Παρακάτω θα δείτε μερικές φωτογραφίες από το εργαστήριο που πραγματοποιήθηκε με τους μαθητές του στην Ιταλία και μερικές φωτογραφίες από διάφορες δουλειές του.
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The illusionist of bonsai: Enrico Savini
... And while I thought I had seen it all, there comes the "Phenomenon" right in front of me...!!!
And yes... there are those times when, really, whatever you say, whatever you think, whatever you write appears to be too small, and what you feel simply cannot be put into words... Senza Parole...
His eyes are piercing. His mind is inconceivable even to the smallest detail. Perspicacious, always ready to take you by the hand and guide you, to show you the way, the path, the destination.
A modern defender who fights with all the strength of his soul for all the things that he believes and loves... all the things that compose the painting of his bonsai life. A dreamer of life, of forms, of emotions and colours. The immense love for what he does is diffused everywhere like a torrent and near him you feel safety, security and tranquility. The dedication, the vision, the absolute control of the techniques and the spirit of cooperation and respect are unique and rare. And these are exactly the qualities that make him so special.
So how can anyone not love deeply the art of bonsai when, thanks to it, one can realize that there are HUMANS (in capital letters) like him: Enrico Savini!
When I started systematically with bonsai about 14 years ago, he was the first man about whom I had read and learnt about his action in the world of bonsai. I was and am a great admirer of his (and I had told him about this during one of my trips to Italy in the past) not only for his excellent work as a Teacher, as an Artist and as an Illusionist of bonsai, but also for the spirit of cooperation and teamwork which he firmly believes in, something immediately becoming apparent through his school, the Progetto Futuro Bonsai School. But, honestly, I did not expect the size and the extent of this phenomenon, except for when the time came that I experienced it personally.
His first contact with the world of bonsai took place at the age of 9.
Later, he studied law. But he abandoned his career in response to the call of his great love, the art of bonsai. Maybe it is what I tell my students many times... is it that we choose the bonsai or is it that it chooses us?
You can read below a brief summary of Enrico Savini’s CV
(which is in reality extremely extensive):
- In 1997 he conquered the first place in the Regional Talent in Italy
- Immediately after, he decided to improve his techniques under the guidance of Salvatore Liporace
- He made many bonsai workshops with the most important European Artists of Bonsai
- In 2002 his School, Progetto Futuro Bonsai School, was born
- He began to teach and brought to a very high level many, famous today, students of his
- He makes demonstrations (Demos) worldwide
- He has won many awards and competitions, such as:
• 6 awards UBI (Unione Bonsaisti Italiani)
• many awards of honorary distinction (Menzione di Merito)
• several competitions abroad, such as the Noelander's Trophy 2012
He continues with the same irreducible passion his course in the art of bonsai, he likes to work on trees both from simple nursery material, and yamadori, as well as trees from Japan, while he has a great interest in the techniques of grafting, as he says that he likes to "change the tree’s clothes."
A fellow traveller with all the lovers of this wonderful art, he considers teamwork and cooperation as the most important values, and he believes that the results are remarkable when many minds work on something together rather than only one alone!
Here are some pictures from the workshop held with students in Italy and some pictures of various works of his.
