The Italian cultural tradition manifests itself in the country's vast historical heritage which is not only historically relevant, but also has enormous business potential that needs to be actively leveraged. Research work taking several years has focused on an experimentation both at technical and technological level which has shown how archeological heritage can be tapped into to generate new economic initiatives, and at the same time create added value as well as increase the worth of the existing historical assets and of the surrounding territory. We are talking about the need to create synergies between cultural competences on the one hand and the ‘know how’ of techniques and methods in laboratories and artisans' workshops on the other, to make high quality products with a distinctive creative element. The research pathway has shown, also through the creation of real items, that cultural heritage can be transposed into objects with unique and evocative traits, characteristics which can become the identifying symbols of a certain tradition, and in this case are expressed and encapsulated in the jewels that have come to represent our historical identity and memory. Such precious artifacts with a distinctive and unequalled style, remand to iconography da-ting from the Magna Graecia cultural period through to Pompei's artistic expression, to sculptures like those of the Ara Pacis in Rome. The iconographies which have been chosen as especially representative find expression in shapes and logos that have been updated, and whose sense of harmony is eloquently demonstrated by the construction of mathematical models around them. Such modelling is done on the computer so as to explore the space around the variations in the geometrical motifs, with the purpose of describing the repetition of forms. The iterative sequence is il-lustrated by a dynamic algorithm implemented in Matlab. Each piece of jewelry is unique, it is entirely hand-made, and is the result of a balanced combination of precious metal elements, crystal and stones with parts which are made of clay. The clays used to make the components for the jewelry pieces have been taken only from the quarries which were identified as those used to make similar artifacts in the past, or from nearby ones. The knowledge of ceramics production processes has been revisited in innovative ways, which consist in personalizing, qualifying and improving handcrafted production processes in order to make a product with strong culturally connotations. The wide range of chromatic nuances obtained also helps to identify the jewels with the culture they symbolize. The resulting jewels therefore have powerful artistic resonance. Moreover, they evoke the artistic tradition and age-old cultural heritage which makes them unequalled.
La tradizione culturale italiana è testimoniata da un considerevole patrimonio che oltre al notevole valore storico-culturale ha un potenziale enorme che potrebbe meglio esprimersi se solo venisse inteso come risorsa attiva. Un lavoro di ricerca pluriennale ha permesso la sperimentazione di percorsi tecnici e tecnologici che dimostrano come sia possibile attingere al patrimonio archeologico per generare nuove forme di economia, creando nel contempo un valore aggiunto nel contribuire a valorizzare ulteriormente l’identità del patrimonio stesso e del territorio che lo ospita. Si tratta di creare una sinergia che intrecci competenze culturali con il “saper fare” inteso come tecniche e metodiche (di laboratorio ed artigianali), per dar vita a prodotti di eccellenza, intrise comunque di una componente creativa che ne determina il valore distintivo. Il percorso di ricerca conferma, attraverso la realizzazione di dimostratori reali, che è possibile trasporre il patrimonio culturale in segni unici, coinvolgenti ed evocativi da utilizzare come simboli identificativi da esprimere e racchiudere in gioielli attraverso cui trasferire e diffondere l’identità e la memoria storica. La creazione di monili di pregio, dalla linea stilistica singolare, richiamano iconografie che a partire dal periodo della cultura della Magna Grecia, passano attraverso le espressioni artistiche di Pompei per giungere alle forme scultoree dell’Ara Pacis a Roma. Le iconografie individuate come rappresentative delle culture esaminate, si esprimono attraverso forme e loghi attualizzati, la cui armonia è eloquentemente dimostrata dalla costruzione di modelli matematici. La modellizzazione matematica viene realizzata al computer in modo da esplorare lo spazio delle variazioni attorno ai motivi geometrici al fine di descrivere l’iterazione delle forme. La sequenza iterativa viene illustrata mediante un algoritmo dinamico, implementato in Matlab. Ogni gioiello, unico e interamente realizzato a mano, è il risultato di un’armoniosa composizione di elementi di metallo prezioso, di cristallo e di pietre dure con elementi realizzati con argilla. In particolare le argille utilizzate per realizzare gli elementi componenti dei gioielli sono prelevate nelle cave situate in adiacenza di insediamenti considerati, individuate come quelle effettivamente sfruttate per la realizzazione di manufatti nell’antichità. Le conoscenze relative ai processi produttivi della ceramica rivisitate con atteggiamento innovativo consistente nel personalizzare, qualificare e ottimizzare la procedura di produzione artigianale permettono di ottenere non solo una specificità culturale ma anche una gamma di valori cromatici che favoriscono l’identificazione delle culture rievocate. Ne deriva la realizzazione di un gioiello di valore artistico, evocativo di storia dell’arte, unico nel suo genere, e nello stesso tempo capace di far risuonare l’eco di un patrimonio storico-culturale di pregio nello spazio e nel tempo.
Methods, technologies and mathematical models for increasing the value of and enhancing cultural heritage through jewelry design.
GATTUSO, Caterina;SERPE, Annarosa;
2013-01-01
Abstract
The Italian cultural tradition manifests itself in the country's vast historical heritage which is not only historically relevant, but also has enormous business potential that needs to be actively leveraged. Research work taking several years has focused on an experimentation both at technical and technological level which has shown how archeological heritage can be tapped into to generate new economic initiatives, and at the same time create added value as well as increase the worth of the existing historical assets and of the surrounding territory. We are talking about the need to create synergies between cultural competences on the one hand and the ‘know how’ of techniques and methods in laboratories and artisans' workshops on the other, to make high quality products with a distinctive creative element. The research pathway has shown, also through the creation of real items, that cultural heritage can be transposed into objects with unique and evocative traits, characteristics which can become the identifying symbols of a certain tradition, and in this case are expressed and encapsulated in the jewels that have come to represent our historical identity and memory. Such precious artifacts with a distinctive and unequalled style, remand to iconography da-ting from the Magna Graecia cultural period through to Pompei's artistic expression, to sculptures like those of the Ara Pacis in Rome. The iconographies which have been chosen as especially representative find expression in shapes and logos that have been updated, and whose sense of harmony is eloquently demonstrated by the construction of mathematical models around them. Such modelling is done on the computer so as to explore the space around the variations in the geometrical motifs, with the purpose of describing the repetition of forms. The iterative sequence is il-lustrated by a dynamic algorithm implemented in Matlab. Each piece of jewelry is unique, it is entirely hand-made, and is the result of a balanced combination of precious metal elements, crystal and stones with parts which are made of clay. The clays used to make the components for the jewelry pieces have been taken only from the quarries which were identified as those used to make similar artifacts in the past, or from nearby ones. The knowledge of ceramics production processes has been revisited in innovative ways, which consist in personalizing, qualifying and improving handcrafted production processes in order to make a product with strong culturally connotations. The wide range of chromatic nuances obtained also helps to identify the jewels with the culture they symbolize. The resulting jewels therefore have powerful artistic resonance. Moreover, they evoke the artistic tradition and age-old cultural heritage which makes them unequalled.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.