St. Bassianus mourns the loss of its star, Elena Xausaoriginally from Marostica, disappeared on its own 38 years old after a long battle against the cancer. The illustrator had become a leading personality in graphics and illustration.
Elena Xausa was trained at Iuav of Venice and then he had worked between Berlin and New Yorkgetting his career off the ground drawing illustrations for overseas newspapers as the New York Timesthe Washington Postthe New Yorker, The Economist And Vogue.
The New York Times he has them dedicated a paragraph by title “A loss in the Worldplay family“, in an article by Deb Amlenwho tells of his first meeting with Xausa: “She was gracious and incredibly generous with her time: when my oldest son expressed an interest in becoming an illustrator after university, Ms. Xausa became an avid advocate and advisor“, and then, in Italian, “Congratulations, Elena“, accompanying the paragraph with an illustration of him.
Xausa she died a few months after marrying her partner Lorenzo Fonda, with whom he shared a love for art and with whom he had taken his first steps in New York. Foundwho is a videomaker by profession, dedicated a touching post to her on his Instagram profile, in which he expresses himself all his pain and his love for the wife. “My planet, my moon, my galaxy, my universe. My everythingFonda writes. “Your journey is far from over. Your everything will continue to touch me and the thousands of people who loved you and saw you as an example of what a beautiful human being should be.“.
Elena Xausa is known for her dai works bright coloursclean lines, lo unmistakable style, the clear and penetrating message. His works have been exhibited at the civic museum of San Bassiano in one show last year, which included over 70 worksentitled “Coming Home“.
The Bassanese councilor for culture, Giovannella Cabionhe told the press: “In the pain of these moments we have the small consolation of having translated his joy of living into an exhibition that was among the high points of 2021“.
Following the success of the exhibition, she had been commissioned the graphics of the ornamental plates which belong to the winners of the S. Bassiano and the restyling of the posters of Opera summer festivalwhich were two among his latest works.
His works, said i parents of Xausa to the press, “are collected on the site that bears his name. In this way, a visible memory of her will remain“.
THE funerals from Elena Xausa will be held on Thursday 1 December at 3 pm in the church of S. Maria Assuntato Marostica.
