Picci Designs Bring Art to Life Blending Contemporary, Impressionistic and Primitive Styles

Every piece of art is an experiment for Picci Designs, and its founders wouldn’t have it any other way. When artists Laszlo Tihany and Linda Colino formed Picci Designs in 1994, it was a collaboration built on innovation and supported by the artistic philosophy they share: “Strength in simplicity of design.” Blending contemporary, impressionistic and primitive styles, Picci Designs’ artwork comes alive in metal sculptures, abstract painting, African tribal masks, abstract photography, and art deco clocks and mirrors.

Laszlo Tihany is a world-renowned artist from Hungary who spent time exploring the artistic worlds of Italy, Germany and France before immigrating to the United States in 1973. Five years later, he settled in Arizona, inspired by the desert’s “uncorrupted innocence.” Since then, Laszlo’s work has achieved international acclaim – especially for his metal sculptures – and his pieces are now in private collections all over the world.

Award-winning artist Linda Colino has been painting since she was a child, and it shows in both her work and in her passion for the art form. She’s lived in Arizona most of her life, heavily influenced by Southwestern art. And in recent years, Laszlo has had a significant impact on Linda’s growth as an artist by inspiring her to explore a new direction – abstract figurative sculptures.

Together, Laszlo and Linda complement one another’s styles. Though Laszlo’s primary focus is on metal sculptures and Linda’s on abstract painting, they collaborate on just about everything including their African tribal masks, abstract photography, and art deco clocks and mirrors. “Different things inspire us at different times,” says Linda, “and the light bulb goes off. When Laszlo comes up with a great idea, I have input into it.” And it goes both ways. “It’s a good collaboration,” she says.

Across every medium in which they work, Picci Designs blends the contemporary, impressionistic and primitive styles that bring their art to life.  These influences are on display in everything from the bright, colorful movement in their metal sculptures, abstract paintings, and art deco clocks and mirrors to the vibrantly vivid images captured in their abstract photography and the playfully striking boldness in their African tribal masks.

“I want to give more than a colorful experience,” says Laszlo. “I want to intertwine my imagination with the viewer’s.” Linda, no doubt, feels the same way. And together through Picci Designs these two innovative artists communicate something we all need more of in our lives – a playful, joyful experience through art that always makes you smile.