CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #11

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #11

FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #8

The artwork in the photo is made by © Roberto Alborghetti How might the photographic images I took for my project “Lacer/azioni” appear inside a house or a studio? Technology can help us imagine an answer to the question. In this series of images, here are some solutions. I think it is curious to think… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #8

SUMMER VISIONS: THE SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY

Walking along the beaches of Giardini Naxos, near Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed an old boat in bad conditions, waiting for a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as if the water of… Read More SUMMER VISIONS: THE SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY

IT’S THE DAY OF THE “BLOOD MOON” ECLIPSE! HERE IS A COLLAGE MADE WITH WASTE PAPER FROM DETERIORATED ADVERTISING POSTERS ON A ROUND TABLE (DIAMETER OF 79 CMS)

Today, Sunday, September 7, the Moon will turn red. This is a total eclipse that will reach its maximum at 8:13 PM when it will also be visible in Italy. The phenomenon will be observable with the naked eye, but binoculars or a small telescope can help better capture the shades of color on the… Read More IT’S THE DAY OF THE “BLOOD MOON” ECLIPSE! HERE IS A COLLAGE MADE WITH WASTE PAPER FROM DETERIORATED ADVERTISING POSTERS ON A ROUND TABLE (DIAMETER OF 79 CMS)

FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #7

The artwork in the photo is made by © Roberto Alborghetti How might the photographic images I took for my project “Lacer/azioni” appear inside a house or a studio? Technology can help us imagine an answer to the question. In this series of images, here are some solutions. I think it is curious to think… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #7

CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #9

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #9

15 YEARS AGO MY EXHIBITION ON THE 4 ELEMENTS: IMAGES ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF MATTER

Just recently—July 16, 17, and 18, 2010: 15 years ago—my macro photographs from “Lacer/azioni” were exhibited (theme: “The 4 Elements”) at the futuristic Oriocenter, one of the largest and most visited shopping malls in Italy. The artworks (photographs, not paintings as almost everyone thought!) were set against the backdrop of Milan-Bergamo Orio Airport and the… Read More 15 YEARS AGO MY EXHIBITION ON THE 4 ELEMENTS: IMAGES ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF MATTER

THE NEW IMAGE OF THE HEADER IS “PETALS”, A COLLAGE MADE WITH WASTE PAPER OF DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS

The new image of the header of this website is “Petals”. It’s a collage I created using dozen of pieces of waste paper of advertising posters. #petalscollage #laceractions #collage #visualart #advertisingposters #decomposed posters *** La nuova immagine della testata del mio sito è “Petali”. E’ un collage che ho creato utilizzando decine e decine di… Read More THE NEW IMAGE OF THE HEADER IS “PETALS”, A COLLAGE MADE WITH WASTE PAPER OF DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS

J.CIDEL ABOUT MY PROJECT: “TRANSFORMING DECAYED SURFACES INTO MESMERIZING WORKS OF ART”

FROM JCIDEL COLLECTION ON INSTAGRAM:  “Meet one of our visionary collaborators: Roberto Alborghetti. He turns every day decomposed elements into extraordinary works of art. With macrophotography, he captures the fine textures and details of natural imperfections. Our prints have a unique journey, and Roberto’s process is nothing short of extraordinary. He uncovers beauty in the… Read More J.CIDEL ABOUT MY PROJECT: “TRANSFORMING DECAYED SURFACES INTO MESMERIZING WORKS OF ART”

ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF SCRATCHES ON A THEATRE CHAIR (IMAGE #40)

© Roberto Alborghetti – – Close-up photography; this is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image. – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata o creata digitalmente. There is a free and spontaneous form of art that flows before our eyes every day, perhaps without us realizing it.It is the one that appears on… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF SCRATCHES ON A THEATRE CHAIR (IMAGE #40)

SOMEONE IS WATCHING US FROM THE WALLS / PHOTOS OF EYES IN TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS (#5)

© Roberto Alborghetti There are eyes that always “look” at us. They are those of the faces on the advertising posters on the walls or on the billboards, along the streets of our cities. The torn paper of the advertisements, consumed by time and bad weather, can reveal interesting glimpses and elements, such as those… Read More SOMEONE IS WATCHING US FROM THE WALLS / PHOTOS OF EYES IN TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS (#5)

CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #8

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #8

THESE WORKS “BECOME METAPHORS OF HUMAN FRAGILITY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REGENERATION”

GUEST WRITER: PATRIZIA POGGI, Art expert and Ambassador of Saperi e Sapori d’Italia Roberto Alborghetti captures with photography the details of torn advertising posters, cracks on walls, or signs of wear on means of transport, transforming them into collages, prints on canvas or installations. These fragments, destined for oblivion, become metaphors of human fragility, resilience… Read More THESE WORKS “BECOME METAPHORS OF HUMAN FRAGILITY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REGENERATION”