House nº2

Product Description

House nº2 by Grandmondo Miniatures by Raphael Truffi Bortholuzzi

6″ x 6″ x 1.5″ with frame, Mixed Media, Miniature Sculpture

Scale: 1:35

Current Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: Mini Tale from November 19th to December 8th, 2016

About this piece:
A real house located in Chablis, France inspires House nº2. Using a photo reference from the location the model was recreated using various materials such as balsa wood, foam, plaster, glass, plastic, metal and painted and weathered using acrylics and oils.

Artist Statement & Inspiration:

“My name is Raphael Truffi Bortholuzzi. I Born in São Paulo – Brazil in 1981. I’ve been doing visual arts since the age of seventeen.

My work in miniatures began more for hobby and the challenge of wanting to recycle me as digital artist , thus being able to produce something more realistic, out of digital that is widely used today.

The fact that I have built a solid career in the Motion Picture and Film Industry as a designer over 20 years only brought me benefits when I decided to venture as miniaturist.

I grew up in the 80’s in an urban environment. At a young age still, I moved out of Brazil to England/London. Where I stayed many years working in a variety of jobs as a graphic designer, art director and motion graphics. Back in Brazil I have studied Cinema 3D and Animation.
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As an artist, I have always taken inspiration from my surroundings and places where I visited or taken photographs. Of course now days with the Internet is much easier to get inspiration and ideas to get going without leaving your home.
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When it comes to personal projects, my mind goes crazy on the various places or memories I ever visited, but more importantly I believe it is the care to recreate a proper atmosphere of the time or location. I like to try to recreate something that had its own history and was put aside for a while. I like these styles because they have so many details when it comes to textures and colors. When a client requests a themed diorama, I try to follow faithfully their characteristics in reproduction.
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Well, classic cars and vintage items fascinate me, that’s another hobby for me, collecting and restoring them. Since childhood I always had this obsession with collecting old and rare things . In my house I was always surrounded by these things because my father and uncle always buying and restored things. My father is an enthusiast and collector of classic cars and antiques, so that I believe to be the main source for teaching me the history and beauty of these things.” - Grandmondo Miniatures by Raphael Truffi Bortholuzzi

Artist Website:
http://www.grandmondo.com

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