*** These images aren’t paintings, but abstract photos of the world around us. They were taken from poles along the streets in Lamezia Terme (Italy). They are part of Roberto Alborghetti ‘s project and research (called “Lacer/actions”) about decomposed publicity posters, natural cracks and scratches, urban and industrial matters. Soundtrack: Crossing Destiny, Audiomachine.
* A few weeks ago in Vietri, the Amalfi Coast town (Italy) famous for its wonderful ceramics, my eyes have been attracted by an unusual and spectacular corrosion. The surface of a fountain, not far from the beach, showed an exceptional cracking. The blue ceramic, of which the structure was made, had undergone a process… Read More BLUE CRACKING ICE… MAGNIFICATIONS OF DECOMPOSED CERAMICS IN VIETRI (AMALFI COAST, ITALY)
* Scenes from the ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI exhibition (Colors Of An Apocalypse / The Decomposed Publicity Posters). It took place in LENNO, LAKE COMO, from 3 to 5 July, 2015, in the amazing setting of St. John Baptistery (XI CenturY). Soundtrack: God of The Drow – Audiomachine * Immagini dalla mostra di ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI (LaceR/Azioni), svoltasi… Read More THEY WERE “COLORS OF AN APOCALYPSE”: SCENES FROM THE EXHIBITION (THE VIDEOCLIP)
16:16 “He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo”. * “Radunarono I re della terra in un luogo che in ebraico si chiama ‘Armaghedòn’ ”. * 2012, Tela / Canvas/ Mixed media 70×50 This is not a painting or a digitally made picture, but an abstract photo of a decomposed… Read More “INTO THE PLACE CALLED ‘MEGIDDO’ ” / SPECIAL PREVIEW # 3 OF MY “COLORS OF AN APOCALYPSE” EXHIBIT
© Roberto Alborghetti
6:13 “The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind”. “Le stelle del cielo caddero sulla terra, come i fichi cadono dall’albero, quando è colpito da vento impetuoso”. 2011, Tela / Canvas/ Mixed media 63,5×40,5 * This is… Read More SPECIAL PREVIEW # 1 / MY UPCOMING “COLORS OF AN APOCALYPSE” EXHIBITION ON LAKE COMO (JULY 3-5)
* A great song by jazz singer and composer Jeanie Barton pushed me to create this videoclip displaying 38 abstract photos I took in March visiting Nottingham City (East Midlands, United Kingdom); I already posted an article about this images series: https://robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/the-nottingham-you-didnt-expect-modern-art-under-the-sky-and-along-the-streets-2/ Jeanie Barton lives in Nottingham (please, read some few lines of her biography… Read More A GREAT SONG BY JAZZ SINGER JEANIE BARTON GOES WITH MY ABSTRACT WORKS CAUGHT “LIVE” IN NOTTINGHAM STREETS
* “These take us back to the prehistoric art at Lascaux while pushing us forward into a post apocalyptic landscape featuring ruins of our own global civilization.” Jonathan E.Raddatz, Artist, Canada Video-portfolio about Lithographic Prints from Lacer/actions Project by Roberto Alborghetti. The images of the videoclip aren’t paintings or digitally made works, but simply… Read More VIDEO-PORTFOLIO # 1: 24 LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS… “A POST APOCALYPTIC LANDSCAPE”
© Photos: ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI / OFFICINA PROFUMO-FARMACEUTICA S.M.NOVELLA, FLORENCE (Italy) * Last Friday night, the 22th of May, 2015, the presentation of my new book “Quando il giorno era una freccia” (English translation: “When the Day was an Arrow”) took place in Florence in the historical rooms of the ancient “Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica of Santa Maria… Read More THE ANCIENT “PHARMACY” OF S. MARIA NOVELLA: 400 YEARS OF HISTORY IN THE VERY HEART OF FLORENCE
My upcoming solo exhibition – “Colors Of An Apocalypse 2015″ – will take place in a beautiful setting: the amazing Romanesque Baptistery on Lake Como, Italy. My show is scheduled for 3 days, on July 3-4-5, in the beautiful Lenno town, in the historical center – 50 meters from the lake shore! – where… Read More THE OCTAGONAL BAPTISTERY (XI CENTURY) ON LAKE COMO: THE BEAUTIFUL SETTING FOR MY UPCOMING SOLO SHOW
* Roberto Alborghetti ‘s Lacer/actions project 4 EXPO MILANO 2015. The 4 images of the clip aren’t paintings or digitally made compositions, but real scenes from the real world. They’are from decomposed and torn publicity posters, natural cracks and scratches, urban and industrial matters. Soundtrack by Audiomachine. https://robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com/ Le “Lacer/azioni” di Roberto Alborghetti per EXPO… Read More LACER/ACTIONS 4 E X P O 2 0 1 5 : THE BLACK VERSION CLIP
MY “VISUALS” 4 E X P O MILANO 2015 * “LaceR/Actions” is a multidisciplinary project and research about the apparent chaos of ripped and decomposed publicity posters, natural cracks, crevices, scratches and urban and industrial signs and tokens (during my research around the world I collected so far about 75.000 images). Transferred on canvases, reproduced… Read More E X P O 2 0 1 5
THE CRACKS GALLERY: https://robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com/new-laceractions-the-cracks-gallery/ * Earth Day is honored around the world on April 22, although larger events such as festivals and rallies are often organized for the weekends before or after April 22. Many communities also observe Earth Week or Earth Month, organizing a series of environmental activities throughout the month of April. Earth… Read More MY GREEN CRACKS FOR “THE EARTH DAY” (APRIL 22): BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE THROUGH SIMPLE ACTIONS
