Handpainting on Velvet by Anna Paola Cibin
Meet Venice-born artist Anna Paola Cibin and discover how she creates unique decorative pieces by painting on velvet, a technique inspired by the old Venetian tapestry tradition. Her talent, passion, and constant search for details produce entirely original and captivating art pieces blending Venetian-glass elements, gold-and silver-leaf decorations on precious velvet.
Venice-born artist Anna Paola Cibin studied art and design at the Institute of Art in Venice. After a brief period in London, she returned to Venice to collaborate with Murano’s glass masters, and in 1997, she began painting on velvet, a technique inspired by old Venetian tapestry tradition. Her talent, passion, and constant search for details produce entirely original and captivating art pieces blending Venetian-glass elements, gold-and silver-leaf decorations on luxurious velvets. Her works have been showcased in Vienna, Paris, London, New York, and Singapore.
Read our interview with Anna Paola Cibin on Artemest magazine, and discover her manufacturing process, her love for velvet and where she finds her inspiration from.
What inspires the abstract landscapes of your works?
Sometimes the images appear already fully shaped in my mind, without my having thought them; other times I am inspired by a peculiar color, or by the detail of an object, or of a photograph. Almost every time, however, my idea begins to take shape from the sea, from its colors, and the sinuous movements of fish.