Bruno Gambone and The Narrative of Imagination, Works in Ceramics, 1960-2007

Few names resonate more in the post-war era in the innovation of expression in ceramics than Gambone. First, with Guido Gambone, a towering figure in the story of mid-century Italian ceramics, and succeeded by his son Bruno, who continued to press the boundaries of the possibilities of clay.

Born in 1936 in Vietri Sul Mare, Italy, Bruno Gambone's lifelong exploration in ceramics began in his father's Florentine studio, where he developed a highly skilled command of the medium.

In the 1960's he traveled to New York and immersed himself in the exploding modern art scene there. This would provide for a lifelong influence on his exploration with experimental forms and ideas in clay. Combined with the prowess over the medium attained working in his father's studio, Gambone went on to develop an entirely new visual vocabulary for ceramics that would extend over a six decade period until his death in 2021.

"When I open my kiln, it's always a surprise." he said.

His work has been the subject of seminal exhibitions including the Venice Biennale (1972) and the XV Milan Triennale (1973). Gambone was a member of the Consiglio Nazionale della Ceramica and the Geneva Academy.