Lucio Andrich (1927–2003), an artist from Agordo who moved to Torcello in the 1970s, found silk to be the ideal medium for experimenting and fully expressing his vivid creative vision.
His silk panels, created by repurposing scraps from the Missoni fashion house and textile swatches from Como, stand today as one of the most original expressions of 20th-century Venetian textile art.
The artist chose colors, cuts, and embroidery stitches to create unique works, while the practical work of execution was entrusted to the collaboration of the Burano embroiderer Maria Tagliapietra, who, by layering, cutting, and embroidering the fabrics by hand, gave shape to Andrich’s prolific imagination.
The subjects depicted on the silks range from purely abstract and geometric motifs to legends of the Dolomites, as well as animals and characters from the lagoon, blending the artist’s personal memories of the Dolomites with the vibrant diversity of Venetian life.
