Artisanship is alive and well in Rome. We've found it in odd places (a luthier, a watch-band store, a glove shop - though some of those did not survive Covid). And, most recently, in our landlady for our San Lorenzo Airbnb.
Licia Rossi (aka the landlady) is a wonderful artist, and also, with her partner, a purveyor of trompe l'oeil. We visited her San Giovanni studio and watched her at work.
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| Licia Rossi in her San Giovanni studio. |
Her painting, which is her passion, has been exhibited widely. The trompe l'oeil, which we had not seen so pervasively in contemporary interiors, was equally intriguing.
Right, a design for a bedroom wall - and the painting for the wall design to the left of the photo of the bedroom.
Left, Licia's partner, Antonio Malleo, working on one of their wall paintings.
And here, a true tromp l'oeil from their Facebook site:
Another work we liked that shows off their "chromatic" approach (their Facebook and Instagram pages bear the word "cromaticamente"):
You can see more of their art - and Licia and Antonio at work - on their Facebook page, which will lead you into more photos on Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/malleorossi/
Below this post, a few more photos, including the unassuming "street" in San Giovanni where Licia's studio is located.
Dianne
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| Licia with her sketches. |
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| Visiting the studio. |
