NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Artisti per Frescobaldi (Artists for Frescobaldi) project is the fruit of a natural evolution of what the Frescobaldi family have been able to achieve through their interest and passion for art for over 30 generations. That commitment has been a shared hallmark of other ancient noble families as well, who from the Renaissance forward guided Italy’s artistic and cultural life, in Florence in particular, as patrons, commissioners of art, and collectors. That participation in the artistic world and support of artists remains today vitally important to the Frescobaldi Family.
Artists Gian Maria Tosatti, Erica Mahinay, and Andrew Dadson were invited to this year’s fifth edition of the project. Their creativity centres on the CastelGiocondo estate and their artworks interpret that terroir: Gian Maria Tosatti’s Cattività; Erica Mahinay’s Test Site and Andrew Dadson’s Ginestra (Cysisus scoparius) Violet and Rye-Grass (Festuca perennis) Blue.
Their pieces were judged by a prestigious jury composed of Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, President of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo; Ralph Rugoff, Director of the Hayward Gallery of London; and Rina Carvajal, Director and Curator of the Museum of Art and Design, Miami Dade College. These eminent judges jointly selected and announced the winning…
