Video created by Roberto Alborghetti, for Lacer/actions project and research about torn and decomposed publicity posters, natural cracks and scratches, industrial and urban decompositions. They’re not paintings, but…simple macro photos of the reality around us. To celebrate today The World Kids Coloring Day.
© Roberto Alborghetti – Lacer/actions Yes, there is an incredible world under our feet. These are some of the images I took walking along the streets of Rome (Italy). They’re about magnifications of a cracked pedestrian crossing. They are part of “LaceR/Actions”, a multidisciplinary project and research about street macrophotography of ripped and decomposed publicity posters,… Read More MACROPHOTOGRAPHY OF A CRACKED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING: THE AMAZING WORLD UNDER OUR FEET
In Germany, my book “Eating with Pope Francis / Food in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio” (published in Italy by Mondadori) is enjoying great success with the public and critics. Published by SudWest with the title “Kochen mit dem Papst” and with a different cover than the Italian edition, the volume was the focus… Read More “EATING WITH POPE FRANCIS”: SUCCESS IN GERMANY OF THE BOOK NOW IN A TV PROGRAM (RTL-VOX GROUP)
* * * Artworks by Roberto Alborghetti. In memory of 2.977 Victims&Martyrs. In the 20th Anniversary of WTC massacre. * Title of the work: Nine Eleven 2001, New York Macrophotography on Canvas + Mixed media, 2011, 46,5 x 70 cm Silk scarf created in collaboration with Bruno Boggia Studio, Como, Italy * NINE ELEVEN: REMEMBERING… Read More NEW YORK, NINE ELEVEN 2001-2021: REMEMBERING A TRAGEDY THROUGH ART
Exactly 10 years ago, these days, my WordPress adventure begins, with my first post (see the link above). It was a beautiful and exciting experience, which put me in contact with the whole world: 198 nations reached, almost all of them. This extraordinary journey is above all made up of news and meetings with many… Read More TEN YEARS HERE ON WORDPRESS: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY MY BLOG
This is the Official Song of The Year Of The Roses 2021 promoted by ACT (UK) and OKAY! magazine (Italy). It is “The Roses Theme”: a beautiful song by the wonderful voice of Jeanie Barton,(vox, composition and keys); production and bass by Simon Paterson. Video and macrophotography by Roberto Alborghetti; Photos by: Marysia Zipser, Inna… Read More THE YEAR OF THE ROSES ’21 / THE OFFICIAL SONG: “THE ROSES THEME” (VIDEO)
Here is the press kit and the trailer that announce and anticipate the Official video of The Year Of The Roses 2021 promoted by ACT (UK) and OKAY! magazine (Italy). The Roses Theme song by Jeanie Barton,(vox, composition and keys). Production by Simon Paterson. Video and macrophotography by Roberto Alborghetti; Photos by: Marysia Zipser, Inna… Read More THE YEAR OF THE ROSES 2021: THE PRESS RELEASE AND THE TRAILER
We have seen, in a previous post, that Pantone has chosen the yellow color – also in combination with gray – as the color of the year 2021. During my chromatic research of the “Lacer / actions” project I encountered several situations in which yellow was predominant in the color palette. Both as regards the… Read More THE YELLOW YEAR / CRACKS ON AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE
“Dark night /Snowflakes and frost / Before the New Day”: an “Haiku” to spread my Season’s Greetings throught an experience of visual art that fuses macro photography, words and music. The text wants to express with the language of the Haiku the difficulties of the present moment we are experiencing (dark night, frost and snow)… Read More “DARK NIGHT / SNOWFLAKES AND FROST / BEFORE THE NEW DAY”
The rose is a flower that can have a considerable temporal duration. Even in these days at the end of the year it is easy to see our gardens colored with this flower, to which I have dedicated space and attention with a series of posts. In the photogallery, here are some pictures of the… Read More PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE FLOWERS: THE LAST ROSES OF 2020
“The Tree Of Life” is a macro photo on aluminum, made for my “Lacer/actions” project-research 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). Thanks to a sophisticated technological… Read More MACRO PHOTOGRAPH ON ALUMINUM PLATE: THE TREE OF LIFE
© Roberto Alborghetti Of course, roses are roses – and we have dedicated the Year of Roses to them, which will officially start in 2021 – but we must not forget that, in terms of beauty and rarity, orchids have a huge role and value. The orchid brings us a priceless palette of colors, built and… Read More MACRO PHOTOS ON FLOWERS / ORCHIDS, A STORY THAT BEGAN 65 MILLION YEARS AGO
The rose flower can offer different possibilities for fun and unique chromatic results in photo shooting. In this photogallery here are some macro photographs that highlight how the transparency of the ambient light can create shades. The petals, in their lightness and fragility, act as an extraordinary filter that manages and coordinates the brightness of… Read More MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE FLOWERS: ROSES LIKE THE COLORS OF A FLAG
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