Arianna De Luca on Ceramics, Design, and the Uccellacci Collection
In an interview with Hue & Eye, Italian ceramic artist Arianna De Luca discusses her journey from industrial design to becoming a leading contemporary ceramic artist. She describes her career as a gradual process of growth through relationships and opportunities, rather than a single breakthrough. De Luca credits her training in industrial design for giving her a method, while ceramics allowed her to find a personal voice. Her most authentic collection, Uccellacci, emerged spontaneously without commissions or expectations. She explores Italian traditions and personal nostalgia in her work, but her collections are not chronological chapters; they are coexisting worlds. De Luca acknowledges having darker shades but has not yet expressed them in her work. She advises aspiring creatives to have patience and determination. The interview was conducted after visiting her studio in Rome.
Key facts
- Arianna De Luca is an Italian contemporary ceramic artist.
- She studied industrial design, which influenced her approach to objects.
- Her collection 'Uccellacci' was her first spontaneous collection, created without commissions.
- De Luca's career growth was gradual, through magazines, clients, retailers, and fairs.
- She explores Italian traditions and personal nostalgia in her work.
- De Luca's collections are not linear chapters but coexisting worlds.
- She has not yet created work that reveals her darker side.
- Her advice to young creatives: patience and determination.
Entities
Artists
- Arianna De Luca
Institutions
- Hue & Eye
Locations
- Rome
- Italy