Puzzling is the name of a digital art project started in 2015 by Andrea Morucchio. In that year, the Venetian artist on the occasion the 56th Venice Biennale had presented as part of the MUVE Contemporaneo exhibition project the multimedia installation The Rape of Venice at Palazzo Mocenigo Museum in Venice.
One of the most significant elements of the installation consisted of thousands of randomly recombined photographic tiles that deconstructed the mosaic floor of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice; more than five thousand different photographic tiles of geometric, phytomorphic and zoomorphic motifs were printed on a walkable vinyl surface that was glued to the floor of the exhibition space.
With the Puzzling project, these tiles are rearranged and repositioned in the form of a mosaic to recreate/reinterpret the paintings of past masters that Morucchio particularly loved.
The main subjects of the reinterpretation process of the ‘Puzzling’ project are a selection of paintings by great masters, mainly Italian Renaissance and Baroque painters, who through portraiture represent historical, religious or mythological figures.
>>> On this page a series of nft works titled Re-Flooring_ NFT _ videos that are created from the use of the same tiles used for the project Puzzling.
Puzzling è il nome di un progetto di arte digitale iniziato nel 2015 da Andrea Morucchio. In quell’anno l’artista veneziano in occasione della 56° Biennale di Venezia aveva presentato come parte del progetto espositivo MUVE Contemporaneo l’installazione multimediale “The Rape of Venice” al Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo a Venezia.
Uno degli elementi più significativi dell’installazione era costituito da migliaia di tasselli fotografici che, ricombinati casualmente, riproducevano decostruita la pavimentazione a mosaico della Basilica di San Marco a Venezia; più di cinquemila diversi tasselli fotografici di motivi geometrici, fitomorfi e zoomorfi sono stati stampati su una superficie di vinile calpestabile incollato al pavimento dello spazio espositivo.
Con il progetto Puzzling queste tessere vengono riordinate e riposizionate per ricreare/reinterpretare le opere pittoriche di maestri del passato particolarmente amate da Morucchio.
I soggetti principali del processo di reinterpretazione del progetto Puzzling sono una selezione di dipinti di grandi maestri, prevalentemente italiani del Rinascimento e del Barocco che attraverso il ritratto rappresentano figure storiche, religiose o mitologiche.
La Tempesta | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione’s La Tempesta | 160×146 cm | 2019 | digital print on pvc, unique piece. || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on Verisart
La Tempesta | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione’s La Tempesta | 160×146 cm | 2019 | digital print on pvc, unique piece.
La Tempesta | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione’s La Tempesta | detailLa Tempesta | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione’s La Tempesta | detail
ll Paradiso | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tintoretto’s Il Paradiso | 112,5×300 cm | 2018 | digital print on pvc, unique piece. || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on Verisart
ll Paradiso | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tintoretto’s Il Paradiso | 112,5×300 cm | 2018 | digital print on pvc, unique piece
Il Paradiso | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tintoretto’s Il Paradiso | detail
Il Paradiso | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tintoretto’s Il Paradiso | detail
Ginevra de’ Benci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Ginevra de’ Benci | 90×88,5 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece. || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on Verisart
Ginevra de’ Benci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Ginevra de’ Benci | 90×88,5 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece.
Ginevra de’ Benci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Ginevra de’ Benci | detail
Ginevra de’ Benci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Ginevra de’ Benci | detail
La Belle Ferronnière | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Belle Ferronnière | 90×60 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece. || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on Verisart
La Belle Ferronnière | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Belle Ferronnière | 90×60 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece.
La Belle Ferronnière | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Belle Ferronnière | detail
La Belle Ferronnière | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Belle Ferronnière | detaiMonna Lisa | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Monna Lisa | 77×53 cm | 2018 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, edition of 20 >> watch it on Verisart
Monna Lisa | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Monna Lisa | 77×53 cm | 2018 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, edition of 20Monna Lisa | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Monna Lisa | detail
Monna Lisa | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Monna Lisa | detail
Vergine delle Rocce | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Vergine delle Rocce | 90×83 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece.
Vergine delle Rocce | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Vergine delle Rocce | detail
Vergine delle Rocce | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Vergine delle Rocce | detailVergine delle Rocce | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s Vergine delle Rocce | 90×83 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece.
L’Angelo | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Tobiolo e l’Angelo | 100×85 cm | 2019 | digital print on pvc, unique piece. || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on Verisart
L’Angelo | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Tobiolo e l’Angelo | detail
L’Angelo | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Tobiolo e l’Angelo | detail
L’Angelo | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Tobiolo e l’Angelo | 100×85 cm | 2019 | digital print on pvc, unique piece.
