How could it be defined? The steel wall against the virus? The covid vaccine barrier? Certainly, in its own way, it is a colorful installation that tells our time. In Dalmine, at the University Sports Center of the University of Bergamo, Italy (home to a vaccination center) the external fence all made of pipes –… Read More A STEEL WALL OF NUMBERS (AND STICKERS) TO TELL THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS
Funtasy, an Italian publishing company, is proposing to the Italian kids and schools a story in episodes, entitled “The day when Cattivirus was knocked out” (Cattivirus means “bad virus“). The aim is to involve teachers, families and children in an activity during the national coronavirus emergency days. The story that I wrote – illustrated by… Read More MY MOST CLICKED POST IN 2020 / “LET’S KO COVID-19!”: DRAWINGS FROM ITALIAN SCHOOLS
Text and Photos by Roberto Alborghetti The UK’s first full local lockdown has been announced in Leicester, with stricter measures imposed in the city. Non-essential shops have shut, and schools will close for most pupils because of a rise in coronavirus cases. The loosening of restrictions for pubs and restaurants in England on Saturday will… Read More CITY OF LEICESTER: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF RICHARD III AND BETWEEN ART BEAUTIES
VORTICISM: LOCKDOWN #4, THE VORTEX AND THE MASK (PRIMARY COLORS), COLLAGE ON THE MASK, MADE OF WASTE PAPER OF PUBLICITY POSTERS, BY ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI
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. The emergence of a terrible and unknown virus… Read More VORTICISM: LOCKDOWN / HERE IS THE PHOTOGALLERY OF THE 4 WORKS
HERE ARE SOME OF THE GRAPHIC WORKS ARRIVED FROM THE ITALIAN SCHOOLS Today 27 April 2020 the World Graphic Design Day is celebrated all over the world. It is also known as “Designer’s Day”. It was proclaimed by the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Ico-D), a worldwide association for professional designers, founded in London… Read More IT’S THE WORLD GRAPHIC DESIGN DAY: INITIATIVE IN ITALIAN SCHOOLS TO DEFEAT THE “BAD VIRUS”
The war on the terrible worldwide spread of covid-19 is played mainly through personal behavior and with the response of our immune system through the great role of antibodies. This is the plot of a story in episodes that in Italy is involving many schools and students. Everything takes place through blogs and social networks.… Read More THE ANTIBODIES WAR AGAINST COVID-19 IN THE DRAWINGS OF ITALIAN SCHOOLS
Funtasy, an Italian publishing company, is proposing to the Italian kids and schools a story in episodes, entitled “The day when Cattivirus was knocked out” (Cattivirus means “bad virus“). The aim is to involve teachers, families and children in an activity during the national coronavirus emergency days. The story that I wrote – illustrated by… Read More “LET’S K.O. COVID-19!”: DRAWINGS AND COLORS FROM ITALIAN SCHOOLS
ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI 