Hell, 1953
250 x 150 cm
2025-2026
Murano Glass, 24K gold leaf, corten steel panel
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Ø 34 cm
2026
Murano Glass, 24K gold leaf
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Ø 34 cm
2026
Murano Glass, 24K gold leaf
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A Dual Soul
Riccardo Toso Borella is a Venetian artist whose work is rooted in the millenary tradition of Murano glass and in his family’s centuries-old heritage. He employs the ancient technique of “Graffito” on gold (Gold Glass) to express his artistic vision, uniquely combining a historic craft tradition with a contemporary perspective. The artist has developed his technical and cultural awareness also through his training in Art Restoration and his university studies in Cultural Heritage Conservation.

Certainly, we are dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants, but precisely because of this, broader horizons open before us.

The technique Riccardo Toso Borella uses to create his works is called “Graffito”, which involves precise engraving on gold leaf applied to glass. Some examples of artifacts created with this technique date back to ancient Rome. Venice, with its close ties to Byzantium from its origins, became fertile ground for inheriting this artistic heritage.

