MY “OPEN AIR” COLLECTION: A VARIETY OF ABSTRACTS ALONG THE STREETS IN MILAN…

© Roberto Alborghetti Milan is an amazing city also for my Lacer/actions project concerning the decomposed and torn publicity posters, natural cracks and urban signs… Some weeks ago, while I was walking in the Naviglio area, I was captured by stunning colored palettes… Yes, it was a sort of an “open air” collection, with incredible… Read More MY “OPEN AIR” COLLECTION: A VARIETY OF ABSTRACTS ALONG THE STREETS IN MILAN…

EXCLUSIVE / THE ART CITIES OF EMILIA ROMAGNA (ITALY): FREE DOWNLOAD OF A SPECIAL eBOOK

Free download: bit.ly/cda_ebook An eBook to highlight the jewels and the wonderful art located in Emilia Romagna, Italy The authors of “The Art Cities of Emilia Romagna” are travel bloggers who come from all corners of the globe. Each one took part in the “Blogville Emilia Romagna”, project, and this eBook is a collection of… Read More EXCLUSIVE / THE ART CITIES OF EMILIA ROMAGNA (ITALY): FREE DOWNLOAD OF A SPECIAL eBOOK

“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

2ND ACT NETWORKING EVENT AT BEESTON, NOTTINGHAM (UK): EMBRACING CREATIVITY… PERFORMERS AND ART FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

Last Thursday night 13th March saw ACT Group’s 2nd networking performance leap to electrifying heights! ACT Group, not-for-profit organisation, based Beeston, Nottingham, UK, brought together 10 artistes from around the globe to perform a “cultural experiment” at its “Cultures Crossing” themed evening.  ACT’s mission, as facilitators, is embracing a fusion of multi-cultural creatives to act… Read More 2ND ACT NETWORKING EVENT AT BEESTON, NOTTINGHAM (UK): EMBRACING CREATIVITY… PERFORMERS AND ART FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

“WHAT ARE YOU MAD ABOUT THIS MARCH?” / “THE CHEETAH KNOW HOW” SERIES

  * Guest Writers: Michelle LaBrosse, PMP® Chief Cheetah and Founder of Cheetah Learning, and Kristen Medina, CAPM®, Co-Author * Read the new article by Michelle LaBrosse. * Choose your favorite format: MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT  WHAT ARE YOU MAD ABOUT THIS MARCH? ADOBE PDF FORMAT  WHAT ARE YOU MAD ABOUT THIS MARCH? HTML FORMAT: WHAT… Read More “WHAT ARE YOU MAD ABOUT THIS MARCH?” / “THE CHEETAH KNOW HOW” SERIES

CRACKS AS MIMOSAS… / ABSTRACT SERIES TO CELEBRATE MARCH 8, THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

© ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI, CRACKS, LACER/ACTIONS PROJECT *** These abstract yellow and green scenes – I took them from a rusty iron gate… – remind the colors of Mimosas, the flower which is the symbol in Italy of March 8.   The International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th March. In Italy it is traditional on this… Read More CRACKS AS MIMOSAS… / ABSTRACT SERIES TO CELEBRATE MARCH 8, THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

SIENA (ITALY): “THE GATE OF HEAVEN” RE-OPENS ITS WALK THROUGH MAGNIFICENT ART

  Photos: Courtesy of Opera – Civita Group, Press Office * The Cathedral of Siena re-opens its “Gate of Heaven( 1 March – 6 January 2015). Once again, from 1st March, visitors will be able to admire the very peak of the building. The visiting path, opened forthe first timelast spring,has allowed to admire venueseveropen… Read More SIENA (ITALY): “THE GATE OF HEAVEN” RE-OPENS ITS WALK THROUGH MAGNIFICENT ART

“SAVE THE RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE”, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ICON OF NEW YORK CITY / SIGN THE PETITION

The Rizzoli Bookstore building is an icon of New York City architecture and one of the most beautiful commercial spaces in America. It is an impressive example of adaptive reuse of a former piano showroom into a retail space and one of the few remaining examples of architecturally significant bookstores in an era where bookstores… Read More “SAVE THE RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE”, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ICON OF NEW YORK CITY / SIGN THE PETITION

“STATIONS OF THE CROSS”: ARTISTS REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST ON BILLBOARD SPACE THROUGHOUT THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

*** In this photo-gallery: 1 ANTONY MICALLEF, ‘Kill Your Idol’, 2014, Oil on Linen 2 NANCY FOUTS, ‘Ecce Homo’, 2014, Oil on canvas, twine 3 JOHAN ANDERSSON, ‘STATION 1’, 2014, Oil on Canvas 4 PAUL FRYER, ‘Black Pieta’ 2009, Wax, glass eyes, human hair, oil paint, wood, steel, epoxy resin, fibreglass, thorns, silk fabric, dye 5… Read More “STATIONS OF THE CROSS”: ARTISTS REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST ON BILLBOARD SPACE THROUGHOUT THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

“GETTING RE-ACQUAINTED WITH MICHELANGELO”: FLORENCE CELEBRATES THE 450th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF BUONARROTI / PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS FROM XIX CENTURY TO PRESENT

    “Getting re-acquainted with Michelangelo: Sculpture by Buonarroti in photographs and paintings from the XIX century to the present” is the theme of an exhibition which opened in Florence on February 18 celebrating the 450th anniversary of the death of the “Genius of the Renaissance” (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564). As part of… Read More “GETTING RE-ACQUAINTED WITH MICHELANGELO”: FLORENCE CELEBRATES THE 450th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF BUONARROTI / PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS FROM XIX CENTURY TO PRESENT

THE MAKING OF “FRANCESCO”, MY BEST-SELLING BOOK ON POPE FRANCIS…/ A BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEOCLIP

* By Velar Press Office “A great team for a great work”: this video shows some images about the making of “Francesco” (“Francis”) the first illustrated and historical biography – written by journalist and author Roberto Alborghetti for Velar-Elledici Publishing – about the new Pope.  This work is the result of the wonderful participation of many… Read More THE MAKING OF “FRANCESCO”, MY BEST-SELLING BOOK ON POPE FRANCIS…/ A BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEOCLIP

MICHELANGELO’S BASILICA, “THE MOST RENOWNED WORK OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE” / SCENES FROM ST.PETER IN ROME

© Roberto Alborghetti * Where St. Peter’s now stands was once a chariot racing stadium, built in the time of the Emperor Caligula, Claudius  and Nero (40-65). Among those first Christians to be rounded up by Nero’s soldiers was the leader of the Christian community in Rome, St. Peter the Apostle. He had probably come to Rome… Read More MICHELANGELO’S BASILICA, “THE MOST RENOWNED WORK OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE” / SCENES FROM ST.PETER IN ROME