Italy
The Falling Angels
Scorched. Damaged. Bitten. Wounded. Undermined. Abused. Falling, falling… fallen? JDL Street Art once again grips us where it hurts the most, mirroring our freefall into a manmade darkness that can only last while we willingly give in and give out, while we willingly surrender to the dive and accelerate the fall. Falling, but not yet …
When art represents an everyday memory: the story of Giada and her grandfather Tonino
For this year’s edition of LuceFest, in the small village of San Pietro Magisano in Calabria, Italy a hyper-realistic and hyper-impressive mural was painted by the artist Slim Safont. The aim of the festival, which took place from August 28 to September 6, is to give a new face to degraded or abandoned landscapes in …
The Vision: An Anamorphic Mural By Cheone In Milan
A mural by mural Cheone adorned the streets of Milan earlier this month. Using his signature anamorphic street art, the Italian artist, once again, plays with perception in this trompe-l’œil titled The Vision. “The language of life-size anamorphic street art allows me to communicate with a very large audience. Once intrigued, the viewer is invited …
Millo & Chekos’art for 167 Art Project 2019, Lecce, south Italy
167/B Street, a street art incubator based in Lecce, Italy, completed the third edition of their 167 Art Project at the turn of the decade. This prominent organization hosts a variety of interventions throughout their southern Italian city, perhaps most notably the Casalbate Street Summer Festival on which we reported in September 2018. The latest …
Mural by Jerico Cabrera Carandang in Naples, Italy
In November the Rome-based Phillpean artist Jerico Cabrera Carandang traveled to Naples to create a majestic mural in the heart of the historic city center of Rione Sanità. The mural, titled in Neapolitan dialect “Tieneme Ca’ Te Tengo,” Holding Me Holding You is the result of a collaboration between the department of welfare and the …
Edoardo Tresoldi Unveils A Stunning Installation in Italy’s Trentino Valley
Last week, Italian Artist Edoardo Tresoldi unveiled “Simbiosi”, his new site-specific artwork for Arte Sella Sculpture Park, the renowned open air museum in Italy’s Trentino Valley. For over thirty years, Arte Sella has intertwined Nature and Art thanks to artworks by internationally acclaimed artists and architects such as Eduardo Souto de Moura, Kengo Kuma, Michele De Lucchi, …
A Mural On Responsible Consumption by NEVERCREW in Turin
NEVERCREW just wrapped up a mural in Turin, Italy for the “Toward 2030” project, an urban art initiative to disseminate and promote the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Organized by Lavazza and the City of Turin, 17 artists were selected to create murals based on each goal, with the Swiss street-art duo taking …
Mural By Artez for Urban Vision Festival in Acquapendente, Italy
At the beginning of July, as summer crescendoed into its critical mass of long days bursting with life, residents, visitors, and artists in Acquapendente, Italy gathered for the fourth edition of UV Collective’s Urban Vision Festival. The event, hosted in this agriculturally-minded city situated in the northern region of Viterbo, has hosted an esteemed roster …
An Awareness Concept Piece by Ernest Zacharevic In Turin
Ernest Zacharevic, also known as ZACH, recently joined the ranks of artists enlisted to create murals in Turin, Italy as a contribution for the city’s ‘Toward 2030’ in initiative. A press release for the artist’s latest work explains that this initiative is “an awareness concept referencing the United Nations’ seventeen sustainable development goals.” The project …
A Stunning Mural Unveiled By VESOD In Padua, Italy
A phenomenal mural by Turin born artist VESOD has just been unveiled in the picturesque city of Padua, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. The city is intensely pretty, with a dense network of arcaded streets opening into large communal piazze and charming bridges crossing the Bacchiglione river, which once surrounded the ancient walls …
Commemorating The 500th Anniversary Of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Death
The POLI Urban Colors Project at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci’s death. This special project features work by 2501, Luca Barcellona, Rancy and Zedz. Alongside these internationally recognized artists, 20 specially selected Politecnico students were given the opportunity to assist them, and encouraged to create either a personal or collective work. The artists have dedicated numerous …
Jad El Khoury: An Artist Grappling With A Society In Denial
At this year’s annual Arte Laguna Prize in Venice (Italy), Nuart’s Martyn Reed convened a Land Art/Urban Art panel intended to explore the growing pervasiveness of street art in creating “museums without walls.” Populated by professionals including Dr. Susan Hansen of Nuart, independent curator Simone Pallotta, and Mattias Givell of Wanas Konst, the discussion “[reflected], from different …