sergio rossi

Maestro Sergio Rossi was born in Genova (Italy) in 1950. Since early in his childhood, Sergio showed a particular fascination in following in his father, Alfredo Rossi’s, footprints. Alfredo operated a glass furnace on the island of Murano. To Alfredo, Sergio demonstrated an innate talent in mastering the incandescent magma, which is fusing glass.

As Sergio became more and more enamored with art glass, he was “pushed” to excel and thus enrolled at the "Accademia di Belle Arti" in Venice. It was there that he developed his unmistakable and unique style.

Today, Maestro Rossi's art glass pieces are a continuous search into the "origins" of glass; his glass sculptures are not mere reproductions, but an expression of his endless search for different identities in art that continually torments him.

 

It is not by chance that many of his works are in "scavo" (or, I dig) glass. Scavo glass is glass that resembles pieces that are dug out of the ground after lying in the ground for centuries. It is not by chance that many of Sergio’s pieces evoke the work & operas of some of the major painters of our century. Reason being, these painters are fed by the same inspirational motivation that inspires Sergio.

Contrary to market dictations, Maestro Rossi still produces art glass for the pleasure of it, for the love of it, and we should not be surprised to see that Maestro Rossi will turn down a commissioned job, simply because, as he puts it, "I don't feel the piece".

Beside his own work, Sergio Rossi has collaborated with various internationally renowned artists, both in the glass world and out, which have garnered him some notable awards, including:

• 1999 First Prize at the 23° Veneto Art Show in Padua with a vase created in cooperation with the Milan architect and designer Matteo Thun.

• 2000 First Prize at the Padua art show with the piece "Oggetto" again created with Matteo Thun.

• 2000 Second Prize "De Poli" for the piece "Fruttiera" still out of the close relationship with Matteo Thun.

In the most recent times Sergio Rossi collaborated with artist Angelo Rinaldi. Mr. Rinaldi's beautifully shaded, close-up, and detailed oil paintings are so realistic and lifelike that you'll think you're looking at photographs. Maestro Rossi took this realism one step further in the form of glass.

In March 2001, Maestro Rossi participated actively at "La Via del Vetro" (or, The Road of the Glass) Cultural Event. “La Via del Vetro” was a traveling art show that visited Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Turkey and India. It was sponsored by the Sartirana Art Foundation and Alitalia and heavily promoted by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Business. The success obtained by this event has been enormous and has exposed many countries to the beauty and talent of Maestro Rossi.
Maestro Rossi continues to collaborate with and maintain close relationships with a host of international artists including, as mentioned previously, Angelo Rinaldi, Matteo Thun, Master Glass Blower Cesare Toffolo and Ulisse e Do.
 

Sergio Rossi in his Warehouse

a Rossi Lovers in his Warehouse

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Rossi's Murano Furnace

Maestro Rossi, Red Stick Founder and one of our
 guys in Italy that helps makes it all happen.