In the Studio: Marta Abbott
Our friend and colleague, Tess Amodeo-Vickery, visits the studio of Marta Abbott, a Czech-American artist working in Rome, Italy, especially for CURA Art.
Marta’s studio is located in the district of Portuense 201, a 1912 dairy farm-turned-studio space that was given new life thanks to an urban renewal initiative in the city. This space is a unique embodiment of the Eternal City, as the converted cowsheds of this borghetto or ‘hamlet’ give the sense of traveling back in time - a bucolic haven smack in the center of Rome’s bustling urban center. It seems an ideal setting for Marta, who works with handmade natural inks, earth pigments and other organic and non-traditional materials.
In her exploration of nature, beauty, and the human experience of both, Marta is interested in the rhythms, cycles, transformations, and unnoticed details of botanical specimens and of the natural world in general. Inspired by storytelling, the language of light and shadow, and transmutation via time and place, it seems only natural that she would find herself working in this intersection of timelessness and modernity here in the Eternal City.
Marta’s recent collaborative project, with Florence-based Uruguayan artist Nicolas Denino entitled ‘Liminal Forms’.
Tess Amodeo-Vickery is a self-defined "Liberal Artist & Renaissance Woman" living in Rome, Italy, where she gathers inspiration for her original music, creative collaborations and blossoming art collection. By day, she's the owner/director of Clam Tours, an experiential travel company focused on slow-tourism that puts women and women's history at its forefront. Keep an eye out for her again here at CURA Art!