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Now, this sentence is shown on the wall of the exhibition hall of National Museum of China. From September 4th to November 3rd, the phrase "Bvlgari 125 classic design art exhibition in Italy" was also fulfilled.
This exhibition takes about 600 Bvlgari jewellery, which represents the highest achievement of Italy's art and design, as an example. It analyzes the style and characteristics of Italy's art and design as well as its development context, and also shows the Italian aesthetic taste and life style. These rare treasures representing the history of design art and jewelry development in Italy were held in Rome in May 2009 and in Paris in December 2010. The exhibition in Beijing is the first time to leave Europe. In China, the exhibits were specially selected for the event. Among them, many valuable works were the first public display.
The exhibition is divided into seven chapters in chronological order. Into the dark exhibition hall, those glistening jewelry is the best way to lead.
The audience first saw the silver jewelry made by the brand founder Sotirio Bulgari in the late nineteenth Century. Sotirio is a silver Smith from Greece, brilliant and with a keen sense of business. He went to Rome alone, and laid a solid foundation in 1884. Later, with his unique artistic style, he made the jewelry Kingdom with global attention. This silver and silver display is his early representative work, fully deducing the artistic style of Turkey and Byzantium.
In the next 20-30 years of the twentieth Century, audiences can see a series of works inspired by the art of Art Deco decoration. At that time, this design style was fully understood and interpreted by the two sons of the brand founder, Giorgio and Costantino, and the Bvlgari brand began to reach its peak since then. In the 40-50 's of the twentieth Century, Bvlgari's design, though deeply influenced by the French jewelry style, showed distinctive features in design. 1960s is the ten year of Bvlgari brand transformation, and the peak period of brand core value gradually formed. This period of art and design presents a unique brand temperament - bold design, distinctive style, meaningful shape, brilliant colors, and its distinctive design concept precipitates the true sense of the "Italy academy" style, which is in sharp contrast to the classic French style before.
In 1970s, Bvlgari began to be fascinated by Pop Art and was highly praised by Andy Warhol, the master of art. In the beginning of 1980s, the Renaissance elements of Italy became popular again, and the overall design of Bvlgari showed a more bold and innovative style. Since 1990s, the reorganization of Bvlgari's gem materials has once again brought people a pleasant surprise. The concept of "finished product wear" has gradually been accepted by more and more people. At the same time, the queen of disco Grace Jones wore the "hat" made of beautiful jewelry necklaces, and the rock godmother Tina Turner threatened to cancel the concert because she could not find her most precious Ornament: a pair of Bvlgari earrings. In twenty-first Century, Bvlgari continued its unique style. This concept was interpreted through several carefully selected boutiques, including a necklace with a 321 karat Burma sapphire.
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In the special theme exhibition hall, there are some important milestone works that reflect the development of fashion style, such as gemme nummarie (coin gems), which is created by replacing ancient precious coins with precious stones. This series of designs has been popular in ancient Rome. What is particularly worth mentioning is that Bvlgari has brought the old currency fashion back in twentieth Century. The old serpentine design has been repeatedly interpreted by Bvlgari. Another focus falls on the "BVLGARI" logo logo, drawing inspiration from ancient Rome inscriptions, becoming a very characteristic decorative element.
In addition to jewelry, the exhibits also include a series of valuable art and design documents, including design drawings from various periods and pictures of artists, aristocrats and celebrities. As a tribute to the era of Dolce Vita (sweet life), the whole exhibition area is full of portraits and quotations of the stars at that time, the jewelry sketches worn by legendary actresses on the screen, and many other picture files that show close ties between Bvlgari and film art. Bvlgari's cooperation with the film industry began in the 40s of last century, and continues to this tradition.
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All the exhibits of the exhibition are included in the catalogue catalogue of the 125 Italy classic art exhibition, published by the curator Amanda Triossi, and published by Skira. In the 320 page atlas, the documents and photographs are informative and published by Skira. All the written materials of atlas and exhibitors are responsible for the Oriental Languages of the University of Ca Foscari, a famous Oriental Language Research Institute in Venice. The translation team composed of 11 Italy and Chinese experts lasted for months.
On the occasion of the unification of Republic of Italy 150th anniversary, the opening ceremony of the "125 year Italy classic design art exhibition" received cordial greetings and blessings from Mr. Gianni Letta, Secretary of state of the prime minister's office of Republic of Italy, and Republic of Italy's ambassador to China, Attilio Massimo Iannucci, gave birth to the exhibition album.