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)

A CORNER OF MODERN ART AT DIDACTA FAIR IN BARI (ITALY) WITH THE GIANT REPRODUCTION OF MY “BROKEN WORDS” COLLAGE

In Bari (Puglia, Italy) at the Nuova Fiera del Levante, Didacta Edizione Puglia took place in recent days, the great Italian fair for training and activities for the scholastic and educational world. There was truly great and unanimous appreciation for the setting up of the space reserved for Funtasy Editrice (Tirreno Pavilion, Stand n.31) which… Read More A CORNER OF MODERN ART AT DIDACTA FAIR IN BARI (ITALY) WITH THE GIANT REPRODUCTION OF MY “BROKEN WORDS” COLLAGE

“BROKEN WORDS”: THE COVER OF THE NEW “FUNDIARIO” FOR SCHOOLS (COLLAGE MADE OF WASTE PAPER OF DECOMPOSED POSTERS)

FUNDIARIO: THE COVER OF THE NEW EDITION (BELOW THE EXTENDED VERSION); COLLAGE BY ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI Here is “Shattered Words”! It’s a collage (sizes: 57×43 cms) I created for my Lacer/actions project using hundreds of pieces of waste paper of advertising posters. The image was chosen for the new FUNDIARIO, “the strongest Italian school diary that… Read More “BROKEN WORDS”: THE COVER OF THE NEW “FUNDIARIO” FOR SCHOOLS (COLLAGE MADE OF WASTE PAPER OF DECOMPOSED POSTERS)

IT’S WORLD COLOR DAY! LET’S SPREAD “PETALS” OF ENERGY AND STRENGHT

Today May 6th is “World Color Day”. Let’s spread the energy and strength of color and its impact on daily life and artistic expression. “We need color, like light”: (Wolfgang Goethe). In the photo: “Petals”, a collage I created using the waste paper of advertising posters. #worldcolourday #laceractions #collage #visualart #advertisingposters * Oggi 6 Maggio… Read More IT’S WORLD COLOR DAY! LET’S SPREAD “PETALS” OF ENERGY AND STRENGHT