PABLO PICASSO “CAPTURED” BY EROS: RARE PROOFS FROM THE MARINA PICASSO COLLECTION AT LESLIE SACKS FINE ART (L.A.)

* “When art historian Jean Leymarie was preparing a talk for a symposium on art and sexuality, he asked his friend Pablo Picasso where he drew the line between these two concepts. The painter replied, ‘They are the same thing, because art can only be erotic.’ It is impossible to understand Picasso’s art if, from… Read More PABLO PICASSO “CAPTURED” BY EROS: RARE PROOFS FROM THE MARINA PICASSO COLLECTION AT LESLIE SACKS FINE ART (L.A.)

EXPLORING EINDHOVEN, THE HEARTLAND OF DUTCH DESIGN AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE

© Photos: ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI * Welcome to Eindhoven, the heart of the southern Netherlands. Once an industrial centre for the country, Eindhoven has reinvented itself as the hip and stylish design capital and became a centre of innovation. There’s much to discover in Eindhoven, so let the fifth-largest city in the Netherlands surprise you! The… Read More EXPLORING EINDHOVEN, THE HEARTLAND OF DUTCH DESIGN AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE

GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 2 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER

© Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, 2014 PHOTOGALLERY #2 * These pictures aren’t paintings, oils, acrylics, watercolors or digital works, but natural, random and not manipulated images of the amazing imperfection of the real world we see around us.They come from a rubbish container I saw a few days ago along Como Lake shores… R.A. *… Read More GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 2 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER

GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 1 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER…

© Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, 2014 * These pictures aren’t paintings, oils, acrylics, watercolors or digital works, but only natural, random and not manipulated images of the amazing imperfection of the real world we see around us.They come from a rubbish container I saw a few days ago along Como Lake shores… R.A. * Roberto… Read More GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 1 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER…

ABSTRACT ON SILK : DESIGN FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED OUTDOOR ADVERTISINGS

  “Wind of May…”  Pure Silk Scarf / Limited edition – Crêpe de Chine 100%- Created by Roberto Alborghetti for “Lacer/actions” Project in collaboration with Bruno Boggia Disegni (Como, Italy). Sizes: width 63 cms, height 170 cms. * This photo-gallery is dedicated to one of the limited-edition series of 3 silk scarves I created for  “Lacer/actions Art Project”. Its design is…… Read More ABSTRACT ON SILK : DESIGN FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED OUTDOOR ADVERTISINGS

ART IS A FORM OF HEALING / SRINI PILLAY’S WORDS + LACER/ACTIONS

* Some good thoughts about art and healing from SRINI PILLAY  – http://www.srinipillay.com/ psychiatrist, Harvard clinician, brain-imaging researcher author and speaker. Artwork by ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI, Canvas, 57×87 Title: “In amniotic fluid” For Lacer/actions Project / Realistic images about torn and decomposed publicity posters, natural cracks and scratches, urban signs.   

FLORENCE, ART AS AN EXPERIENCE OF GEOMETRY (#1) / IMAGES FROM THE BEAUTIFUL FAÇADE OF S.MARIA NOVELLA

© Photos: ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI * The Church of Santa Maria Novella is one of the most important Gothic churches in Tuscany. The exterior is the work of Fra Jacopo Talenti and Leon Battista Alberti. The interior holds extraordinary works of art including Masaccio’s Trinità, Ghirlandaio’s fresco cycle in the Tornabuoni Chapel and Giotto’s Crucifix, among… Read More FLORENCE, ART AS AN EXPERIENCE OF GEOMETRY (#1) / IMAGES FROM THE BEAUTIFUL FAÇADE OF S.MARIA NOVELLA

STREAMS OF COLORS AND SHATTERED WAVES… (IMAGES FROM A DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTER)

This photo-gallery is dedicated to eleven abstract images coming from one of the most interesting decomposed and torn publicity posters I ever seen during my long research about ripped ads, cracks, scratches and urban signs ( I posted a clip last week). It was located in Lecco, a beautiful town on Como Lake (Italy). The natural… Read More STREAMS OF COLORS AND SHATTERED WAVES… (IMAGES FROM A DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTER)

“THE TREE OF LIFE”… / VIDEOCLIP ABOUT MY NEW WORK ON ALUMINUM

* Artwork on Aluminium by Roberto Alborghetti for his “Lacer/actions” project about realistic and not manipulated images of torn and decomposed publicity posters, natural cracks and urban “signs”. The image is a magnification of cracks on a waste-container placed in Amsterdam near the Royal Palace (2012). Title inspired by Terrence Malick ‘s movie  © Roberto… Read More “THE TREE OF LIFE”… / VIDEOCLIP ABOUT MY NEW WORK ON ALUMINUM

NOTTINGHAM (UK): MY “LACER/ACTIONS” TAKING PART TO “2ND NETWORKING EVENT” OF ACT GROUP (MARCH 13) / A “CULTURES CROSSING” EXPERIMENT…

Next Thursday March 13 is going to be a “wow!” of an ACT (Art-Culture-Tourisme) in Beeston, Nottingham, UK. It is also going to be a “cultural experiment” bringing all together to perform artists from different Nations of the world. I’m very glad to be part of this wonderful event, promoted by ACT, with my Lacer/actions… Read More NOTTINGHAM (UK): MY “LACER/ACTIONS” TAKING PART TO “2ND NETWORKING EVENT” OF ACT GROUP (MARCH 13) / A “CULTURES CROSSING” EXPERIMENT…