Tag: Collages made with waste paper from torn publicity posters

IT’S THE NIGHT OF THE BLUE MOON (BUT THIS ONE IS MADE OF WASTE PAPER)

This evening of Sunday 22 August 2021, the Italian skies will be illuminated by the splendid Full Moon of August. It will be the so-called “Blue Moon”. The fascinating denomination is not linked to color, but to rarity, since it is the third full moon in a season that has four (normally there are three).… Read More IT’S THE NIGHT OF THE BLUE MOON (BUT THIS ONE IS MADE OF WASTE PAPER)

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“LITTLE BRIGHT STAR, YOU’RE THERE TO SHOW US THE WAY” (DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES)

For the “Music and Images” series, here is a work that is placed in the context of the Christmas atmosphere of these days. It is introduced by the sentence: “Little bright star, you’re there to show us the way” which is a quote from “Little Bright Star” song recorded by Diana Ross and the Supremes. … Read More “LITTLE BRIGHT STAR, YOU’RE THERE TO SHOW US THE WAY” (DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES)

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“IT COMES AND GOES IN WAVES AND CARRIES US AWAY…” (DEAN LEWIS)

“It comes and goes in waves and carries us away…” is a quote from “Waves” song recorded by Dean Lewis on his album “A place we know”. Lewis is an Australian singer-songwriter and is best known for his 2016 single “Waves“, which was certified 7× Platinum in Australia in 2020; see the track list at: … Read More “IT COMES AND GOES IN WAVES AND CARRIES US AWAY…” (DEAN LEWIS)

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“MEMORIES THAT COME AT NIGHT TAKE ME TO ANOTHER TIME…” (JIM CROCE)

“Memories that come at night take me to another time…” is a quote from  “Photographs and Memories” song recorded by American folk and rock singer-songwriter Jim Croce (1943 – 1973) on his album  You Don’t Mess Around with Jim (1972). The phrase seems to be the perfect comment for my artwork “Memory Layers“. The piece is… Read More “MEMORIES THAT COME AT NIGHT TAKE ME TO ANOTHER TIME…” (JIM CROCE)

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FACING THE PANDEMIC #3: THE VORTEX, THE MASK AND THE PRIMARY COLORS

The days of the pandemic that the world is experiencing are like a vortex that has dragged us into the abyss of the unknown, darkness and pain. We are all in the vortex. This is the image that many people – even myself – have experienced mentally, but also physically. From these thoughts came the… Read More FACING THE PANDEMIC #3: THE VORTEX, THE MASK AND THE PRIMARY COLORS

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