Frank Giorgini
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| Born | 1947 (age 73–74)[1] |
Frank Giorgini (born 1947) is an artist and educator specializing in ceramic techniques, including tile and percussion instruments. He teaches courses on architectural tile design at Parsons The New School for Design in New York.
Mosaic tiles[]
Giogini was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to design a mosaic for the Whitehall St. subway station. Passages was installed in 2000.[2] His book, Handmade Tiles: Designing, Making, Decorating (ISBN 9781579902711), is a standard reference for making ceramic tiles.
Hand percussion instruments[]
He studied the traditional ceramic techniques of Nigeria. In collaboration with percussionist Jamey Haddad developed a modern Udu drum. Some of his hand-made drums are in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
References[]
- ^ "Udu". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "MTA Arts & Design: Whitehall Street, Frank Giorgini, Passages, 2000". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
External links[]
- Meet The Artist: Frank Giorgini—biographical page at his company
- "Artwork: Passages (Frank Giorgini)". Retrieved 2014-11-28.—photographs of Passages
- Giorgini, Frank (February 1990). "Udu Drum: Voice of the Ancestors". Experimental Musical Instruments. 5: 7–11. Archived from the original (abstract) on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
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