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(HE)ART PLACES / THE WONDERFUL BYZANTINE BASILICA OF SANT’APOLLINARE IN RAVENNA (ITALY) SHOWING MOSAIC DECORATIONS DATED TO THE 6th CENTURY

© Photos: ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI * Some weeks ago I had the pleasure to visit again the enchanting Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare in Classe a few kilometers from the beautiful Ravenna. Sant’Apollinare is one of the most important monuments of Byzantine art.  When the UNESCO inscribed eight Ravenna sites on the World Heritage List, it cited… Read More (HE)ART PLACES / THE WONDERFUL BYZANTINE BASILICA OF SANT’APOLLINARE IN RAVENNA (ITALY) SHOWING MOSAIC DECORATIONS DATED TO THE 6th CENTURY

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“CONTEMPLATIONS AND LACER/ACTIONS” VIDEO TO BREAK PATTERNS AND BARRIERS: 7 MINUTES OF SCRIPTS FROM XVI CENTURY, VISUAL ART, MOTETS BY MONTEVERDI AND A CAPTURING VOICE…

* Guest Writer: Stefano Alberti Twenty-seven images (Lacer/actions) by Roberto Alborghetti go with scripts by Thomas From Bergamo (1563-1631) or Thomas From Olera. This Italian mixed media production shows seven minutes of colors, thoughts, music and emotions which update – with the “abstract realism” of Roberto Alborghetti works – the scripts wrote by a mystic and… Read More “CONTEMPLATIONS AND LACER/ACTIONS” VIDEO TO BREAK PATTERNS AND BARRIERS: 7 MINUTES OF SCRIPTS FROM XVI CENTURY, VISUAL ART, MOTETS BY MONTEVERDI AND A CAPTURING VOICE…

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SOMEWHERE IN THE COSMOS… SCENE FROM A CRACKS MAGNIFICATION (IT’S NOT A PAINTING OR A DIGITAL WORK)

*** Someone told me that CRACKS – and all my LACER/ACTIONS researches about torn and decomposed publicity posters – are a sort of  “Wabi-sabi” expression (it’s the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay…)  In fact, “Wabi-sabi” celebrates cracks and crevices and… Read More SOMEWHERE IN THE COSMOS… SCENE FROM A CRACKS MAGNIFICATION (IT’S NOT A PAINTING OR A DIGITAL WORK)

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WATCHING A COLLAGE: “BURN MY HEART”

  “BURN MY HEART SO THAT I LIVE FOR LOVE” (“Abbruggia il mio cuore acciò viva per amore”) by Roberto Alborghetti . From “Contemplations and Lacer/actions” Project and Performance based on Scripts by Thomas from Bergamo (1563-1631). COLLAGE OF WASTE-PAPER PIECES FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS,  2013, SIZE: 94X51 (ON WOOD) The collage was… Read More WATCHING A COLLAGE: “BURN MY HEART”

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LACER/ACTIONS OF LONDON – TORN POSTERS AND STREET (DE)SIGNS

*   London is really an “open air” art museum that you may visit every day, without paying an entrance ticket. It’s enough to walk along the streets, open your eyes wide an let your perceptions flow. You may see torn and decomposed outdoor ads and capturing “signs”… I chose nine images and put them in this videoclip.  Soundtrack: “Wake… Read More LACER/ACTIONS OF LONDON – TORN POSTERS AND STREET (DE)SIGNS

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ITALIAN MEDIA TALK ABOUT MY “CONTEMPLATIONS AND LACER/ACTIONS” PROJECT BASED ON SCRIPTS FROM XVI CENTURY

  Italian media are devoting a warm attention to my “Contemplations and Lacer/actions” project. Websites, newspapers and magazines talked about this visual experience which includes a virtual gallery, a videoclip, an album and installations. The project is based on 27 scripts by Thomas From Bergamo (or From Olera) who lived from 1563 to 1631 in… Read More ITALIAN MEDIA TALK ABOUT MY “CONTEMPLATIONS AND LACER/ACTIONS” PROJECT BASED ON SCRIPTS FROM XVI CENTURY

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BEAUTIFUL INSTALLATION AT PITROSE BEAUTY CONCEPT STORE (MILAN AREA, ITALY) SHOWING MY ARTISTIC SILK SCARVES CREATED WITH IMAGES OF TORN POSTERS…

Pitrose Beauty Concept Store ‘s owners had a beautiful idea. They created an installation showing my three silk scarves series now available in a very special limited edition. Pitrose Beauty Concept Store dedicated them an whole shop-window in the historical centre of Urgnano, Italy (Milan area). Silk fluxes are mashing up with outside autumn colors… Pietro… Read More BEAUTIFUL INSTALLATION AT PITROSE BEAUTY CONCEPT STORE (MILAN AREA, ITALY) SHOWING MY ARTISTIC SILK SCARVES CREATED WITH IMAGES OF TORN POSTERS…

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YELLOW WANDERING ELEMENTS IN ROME… (BUT IT’S A DETAIL OF DECOMPOSED OUTDOOR ADS)

* LaceR/Actions work by Roberto Alborghetti * Realistic and not manipulated image from torn and decomposed publicity posters Rome, August 27, 2013 * * Roberto Alborghetti ‘s LaceR/Actions is a multidisciplinary project and research about the apparent chaos of ripped and decomposed posters and urban/street signs. Transferred on canvases, reproduced on lithographic prints or textiles… Read More YELLOW WANDERING ELEMENTS IN ROME… (BUT IT’S A DETAIL OF DECOMPOSED OUTDOOR ADS)

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THE NEXT APOCALYPSE – THE CLIP / ARTWORK FOR “ART TOPPLING TOBACCO PROJECT”

* THE NEXT APOCALYPSE  Artwork by Roberto Alborghetti – 2013 Collage made with waste-paper of torn and decomposed publicity posters, Lacer/actions Project. Work taking part to “Art Toppling Tobacco” Project founded in Australia by Fay Thomson. http://www.arttopplingtobacco.com.au/ * LA PROSSIMA APOCALISSE Collage realizzato da Roberto Alborghetti con carta straccia di manifesti pubblicitari deturpati e decomposti… Read More THE NEXT APOCALYPSE – THE CLIP / ARTWORK FOR “ART TOPPLING TOBACCO PROJECT”

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DRAWINGS FOR PLANTS: 4.000 WORKS FROM ITALIAN STUDENTS ABOUT THE WONDERFUL “PLANET OF FLOWERS AND TREES”

In 2013 Flower Council Holland and Okay! review launched in Italy the 3nd edition of “The Plant I Like” with the goal to reach new generations speaking them about the world of plants and indoor plants, improving knowledges and informations. Kids from infant to secondary schools were involved in a graphic contest about green. Schools… Read More DRAWINGS FOR PLANTS: 4.000 WORKS FROM ITALIAN STUDENTS ABOUT THE WONDERFUL “PLANET OF FLOWERS AND TREES”

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IT’S NOT A WATER-COLOUR… IT’S ONLY A MAGNIFICATION OF CRACKS ON A METAL SURFACE.

Cracks is part of my Lacer/actions Project, about  the decomposition of torn publicity posters on outside advertisings (my realistic and not manipulated images are transferred on canvases, lithographic prints or textiles, or re-built in collages). Since 2009 I’ve been also workin’ on metal, plastic or stony surfaces, or metal and plastic platings. So, I entered… Read More IT’S NOT A WATER-COLOUR… IT’S ONLY A MAGNIFICATION OF CRACKS ON A METAL SURFACE.

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ABSTRACT SKY OF ROME… BUT IT’S ONLY A REALISTIC IMAGE OF WORN-OUT OUTDOOR ADS…

  LaceR/Actions work by Roberto Alborghetti * Realistic and not manipulated image from torn and decomposed publicity posters Rome, August 27, 2013 * Roberto Alborghetti ‘s LaceR/Actions is a multidisciplinary project and research about the apparent chaos of ripped and decomposed posters and urban/street signs. Transferred on canvas, reproduced on lithographic prints or textiles (as… Read More ABSTRACT SKY OF ROME… BUT IT’S ONLY A REALISTIC IMAGE OF WORN-OUT OUTDOOR ADS…

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“THE NEXT APOCALYPSE”: MY COLLAGE-WORK FOR “ART TOPPLING TOBACCO”

* “The Next Apocalypse: no Heaven or Hell, only Smoking or Non-Smoking”; Collage made with 150 small pieces of waste-paper of torn and decomposed publicity posters; Sizes: 47×47 cms.; 2013. This work takes part to “Art Toppling Tobacco”   http://www.arttopplingtobacco.com.au/   Tobacco lacerates (and detroys) our lives. I wanted to express this concept working on lacerated and… Read More “THE NEXT APOCALYPSE”: MY COLLAGE-WORK FOR “ART TOPPLING TOBACCO”

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