Tarocchi della Cattedrale
2009
Federico Manicardi
Italy
Art Medium:
Pencil drawings modified in computer graphics with collaged elements, particular cloth used as texture for surfaces.
Description:
Federico Manicardi was inspired by some of the stonecarvings in the Duomo or Cathedral in Modena. He adopts the sylistic device of small headed figures with sculptural clothing. Manicardi worked with the support and assistance of Meris Bellei and Walter Martinelli of the Biblioteche del Commune di Modena and the historian Patrizia Curti. The images reflect stories and traditions concerning the Cathedral.