Tag: visual art

“A NEW LIGHT ON THE WALL OF TIME”: F. CORSI REVIEWS MY ART PROJECT

  They aren’t paintings… They are macro photos of Lacer/actions. © Roberto Alborghetti * Review by FRANCESCO CORSI, ArtInGenio, Florence Roberto Alborghetti observes and contemplates those objects that are caught in a state of abandonment as the extreme consequence of their being significant objects. Objects that have exhausted their life cycle. Scrap where the artist takes… Read More “A NEW LIGHT ON THE WALL OF TIME”: F. CORSI REVIEWS MY ART PROJECT

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1969-2019, CELEBRATING THE MOON (PHOTO OF TORN PUBLICITY POSTER ON A BILLBOARD)

In my close-up photographs of decompositions and disfigurement of the urban environment, we often recognize figurative elements. As in the case of this image, captured on an advertisement board. It is not a painting. It is not an acrylic. It is not an oil. And not even a collage. It is a simple photographic image.… Read More 1969-2019, CELEBRATING THE MOON (PHOTO OF TORN PUBLICITY POSTER ON A BILLBOARD)

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SIGNS OF OUR TIMES / MACRO PHOTOS OF A DISFIGURED TRAFFIC SIGN #3

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 120.000 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 #3

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SIGNS OF OUR TIMES / MACRO PHOTOS OF A DISFIGURED TRAFFIC SIGN #2

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 #2

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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

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NOTTINGHAM (UK): BUILDING BRIDGES (AND POSITIVE REBELLION) AROUND AN OLD BUS

  Guest Writer: DAWN LINDSON, Act Intern Photos: Tracey Whitefoot, Inna Schutts, William Ranieri After a busy day leaving behind a sunny cultural island that has plenty of natural beauty and so much Art to explore…  In case you hadn’t guessed, the place I was describing is Majorca!  I was pleased to arrive home in… Read More NOTTINGHAM (UK): BUILDING BRIDGES (AND POSITIVE REBELLION) AROUND AN OLD BUS

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THE STREET IS A FREE ART GALLERY: TORN PUBLICITY POSTERS, SLIDESHOW #3

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 #3

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THE GHOST BUS IS BACK! JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EVENT ( JUNE 5, THE GARAGE, BEESTON-NOTTINGHAM)

Guest Writer: MARYSIA ZIPSER, Founder of ACT Group   For all Beeston Nottingham/shire Derbyshire UK…and everywhere else! Please join us for a special evening in Beeston for The Ghost Bus 2019 – In  Conversation with Roberto Alborghetti – Wednesday 5th June 7-9pm at The Gallery – The Garage – Event Spaces – Nottingham, 43 High Road,… Read More THE GHOST BUS IS BACK! JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EVENT ( JUNE 5, THE GARAGE, BEESTON-NOTTINGHAM)

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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!

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ABSTRACT MAPS FROM A METAL PLATE: CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY #3

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 #3

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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

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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

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THREE IMAGES FOUND IN THE ARCHIVE: THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN TEN YEARS AGO

Here are three images from my “Lacer/actions” project-research. They were taken exactly 10 years ago, but I think they retain all their amazing energy. Obviously, these images are not paintings, but photographs. They refer to billboards, which I saw by chance along the roads. Yes, these are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands,… Read More THREE IMAGES FOUND IN THE ARCHIVE: THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN TEN YEARS AGO

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