Dante Magazine DANTE Feb-Mar 2017 Back Issue

DANTE likes to do things differently. We have been developing a series of covers with distinguished artists. Unique artworks only to be found on our pages. This time, we have been working on the cover image with the talented Brazilian artist Jorge Matheus. This follows our co-operation in the last issue with Mataro da Vergato of Italy and memorable covers with Nicola Roos of South Africa and London-based Ewa (Wilczynski). Jorge’s extraordinary vision lifted him clear of some of the six “hot artists” who we include in our semi-regular feature on names to watch. We have no doubt that they are some huge artists of the future. Another reason is that Jorge’s art is wonderful and wacky – and we had decided to make this our wacky issue. A fair few of the articles fit the theme.
Our definition of “wacky” is a broad one, to fit the fact that is carnival season in Venice. The time of weird and wonderful goings-on for all kinds. Those people brought up in the Anglo-Saxon tradition may be less well versed in the Latin carnival, or “carne vale”, and at DANTE, as the only international magazine with an Italian soul, we felt honour bound to explain. Massimo Gava looks at the carnival’s colourful traditions while celebrity chef Marco Pernini takes time away from cooking up macrobiotic recipes for the likes of Madonna to tell us about carnival cakes that are good at any time of year or anywhere.