.
About the Sculptures:
Giuseppe Armani/Florence Sculture d'Arte figurines are made in Italy. Each
piece is produced in a process that requires as many as 50 molds, and then hand-finished.
No machines are used. Each and every figurine is hand painted and the painting
process itself is known only to Pietro Ravenni and the supervisors of painting
at Florence Sculture d'Arte. The result of this painstaking process is a brilliantly
colored figurine of outstandingly meticulous workmanship.
The main component in the figurines is Kaolin, which is the main component
of porcelain. This is the substance which produces the hardness of the finished
product and creates the proper surface for the coloring and decorating process.
Truly bright and lively colors can there by be achieved. Florence then "ties"
Kaolin with Resins, which creates a catalyzed semi-liquid component used for
their casting process.
Most Disney figurines feature the "C" Finish - a brilliantly luminous,
full-color finish requiring the kinds of painterly skills and sensitivity that
are needed to achieve artistic levels which enhance an Armani sculpture.
About the Giuseppe Armani:
From the moment young Giuseppe could pick up a pencil, he drew. He drew everything
he saw. He drew everyone he knew. He drew all day long. And it wasn?t long before
his parents and teachers saw he had The Gift.
Young Armani was already enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence when
his father unexpectedly died. Because the family now needed Giuseppe, art school
was forgotten. Art, however, was not.
When Giuseppe's Parish Priest organized an exhibition for the young artists
he knew, he entered Giuseppe's sculpture of a classically inspired male torso.
The work was greatly admired for its extraordinary anatomical precision. When
the torso was taken to the Art Gallery in Pisa --Giuseppe Armani's talent was
rewarded with the offer of a permanent job in the Art Gallery adjacent to Pisa's
famous Leaning Tower.
It was there in Pisa that Armani's dream of studying art was finally realized.
While in Pisa he often traveled to Siena and Florence where he immersed himself
in the great masterpieces of the Renaissance. His distinction was and remains
in his ability to infuse life, character and soul into his sculpture. Giuseppe
experimented in wood, clay, alabaster and marble. His reputation grew with each
breathtaking creation. Soon art enthusiasts from around the world started to
flock to the Art Gallery just to see Giuseppe Armani's latest creations.
In 1975, Florence Sculture d' Arte, recognizing Armani's genius, offered him
the opportunity to work exclusively for them. He was encouraged to give free
rein to his artistic muse. For more than 25 years Armani has created masterpieces
ranging from the traditional Capodimonte style to the more daring, contemporary
and whimsical sculptures. Always and remarkably, Giuseppe Armani?s figurines
have the spark of life, and his breathtaking realism continues to amaze his
many admirers the world over.
Giuseppe Armani describes his credo this way: "Although I consider myself
a direct descendant of the Renaissance heritage, I believe that an artist has
to follow his own evolution and not be solely a remnant of the past, as glorious
as the past may have been. I am continually compelled to discover new and better
means of expression."
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