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Beguiling Italy is famous for ancient landmarks and classical artworks of the Renaissance period. However, new reasons to explore these historic cities include encountering the vast amount of street-art that’s sprucing-up archaic neighborhoods. Recently, the a.DNA Collective, an organization based in the Province of Salerno, invited the Venetian artist Manuel Di Rita, a.k.a. “Peeta” to …

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Italian artist Andrea Ravo Mattoni painted a new Caravaggio masterpiece in the Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome, Italy, as part of his project “The recovery of classicism in the contemporary”. About The Mural Latest Caravaggio masterpiece painted by Andrea Ravo Mattoni is in Rome. The artist spent a week in the amazing Italian city to …

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Draw The Line is Southern Italy’s highly acclaimed graffiti and street art festival gathering artists from all over the world to the serene town of Campobasso, set in the mountains. This years’ edition brought talent that included Dado Ferri (Bologna) and Antonello “Macs” (Abruzzo) to transform walls into public masterpieces. It also led Northern-Italian artist …

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Festiwall wrapped up this year’s annual festival with a brilliant mural by Australian street artist Guido van Helten painted around the stairs in the back of the Liceo Classico Umberto Primo school in Ragusa, Italy. About The Mural The title of this piece is “L’attesa” (The wait), depicting two teenagers pensive and waiting for something or …

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Last week, Italian artist MACS was invited by Draw The Line Festival to paint a new striking mural in Campobasso, Italy. About The Mural “It is not a game” is the title of the new mural signed by MACS in Italy. The wall depicts some of the most important politicians in the world (like Trump, …

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Last September, Russian artist Marat Morik painted his last mural in Sicily during FestiWall‘s week-long street art festival, located in the historical center of Ragusa. Titled ‘On the Way to Pescheria’ (Italian for ‘fish shop’), the mural showcases Italian traditions. About The Mural  “On the Way to Pescheria” is highly representative of Italy, as it reveals …

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At this years’ annual FestiWall in Ragusa, Italy, Sebas Velasco painted a new mural titled “Il Suonatore Gino.” Now in its third year, the week-long festival includes live music, installations, street-art and workshops. It inspired the Spanish artist to pay homage to the musical and cultural ambiance that emulates the people and its city. It …

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Fabio Petani collaborates with Paolo Psyko to realize a mural in Camposanto (MO) for the 2017 edition of the Quadricromie Festival  About the Mural The wall is in a small comune (Camposanto) in the Province of Modena  in northern Italy. It is a collaboration between Fabio Petani and Paolo Psyko for Quadricromie festival, 2017. Fabio studied and …

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Australian artist Fintan Magee is having a very busy summer and just finished painting a new mural dedicated to the refugees in Monteleone di Puglia, Italy, for the Willoke Urban Art festival. This is Fintan’s second Mural in Italy this month. About the mural Fintan Magee’s last work is a 14×12 meter mural painted in the …

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Australian artist and one of my personal favorite artists Fintan Magee just completed a mural for Urban Vision Festival 2017 in Acquapendente, Italy. About The Mural “Drowning While Standing” is the title of Fintan Magee’s latest mural depicts a young man drowning while standing. His face is incased in plastic as rising water levels engulf his face, …

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New York City based Italian artist Giorgio Casu , just finished painting a 220 sqm mural in San Gavino Monreale (Italy) for the Skizzo Association. About The Mural Giorgio Casu spent 10 days in Sardinia, Italy, where he painted a large-scale wall with the help of the local people. The piece depicts Persephone, a mythological figure …

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Barcelona artist Elbi Elem visited Italy to paint her latest mural for the Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova where street artists like Etnik, Corn79 or Panem have participated. About The Mural The idea behind this mural was once again is to integrate the composition in its environment. The artist mentioned that she played with the …

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