SIGNS OF OUR TIMES / MACRO PHOTOS OF A DISFIGURED TRAFFIC SIGN #1

These are not modern art paintings or pop art works. They are just macro and abstract photos of details of a disfigured traffic sign… The pictures are part of my “LaceR/Actions” project-research, which now has reached 110.000 photos taken across the world. “LaceR/Actions” is a multidisciplinary project concerning researches about decomposed and torn publicity posters,… Read More SIGNS OF OUR TIMES / MACRO PHOTOS OF A DISFIGURED TRAFFIC SIGN #1

THE STREET IS A FREE ART GALLERY: TORN PUBLICITY POSTERS, SLIDESHOW #2

Are these modern art paintings? Are these pop art works? Are these acrylic pictorial paintings? No, they are just photos of details of big torn publicity posters on an outdoor advertisings billboard. For me, the street is a real free art gallery, where we can perceive wonderful pieces of art. The pictures above are part… Read More THE STREET IS A FREE ART GALLERY: TORN PUBLICITY POSTERS, SLIDESHOW #2

THE GHOST BUS IS BACK IN THE LAND OF ROBIN HOOD!

GUEST WRITER: MARYSIA ZIPSER – FOUNDER OF ACT GROUP A visual arts creation by Roberto Alborghetti developed from his “Lacer/actions” project, which concerns realistic images (macro photography not manipulated) of decomposed publicity posters, natural cracks and scratches, urban and industrial tokens and materials. Roberto says, “While touring Bartons garage in Chilwell, Nottingham (in October 2014)… Read More THE GHOST BUS IS BACK IN THE LAND OF ROBIN HOOD!

EIGHT MACRO PICTURES FOR THE #EarthDay2019 (TODAY, APRIL 22)

Today, April 22, the world celebrates the Earth Day 2019, #EarthDay2019. I wanted to dedicate eight of my most recent images from reality, from the surrounding world, to this important day. They are part of my “Lacer/actions” project, which investigates the world of decomposition of natural elements and urban life, which appears to us from… Read More EIGHT MACRO PICTURES FOR THE #EarthDay2019 (TODAY, APRIL 22)

ABSTRACT MAPS FROM A METAL PLATE: CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY #2

Even a simple metal plate, seen on a street in the city center, can reveal and hide really surprising shapes and colors, like the images published above, for my research project “Lacer / actions”. In this photo-gallery some of the photographic images that concern some scratches produced and created by time, which  gave birth, over the… Read More ABSTRACT MAPS FROM A METAL PLATE: CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY #2

SCRATCHES AND GRAFFITI ON BLUE: NOTHING BUT PHOTOGRAPHY #2

The city walls, in this case Milan, always reserve great surprises for my research project “Lacer / actions”. In this photo-gallery some of the photographic images that concern some scratches produced and created by wear and time. The wall had a blue base. And so the blue has given birth, over the course of months… Read More SCRATCHES AND GRAFFITI ON BLUE: NOTHING BUT PHOTOGRAPHY #2

SCRATCHES AND GRAFFITI ON BLUE: NOTHING BUT PHOTOGRAPHY #1

The city walls, in this case Milan, always reserve great surprises for my research project “Lacer / actions”. In this photo-gallery some of the photographic images that concern some scratches produced and created by wear and time. The wall had a blue base. And so the blue has given birth, over the course of months… Read More SCRATCHES AND GRAFFITI ON BLUE: NOTHING BUT PHOTOGRAPHY #1

“SOON” VIDEO: VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL VERSION…COLORS, FLOWERS AND BEES…

A very special “Valentine’s Day” version of “Soon”, video created in collaboration with jazz singer and composer Jeanie Barton. Her wonderful voice goes with my abstract photos from “Lacer/actions” project and research. Pictures and great vocals. The macro-photos of cracks and scratches on poles were taken along the streets in Beeston-Nottingham on March 2017. The… Read More “SOON” VIDEO: VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL VERSION…COLORS, FLOWERS AND BEES…

TIME AND DECOMPOSITION: THE PHOTO-SHOW OF THE RUST

Time and rust have the fascinating power to change things without the contribution and conditioning of the human being’s hand. The work and the creative action that rust can do are truly surprising. They can compose and model endless scenes in which our eyes can see and perceive horizons without limits. Like in this series… Read More TIME AND DECOMPOSITION: THE PHOTO-SHOW OF THE RUST

THE “GHOST BUS PROJECT” IN GIF: COLORS FROM A VINTAGE VEHICLE (NOTTINGHAM, UK)

“Can you believe that this art is from an old bus?“… The few pictures you see in this gif are not paintings, but simply photos I took in Beeston, Nottingham (UK) around an old bus at the garage of Bartons family. They are part of “The Ghost Bus Project” that I have brought forward in… Read More THE “GHOST BUS PROJECT” IN GIF: COLORS FROM A VINTAGE VEHICLE (NOTTINGHAM, UK)

CORROSIONS ON THE SURFACE OF AN IRON GATE: WITH A TOUCH OF YELLOW #3

Yellow varnish on a peeling metal surface can lead to truly surprising results. Time, weather conditions, smog, dust and rusts act effectively on materials and offer scenes of singular charm at the end of their corrosion process. Just like this yellow paint that the lens of my camera has caught on the pole of a… Read More CORROSIONS ON THE SURFACE OF AN IRON GATE: WITH A TOUCH OF YELLOW #3

CORROSIONS ON THE SURFACE OF AN IRON GATE: WITH A TOUCH OF YELLOW #2

Yellow varnish on a peeling metal surface can lead to truly surprising results. Time, weather conditions, smog, dust and rusts act effectively on materials and offer scenes of singular charm at the end of their corrosion process. Just like this yellow paint that the lens of my camera has caught on the pole of a… Read More CORROSIONS ON THE SURFACE OF AN IRON GATE: WITH A TOUCH OF YELLOW #2