SOMEONE IS WATCHING US FROM THE WALLS / PHOTOS OF EYES IN TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS (#8)

© 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 (#8)

COLORS PALETTE IN AMSTERDAM: PHOTO OF RUST, DUST AND DETERIORATED PAPER ON THE WALLS #1

© Roberto Alborghetti  In Amsterdam city I have always taken lot of photos along streets, as all the others I collected so far. Along a street behind Magna Plaza – a big shopping center in the very heart of Amsterdam – I was attracted by an incredible “palette” located on a door hiding a sort… Read More COLORS PALETTE IN AMSTERDAM: PHOTO OF RUST, DUST AND DETERIORATED PAPER ON THE WALLS #1

THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #1

© Roberto Alborghetti  In Locarno, a beautiful city in Italian-speaking Switzerland, I happened upon a wall that immediately caught my attention. It’s located near the cycle/pedestrian path that leads from Locarno to Ascona. The structure is close to a sports center and perhaps even forms part of it, being at the rear of the building.… Read More THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #1

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

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

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

FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHS AS ARTISTIC COMPLEMENTS #1

© Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions; On the wall: Photo reproduced on Aluminum plate, 80x 60. 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… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHS AS ARTISTIC COMPLEMENTS #1

12 PICTURES TO REPRESENT 12 MONTHS: RETROSPECTIVE ON 2024

Here in the gallery 12 photos randomly selected from those I posted along the year. They are all part of my “Lacer/actions” project concerning images of torn and decomposed publicity posters, deteriorated surfaces, natural cracks, scratches and corrosions that we find everywhere in our cities. They are all close-up or macro photographs and they aren’t… Read More 12 PICTURES TO REPRESENT 12 MONTHS: RETROSPECTIVE ON 2024

THE RUST AND THE TIME: THE FASCINATING POWER TO CHANGE THINGS AND MATTER

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 THE RUST AND THE TIME: THE FASCINATING POWER TO CHANGE THINGS AND MATTER

LIKE SNOW ON A RED CARPET: MAGNIFICATIONS OF CRACKS AND CORROSIONS ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT IN LONDON

© Roberto Alborghetti  This photo gallery – in festive colours: the images look like snow deposited on a red carpet – features 9 enlargements of random images of red cracks and scratches that I took in London, in October 2014, for my project “Lacer/Actions” and research on decomposed and dismantled advertising posters, natural cracks, industrial… Read More LIKE SNOW ON A RED CARPET: MAGNIFICATIONS OF CRACKS AND CORROSIONS ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT IN LONDON

ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF CRACKS, CORROSIONS AND PAPER ON A WASTE BOX ON A PUBLIC STREET (IMAGE #28)

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata 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 the things that surround us… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF CRACKS, CORROSIONS AND PAPER ON A WASTE BOX ON A PUBLIC STREET (IMAGE #28)

ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF PAPER AND RUST ON AN ADVERTISING INSTALLATION (IMAGE #27)

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata 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 the things that surround us… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF PAPER AND RUST ON AN ADVERTISING INSTALLATION (IMAGE #27)

ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF PAPER AND RUST ON AN ADVERTISING INSTALLATION (IMAGE #26)

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata 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 the things that surround us… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF PAPER AND RUST ON AN ADVERTISING INSTALLATION (IMAGE #26)