Leda e il Cigno | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Veronese’s Leda e il Cigno | 100×100 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique piece || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on VerisartLeda e il Cigno | (detail) Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Veronese’s Leda e il Cigno | 100×100 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique pieceLeda e il Cigno | (detail) Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Veronese’s Leda e il Cigno | 100×100 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique pieceLeda e il Cigno | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Veronese’s Leda e il Cigno | 100×100 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique piece
La Fornarina | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello’s La Fornarina | 100×70,6 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique piece || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on VerisartLa Fornarina | (detail) Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello’s La Fornarina | 100×70,6 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique pieceLa Fornarina | (detail) Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello’s La Fornarina | 100×70,6 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique pieceLa Fornarina | (detail) Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello’s La Fornarina | 100×70,6 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique piece
Santa Caterina d’Alessandria | Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Giovanni Riccaa’’s Santa Caterina d’Alessandria | 110×90 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique piece || Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on VerisartSanta Caterina d’Alessandria | (detail) Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Giovanni Riccaa’’s Santa Caterina d’Alessandria | 110×90 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique pieceSanta Caterina d’Alessandria | (detail) Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Giovanni Riccaa’’s Santa Caterina d’Alessandria | 110×90 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique pieceSanta Caterina d’Alessandria | (detail) Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Giovanni Riccaa’’s Santa Caterina d’Alessandria | 110×90 cm | 2020 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique piece
La Primavera | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Primavera | digital print on pvc | 2018 | 119 x 180 cm | Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on VerisartLa Primavera | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Primavera | digital print on pvc | 2018 | detailLa Primavera | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Primavera | digital print on pvc | 2018 | detail
La Primavera | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Primavera | digital print on pvc | 2018 | detail
La Nascita di Venere | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Nascita di Venere | digital print on pvc | 2018 | 113 x 180 cm | Certificate of Authenticity, Blockchain registered >> watch it on VerisartLa Nascita di Venere | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Nascita di Venere | detailLa Nascita di Venere | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Nascita di Venere | detailLa Nascita di Venere | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Botticelli’s La Nascita di Venere | detail
Lucrezia Romana | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giampietrino’s Lucrezia Romana | 115×88,5 cm | digital print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper + acrylic glass, unique piece.
Lucrezia Romana | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giampietrino’s Lucrezia Romana | detail
Lucrezia Romana | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giampietrino’s Lucrezia Romana | detailLucrezia Romana | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giampietrino’s Lucrezia Romana | 115×88,5 cm | digital print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper + acrylic glass, unique piece.
Le Tre Grazie | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello Sanzio’s Le Tre Grazie | 100×100 cm | 2021 | digital print on ultra hd paper Fuji Crystal Archive + acrylic glass, unique pieceLe Tre Grazie | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello Sanzio’s Le Tre Grazie | detail
Le Tre Grazie | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello Sanzio’s Le Tre Grazie | detail
Le Tre Grazie | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Raffaello Sanzio’s Le Tre Grazie | 100×100 cm | 2021 | digital print on ultra hd paper Fuji Crystal Archive + acrylic glass, unique piece
Il Suicidio di Cleopatra | Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Guido Reni’s Il Suicidio di Cleopatra | 120×98 cm | 2017 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.Il Suicidio di Cleopatra | Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Guido Reni’s Il Suicidio di Cleopatra | detailIl Suicidio di Cleopatra | Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Guido Reni’s Il Suicidio di Cleopatra | detail
Il Suicidio di Cleopatra | Puzzling Baroque series | Revisiting Guido Reni’s Il Suicidio di Cleopatra | 120×98 cm | 2017 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.
La Dama con l’Ermellino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Dama con l’Ermellino | 90×64 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece.
La Dama con l’Ermellino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Dama con l’Ermellino | detailLa Dama con l’Ermellino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Dama con l’Ermellino | detail
La Dama con l’Ermellino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s La Dama con l’Ermellino | 90×64 cm | 2019 | digital print on aluminium, unique piece.
Venere di Urbino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere di Urbino 92×172 cm | 2022 | digital print on ultra hd paper + acrylic glass, unique piece.Venere di Urbino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere di Urbino, detail
Venere di Urbino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere di Urbino, detailVenere di Urbino | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere di Urbino, detail
Venere dormiente | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione & Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere dormiente 85×180 cm | 2018 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.Venere dormiente | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione & Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere dormiente | detailVenere dormiente | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione & Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere dormiente | detail
Venere dormiente | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Giorgione & Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere dormiente 85×180 cm | 2018 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.
Portrait of Young Lady | Puzzling Flemish Primitives series | Revisiting Petrus Christus’ Portrait of Young Lady | 110×85 cm | 2017 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.
Portrait of Young Lady | Puzzling Flemish Primitives series | Revisiting Petrus Christus’ Portrait of Young Lady | detailPortrait of Young Lady | Puzzling Flemish Primitives series | Revisiting Petrus Christus’ Portrait of Young Lady | detail
Portrait of Young Lady | Puzzling Flemish Primitives series | Revisiting Petrus Christus’ Portrait of Young Lady | 110×85 cm | 2017 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.
Simonetta Vespucci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Piero di Cosimo’s Simonetta Vespucci 100×75 cm | 2018 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.Simonetta Vespucci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Piero di Cosimo’s Simonetta Vespucci | detailSimonetta Vespucci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Piero di Cosimo’s Simonetta Vespucci | detail
Simonetta Vespucci | Puzzling Renaissance series | Revisiting Piero di Cosimo’s Simonetta Vespucci | 100×75 cm | 2018 | digital print on acrylic glass, unique piece.
Venere allo Specchio | Puzzling Renaissance series | Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere allo Specchio 130×82 cm | 2018 | digital print on pvc, unique piece.
Venere allo Specchio | Puzzling Renaissance series | Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere allo Specchio | detailVenere allo Specchio | Puzzling Renaissance series | Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere allo Specchio | detail
Venere allo Specchio | Puzzling Renaissance series | Tiziano Vecellio’s Venere allo Specchio 130×82 cm | 2018 | digital print on pvc, unique piece.