ARS CANUSINA
At the hill feet - province of Reggio Emilia
pedecollina - provincia di Reggio Emilia
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Consorzio Ars Canusina
The repertory of the decoration patterns of the Ars Canusina is gathered in an album printed in 1935 by Cesare Ratta (anastatic re-printing Age-Municipality of Casina, Reggio Emilia 1992) built through the reduction at the ornament drawing of the friezes traced in Matilde's monuments existing in the province by the hand of professor Giuseppe Baroni.
Friezes and typical decoration elements, generally connected to "Matilde's" art, are characteristic patterns of the Carolingian and Romanesque tradition.
Companies
Companies:
Artigiani della Pietra
Pietra incisa, legno e ricami
Loc. il Casello - Cortogno di Casina (RE)
tel/fax. 0522 607388 - 333 9767170
Iotti Attilio & figli
Ferro battuto
via J. Gagarin 33/6, (RE) - tel. 0522 327545
Kleos - Incerti-Simonini & C.
Sistemi luminosi
Via Ceredolo de' Coppi 33, Canossa (RE) - tel. 0522 877232 -
La Finestra di Anna Varini
Tessuti stampati
Via S. Paolo 9, (RE) tel. 333 6735651 -
Leoni Ceramiche d' Arte
Stufe e oggetti in ceramica
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII 22, S. Polo (RE) - tel.0522 873189 -
Lo Scrigno di Matilde
Ricami per biancheria, arredo, moda.
Via G. Bonetti, 17, S. Polo (RE) - tel. 0522 608212/0522 873269 FAX 0522 874065 -
Maria Neroni
Direttrice artistica, consulente storica e disegnatrice
Via Veneto 18, Bibbiano (RE) - tel. 0522 882951 -
Tarsie
Cotto Policromo Intarsiato
Via Monari 13/1, (RE) - tel. 0522 332203/332731 -
Vetro Art
Lavorazione del Vetro
Via Aldo Moro 33, Mancasale (RE) - tel. 0522 921378 -
Domenichini Ercole
Lavorazione del legno
Via Brugna 12/2 - 42034 Casina RE TEL. 335 6483751
Where to buy:
Artigiani della Pietra
Pietra incisa, legno e ricami
Loc. il Casello - Cortogno di Casina (RE)
tel/fax. 0522 607388 - 333 9767170
Iotti Attilio & figli
Ferro battuto
via J. Gagarin 33/6, (RE) - tel. 0522 327545
Kleos - Incerti-Simonini & C.
Sistemi luminosi
Via Ceredolo de' Coppi 33, Canossa (RE) - tel. 0522 877232
La Finestra di Anna Varini
Tessuti stampati
Via S. Paolo 9, (RE) tel. 333 6735651
Leoni Ceramiche d' Arte
Stufe e oggetti in ceramica
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII 22, S. Polo (RE) - tel.0522 873189 -
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The main places which, at that time, were thought to be particularly linked to "Matilde's" art are distributed on the territory as follows:
Canossa with reference to a capital and the baptisimal font coming from the destroyed temple of St. Apollonio; Carpineti for its rich decorative elements coming from the churches of St. Andrew and St. Vitale; S. Polo d'Enza for the baptisimal font coming from the ancient Matilde's parish which was discovered only during the last ten years exactly under the current church; Quattro Castella for the lunette and the friezes of the parish church; Marola where, in the restored abbey, capitals and friezes of the ancient Matilde's church are still present; Beleo for the Oratory; Paullo di Casina for the friezes garnishing the beautiful parish church; Toano for the capitals and the friezes of the S.Maria in Castello parish; Castellarano for the lunette and the capitals of the S. Maria church; Guastalla for the decorative elementsof the already restored parish.
Activities
The Municipality of Casina owns the collective trade mark Ars Canusina safeguarding the production of laboratories which are selected according to coded standards to preserve the original artistic and cultural footprint by selectively following products and production processes.
Typical products
Wide ceramic production all over the province of Reggio Emilia where the techniques of the mill moulding, of the bas-relief forming and of various types of brush decorations. Embroideries on underwear and various embossed objects made in copper and precious metals.
Typical techniques
Drawing - painting and decoration - bas-relief - embossing - embroideries
Historical origins
The Ars Canusina was born as an artistic artisanship which was typical of the province of Reggio Emilia around the year 1930, in the laboratories of the Colony-School "Antonio Marro", which was an assistance and education centre for disabled children in school age. The characteristic iconographic patterns were reduced to a graphic repertory of professor Maria Bertolani Del Rio with the co-operation of expertsof applied arts