Dante’s Commedia

dante alighieri

THE DIVINA COMMEDIA

I have a deep admiration for Dante Alighieri, the father of the Italian language, and I am especially fascinated by his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy.

Between 2009 and 2010, I created a series of 36 collages inspired by Dante’s Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. You can view a selection of them here.

In 2010, my work was celebrated with three exhibitions at the Spazio Papel Gallery in Milan, where three limited-edition luxury boxes paid tribute to my interpretations of The Divine Comedy.

Since La Commedia has always been a source of inspiration for me, I decided to honor Dante on the 700th anniversary of his death by expanding my portfolio and this webpage with new digital artworks.

on my Behance

about the Exhibition

INFERNO

Tissue paper and Favini 80g colored paper on smooth white Fabriano 120g paper.

PURGATORIO

Tissue paper and Favini 80g colored paper on smooth white Fabriano 120g paper.

PARADISO

Tissue paper and Favini 80g colored paper on smooth white Fabriano 120g paper.

DISCOVER

other projects by Chiara Dattola

Causette – Bride for sale

Courrier International: The Summer Solstice

Bastille: China and Taiwan

Panorama: Eternity

Internazionale – a Toxic World

Video: {contributive}

Contributive.org website

Contributive.org

website

Images for Contributive.org, no profit online platform.

Contributive is a collective and a civil initiative and is born from a young innovative french company: Ingies.
Ingies’s mission is to contribute to the development of skills through social and technological innovation.

Skills are the conditions that make possible the implementation of the talents and self-expression.

To go from a society of competition to an inclusive society of mutual aid and cooperation.

www.contributive.org

DISCOVER

other projects by Chiara Dattola

Causette – Bride for sale

Courrier International: The Summer Solstice

Bastille: China and Taiwan

Panorama: Eternity

Internazionale – a Toxic World

Video: {contributive}

#FOOD

FOOD

Images created on the topic of food.

☛  Le Temps  ☚

☛  Corriere della Sera  ☚

☛  Corriere della Sera  ☚

 

☛  CASTalimenti  ☚

☛   Corriere della Sera   ☚

☛  Unpublished  ☚

☛  Corriere della Sera  ☚

☛   Corriere della Sera   ☚

☛  Corriere della Sera  ☚

☛   Corriere della Sera   ☚

☛   Internazionale   ☚

☛   Corriere della Sera   ☚

DISCOVER

other projects by Chiara Dattola

Causette – Bride for sale

Courrier International: The Summer Solstice

Bastille: China and Taiwan

Panorama: Eternity

Internazionale – a Toxic World

Video: {contributive}

Feltrinelli Books covers #01

Feltrinelli

covers

Images created for Feltrinelli publisher, inspired by Garabombo the Invisible saga, written by Manuel Scorza.

Here are the first three books.

Garabombo, l’invisibile
Illustration + final cover.

buy here

 

The two bw sketches

La Vampata
Illustration + final cover.

buy here

 

Sketches inspired by the
old cover.

 

Rulli di tamburo per Rancas
Illustration + final cover.

buy here

buy e-book here

Two colourful proposals.

DISCOVER

other projects by Chiara Dattola

Causette – Bride for sale

Courrier International: The Summer Solstice

Bastille: China and Taiwan

Panorama: Eternity

Internazionale – a Toxic World

Video: {contributive}

Ambientha Wallpapers #02

AMBIENTHA

WALLPAPERS

Images created for the Italian luxury wallpaper brand, “Ambientha”.

To purchase visit here

Wonderland

inspired by nature.

The full sketch and the final idea.

One of the three versions of Wonderland.

Urban

inspired by architecture of the largest metropolis.

The sketch and one of the three versions.

DISCOVER

other projects by Chiara Dattola

Causette – Bride for sale

Courrier International: The Summer Solstice

Bastille: China and Taiwan

Panorama: Eternity

Internazionale – a Toxic World

Video: {contributive}

Brand identity: TONDO

Brand identity

Tondo

TONDO is a home made bakery, founded by Silvia Cancellieri, expert baker, who has brought her professional project to life.

I took into consideration different elements to identify the brand:

_ the human element, symbol of handmade
_ the ear/bread, to connect to the core business objective, to bread production and bread products.
It was important to remember how much the attention was paid to choosing ingredients.
_ the geometrical shape of the circle, of course.

 

Considering these elements, I wanted to emphasize the originality of the work done by Silvia Cancellieri, owner of the business.

The result of this research is a pictogram that shows a woman with hair in the shape of an ear of corn.
She has her eyes closed.
This is an archetypical symbol and represents the ability to do things in a capable and instinctive way: the production of bread, in this case.

The large hand open upwards also symbolizes the care given in product.

 

The definitive brands.

Naturally the geometric structure of the circle gives harmony of the brand.

An example of a paper bread bag.

The fonts used are both license-free and are Montserrat Alternates Light, designed by Julieta Ulanovsky together with the tiny Arial Narrow font, designed by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Sauders.

The shop signs.

Photo by Antiche insegne artigiane

Some branded products.

The simulation of a marked bread.

Here you can download the TONDO brand identity bible.

DISCOVER

other projects by Chiara Dattola

Causette – Bride for sale

Courrier International: The Summer Solstice

Bastille: China and Taiwan

Panorama: Eternity

Internazionale – a Toxic World

Video: {contributive}

Telesphorus

telesphorus

T. is a “genius”, who is the equivalent of the Greek daimon: a divine being who was born at the same time as the person he protects, and looks after what he does his entire life.

But the genius also looks after places, families, the Roman “gens” and protects children, especially since he, himself is formed like a child.

T., in Roman beliefs, is Asclepius’ son, the God of medicine. The God child, helps the patients, in particular, to complete his healing.

Sometimes, he is depicted bringing a lamp, like Jung’s sculpted stele, in his Bollingen house.
I imagined him with a lamp, but in a house looking at the spectator.

Selected to be published in CQ journal n.54

To purchase, visit my SHOP.

DISCOVER

other projects by Chiara Dattola

Causette – Bride for sale

Courrier International: The Summer Solstice

Bastille: China and Taiwan

Panorama: Eternity

Internazionale – a Toxic World

Video: {contributive}