Salvatore Battaglia

My latest collection is a homage to the Sicilian cultural wonderland with inspiration stemming from Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Norman and Spanish heritages. Sicily is a brilliant mix of old and new, traditional and unexpected, therefore I am using the traditional Sicilian majolica techniques and add 24k gold features to stress and revive the beauty of this magical island. The majolica ceramics have survived for centuries and the stories they still tell us remain as vital, unique and animated as the hand painted baroque ornamentations themselves. I strongly believe that these beautiful traditions should be preserved for many generations to come.

Majolica,  or maiolica, comes from the Medieval Italian word for  the Spanish island of Majorca. The Italians mistakingly thought the style was from Spain, while the technique originated in the Middle East back in the ninth century. In reality, Moorish potters took their craft to Sicily and the style gradually spread to the mainland from Santo Stefano di Camastra.

Today, Sicily still has a thriving ceramics industry, centred in four main towns: Caltagirone, Santo Stefano di Camastra, Burgio and Sciacca.

Sicily has an amazing history which is very often forgotten due to the infamous ...

Liceo Artistico "Diego Bianca Amato" in Cefalù, Sicily

GROUP/ 2017/ ROYAL ARTS PRIZE IV EDITION/ LA GALLERIA PALL MALL, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

GROUP/ 2018/ TALENTED ART FAIR/ OLD TRUMAN BREWERY/ LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

DIGITAL PROJECTION/ 2018/ ARTBOX.PROJECTS New York 1.0/ Stricoff Gallery/ Digital Projection of "Goodbye"

GROUP/ 2018/ FUSION IV – THE CULT HOUSE/ LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

GROUP/2018/ AUTUMN EXHIBITION/ CURIOUS DUKE GALLERY, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

GROUP/ 03/2019/ TALENTED ART FAIR/ OLD TRUMAN BREWERY/ LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

DIGITAL PROJECTION/ 08/2019/ ARTBOX.PROJECTS Zürich/ Digital Projection of "Terra Bruciata"

THE OTHER ART FAIR, 4-7 JULY 2019, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

GROUP/ 09/2019/ START ART FAIR/ SAATCHI GALLERY/ LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM