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FUERTEVENTURA (BIOSPHERE RESERVE) SAYS “NO” TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT’S DECISION (SPAIN) TO ALLOW OIL EXPLORATION IN THE SEA

© Photos by ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI Fuerteventura is one of the islands wich make the Canary archipelago, a set of islands whose climate, geological, marine and botanical peculiarities have set apart as an area of exceptional natural interest. In order to protect it, a law has been passed, the Law of  Natural Areas in the Canaries,… Read More FUERTEVENTURA (BIOSPHERE RESERVE) SAYS “NO” TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT’S DECISION (SPAIN) TO ALLOW OIL EXPLORATION IN THE SEA

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STREAMS OF COLORS: IMAGE #5 FROM “THE SPRING WINGS” LACER/ACTIONS SERIES

  Till next sunday April 1, I’m glad to share a special preview of a seven images series that I titled “The Spring Wings”. The whole series will be followed and concluded by a videoclip in which I’ll show a “live view” of that incredibile billboard from which I’ve made my artworks. I think it’s one… Read More STREAMS OF COLORS: IMAGE #5 FROM “THE SPRING WINGS” LACER/ACTIONS SERIES

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“LIKE ECHOES” VIDEOCLIP: SUSAN KAHN POEM GOES WITH ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI ART

A sensorial experience with a great soundtrack: “Flying” by pianist and composer Mike Strickland When I read Susan Kahn “Empty Moon” poem at her  “Emptinesscafe”Blog, I instinctively thought to a recent “Lacer/actions” artwork I’ve created with my torn posters and urban signs images (“Voices and Echoes From The Cities”, 2011, Canvas+ mixed media, 70×50). I… Read More “LIKE ECHOES” VIDEOCLIP: SUSAN KAHN POEM GOES WITH ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI ART

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“KEFALONIA, 1943”: MY ARTWORK TO REMEMBER AN UNPUNISHED MASSACRE AND THE STATE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

   Dr. Srini Pillay – Harvard psychiatrist, author, brain imaging researcher and columnist – says that art is a form of healing and it may help us to face tragedies and loss… I dedicated this artwork to Kefalonia massacre ( title: Kefalonia, 1943 – Victims & martyrs. The blood tracks # 1; canvas/mixed media, 87×57,… Read More “KEFALONIA, 1943”: MY ARTWORK TO REMEMBER AN UNPUNISHED MASSACRE AND THE STATE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

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RED IS IN THE AIR. A REVOLUTION IS COMIN’ SOON. MAYBE

New videoclip from Roberto Alborghetti ‘s “Lacer/actions” arts. Inspired by a French movie directed by Chris Marker.   Some words about my new clip “L’air est rouge” posted yesterday. Red is one of the colors that predominate in my “Lacer/actions” artworks (images of torn posters). Red is the color of this festive season. And red is… Read More RED IS IN THE AIR. A REVOLUTION IS COMIN’ SOON. MAYBE

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CAT-ASTROPHIC? CAT-ATONIC? NO, IT’S A FUNNY BOOK ABOUT 2 SIAMESE CATS ON A MISSION THROUGH THE VOCABULARY. YES, IT’S A CAT-ACLYSM!

  Author and Psychologist Elizabeth Cygan brings to life a pair of adventurous cats to help expand children’s vocabulary in “A Tale of Two Tails: The Adventures of Ben and Bel”     Cat-astrophe and cat-atonic. Cat-aclysm and Cat-acomb. Cat-call and cat-apult… Welcome to the world of cat-words. Elizabeth Cygan ‘s recent book is so… Read More CAT-ASTROPHIC? CAT-ATONIC? NO, IT’S A FUNNY BOOK ABOUT 2 SIAMESE CATS ON A MISSION THROUGH THE VOCABULARY. YES, IT’S A CAT-ACLYSM!

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“REVOLUTIONARY CHOPIN”: THE TALENTED PIANIST SOFIYA URYVAYEVA GOES WITH MY TORN POSTERS IMAGES

Music is image. Music is colour. Music is movement. This is an universally known concept. I really saw and felt it listening to Sofiya Uryvayeva‘s music. Sofiya is a talented pianist. We met on our own YouTube channels. I was impressed by her music and by her power to do magics with the piano. And… Read More “REVOLUTIONARY CHOPIN”: THE TALENTED PIANIST SOFIYA URYVAYEVA GOES WITH MY TORN POSTERS IMAGES

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WORDS WRITTEN BY BLINKINGS: THE “UPSETTING POETRY” OF ROBERTO FABBRINI, AFFECTED BY ALS

 The incredible story of a poet and theater director who is living together with the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.   Words that come from blinkings. Words that take life and form from the soul’s deepest places. Words that flow from pain and from days, months and years marked by a terrible disease, the ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral… Read More WORDS WRITTEN BY BLINKINGS: THE “UPSETTING POETRY” OF ROBERTO FABBRINI, AFFECTED BY ALS

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FASHION DESIGN PREVIEW 2012 : LIMITED EDITION OF 3 SILK SCARVES CREATED WITH MY TORN POSTERS IMAGES

  A series of three silk scarves. I’ve created them workin’ on my images of torn posters details (“Lacer/actions”). I accepted the challenge that italian textiles designer Bruno Boggia offered me when I visited his Studio in Como (Italy). Bruno, with the invaluable assistance of his daughter Lucia and with the support of his staff,… Read More FASHION DESIGN PREVIEW 2012 : LIMITED EDITION OF 3 SILK SCARVES CREATED WITH MY TORN POSTERS IMAGES

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THE POSTER KING: LONDON CELEBRATES EDWARD MCKNIGHT KAUFFER’S VISUAL ART

 A fascinating exhibition taking place in London up to December 18, 2011, at The Estorick Collection of modern italian art.   My “Lacer/actions” art project is based on torn posters details. During my research I collected so far more than 30.000 images of ripped publicity posters. I work on them, making canvas, lithographs, textile designs, videoclip… Read More THE POSTER KING: LONDON CELEBRATES EDWARD MCKNIGHT KAUFFER’S VISUAL ART

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NO CLOUDS: POETIC VERSES BY JOSHUA SELLERS + ONE OF MY IMAGES FROM TORN POSTERS

Joshua Sellers words fused in Roberto Alborghetti’s Lacer/actions artworks: it’s an HAIGA   No clouds the wind revealed in tall grasses   Nessuna nuvola il vento rivelato nelle erbe alte   Pas des nuages le vent révélè dans les hautes herbes   Ninguna nube el viento revelado en las hierbas altas   “No clouds” is another… Read More NO CLOUDS: POETIC VERSES BY JOSHUA SELLERS + ONE OF MY IMAGES FROM TORN POSTERS

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