Materia Ceramica is the Workshop of Master Craftsman Maria Antonietta Taticchi. It is located in the heart of Perugia’s historic center, in Via dei Priori. Maria Antonietta Taticchi began her career as an apprentice ceramist when she was sixteen years old, in Guido Montanari’s Workshop, in Deruta. After she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia, she opened her own atelier, choosing quality production over quantity production.<\/p> \r\n
Each terracotta piece is meticulously treated at every stage of manufacturing, from glazing to firing, and freehand ornamenting. The artisan carefully observes the pottery piece shape and then gets inspired by its three-dimensionality. The result is always different and each piece is absolutely unique; a true work of art<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n The knowledge of Deruta craftsmen, and the long Umbrian artistic tradition meet in her art, in a pottery painting technique that is totally original. In Taticchi’s production, Umbrian landscapes are the centerpieces of functional pottery pieces<\/strong>. Every piece is the result of a careful perspective study and extraordinary skills in freehand painting. Perugia’s architecture and countryside are depicted on plates, vases and lamps<\/strong>; which gives viewers the feeling that they could step into the Umbrian landscape<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\u201cI love painting glimpses of my city. I’m in love with the landscape that surrounds me; its Medieval villages, the Etruscan walls, the rivers and lakes, the olive trees, the vineyards, the wheat and sunflowers fields\u2026 covering the white surface of my ceramics.\u201d