Agostino Colletta & Enzo Vagnoni artist maker of Cluentum chess.

 

We tell a story, a story that was born far away, in a time when the earth and fire were used to mold the first human skills.
It’s so that the clay, wood and stone are the materials chosen for a journey through time, beginning with the emotions of shapes and sizes and continues with the feelings evoked with the sculptures of this board.
The lines full and rounded, the finish of the expressions coupled with working in “Buccheri” surface, give this little sculptures look that is beyond the timelines, bringing the player into a fantasy world where a glimpse of styles and shapes of all ages.

Description of the sculptures.

Generous dimensions and a minimalist style, the look is the result of archaic King and Queen, especially the queen is an iconography of mother earth, while the King shows the symbols of power in the rod placed on the chest and severe in appearance and detached.
The power on the battlefield is the only character from Alpha equipped with a shield, looking surly accentuated by the cuts on his face.
Neoclassical inspiration is the figure of the Horse, which is slightly curved and forms, while the Tower proposes a more traditional classic battlements and friezes.
Finally Walker, was represented by a servant, armed with a small helmet, round, mild-looking, with hands folded pending review of the events.

Info at cluentumchess@hotmail.com