Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri
d'Arte,
Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica and
Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi and Fondazione Antonio
Stradivari Cremona – La Triennale
Carthusia Edizioni
present
Roberto Piumini – Paolo Rui
THE DREAMS OF LIU TO
Illustrated volume for young readers
"You
can 't make a good violin on the assembly line,
ten, a hundred, a
thousand, all alike
You have to make it one at a time: your
enthusiasm,
for
each of them, must be special."
Straight
from the encounter between Fondazione
Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte
and Carthusia
Edizioni, a
publishing house which since more than twenty five years has been
planning and publishing educational and amusing books for children
and teen-agers, was
born the great
little
volume THE
DREAMS OF LIU TO,
first title of the innovative series The
Art of creation
desired by Fondazione
Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte
in order to let kids know how much beauty, joy and satisfaction can
be drawn by choosing a profession connected with art and handicraft
for their professional future.
The
dreams of Liu To
is
a genuine voyage of discovery into the art of the lute-maker,
one of the most renowed and beautiful art profession, a truly
showpiece
of our Country in the last five hundred years.
The
young Liu To dreams of winning the Antonio
Stradivari Contest
in Cremona, the Olympics
of lutherie,
which rewards the most skilled lute-maker in the entire world.
Now
how could Liu To manage to create a perfect violin and how could he
compete with the greatest masters of this ancient and charming art?
Three
different dreams, three adventures in the history of lutherie,
three outstanding artists will rush at once to his aid.
The
original story written by the great author Roberto
Piumini,
takes place between past and future, between dream and reality,
passion, hard work and skill and reveals with an enchanting poetic
sense, all secrets of violingmaking.
The
text, in prose and verse, is enriched by the dreamlike and exciting
illustrations realized by the renowned artist Paolo
Rui.
The
innovative format is a 24
pages
paperboard-bound
volume
in concertina folded, a patented format by Carthusia. This
unique format allows the story to be enjoyed in two ways. It can be
read as a real picture book but it can be enjoyed as one long picture
which tells the whole story as well.
Inside,
there are also four pages with information sheets full of insights
and interesting facts about lute-making
and
Italian
master lute-makers: Andrea Amati Antonio Stradivari and
Giuseppe
Guarneri
“del Gesù”,
edited by Virginia
Villa,
Alessandro
Bardelli,
Claudio Canevari from the Civica
Scuola di Liuteria
of
City of Milan.
The
volume The
dreams of Liu To
has been published on the occasion of the exhibition "Creating
harmony.
Luth-making from
wood to music" (Milan,
Auditorium Fondazione Cariplo, December 6th
2012 - April 7th 2013)
curated by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte, Fondazione
Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi,
Fondazione Antonio Stradivari Cremona – La Triennale.
This
venture has been made possible through the generous support of
Vacheron
Constantin,
historical manufacture of watches in Geneva and with the contribution
of
Intesa Sanpaolo.
The volume The
dreams of Liu To
has been realized in a special edition that will be distributed free
of charge at the exhibition to children and teachers during the
guided tours, organized by Le Voci della Città (Phone Number: +39 02
39104149).
The
book will be presented on February 22nd, at 18.00 p.m., during the
meeting Lutherie
in
poetry,
at the Auditorium Fondazione Cariplo of Milan, as part of a series of
events related to the exhibition.
From
February 7th 2013, the volume can be found in all good book
shops
in Italy at a price of € 11.90.
Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte
tel.
02.89504650
Carthusia Edizioni
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