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object of art.
The shapes and its relations seem to
have a vector ascent, as in the computer
graphics of the beginning of this century:
but in the taste emerges a great style setting of a hundred years ago, reworked in
the extreme synthesis of juxtaposition of
shapes and bright colors.
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city or to the use of the building, which
is then reported by the artist in an ironic
and figurative way. In Civitavecchia we
find "Il Civitavecchio"; in the old fish warehouse in the Roman borough Ostiense we find "Fish 'n ' kids"; in Gaeta we
have "L'Arenato" (The Stranded) " and in
Ronan Rebibbia prison we have "Punti di
fuga" (Vanishing Points).
Agostino Iacurci is a modern artist. At the
age of 30 he is already present in many
cities around the world with his distinctive trait of irony, his very personal ratio of
color-form, a recognizable and always
enjoyable style, both in the external works in contact with the pedestrian / user
/ customer but also and especially with
the small size works, which hold intact
the spirit of self-deprecating neurosis
of today's citizens, as his last exposure
There is also a kind of genius loci in his has been able to highlight. We will hear
external works, a clear reference to the again a lot about him, in the future.
His distinctive trait lies in the fact that
even if he belongs to street art, he never creates aggressive nor angry works.
His strength comes from the decorative
power, always pleasant and never disorganized, with many messages to be
processed primarily in the analysis of human relations, psychology: the man who
takes refuge in his own fantasy world to
defend himself from the ultra modern.
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THE ITALIAN WAY:
Discovering Italy Differently
By Elda Buonanno Foley
ries pilgrims from all over Europe would
take to reach St. Peter’s shrine in Rome.
There are several paths that could be
followed, with the most popular being
the “Via Francigena” that starts from the
Alps (Gran San Bernardo Mountain) in
“Valle d’Aosta”, and after 1,015 kilometers along small towns (Ivrea, Vercelli, Fidenza, Pontremoli, Lucca, Siena, just to
name a few) reaches Rome in 45 stops.
Or the “Via Romea Germanica” that starts in the Brennero mountains (Trentino
However, this article does not want to Region) and in 46 stops and 1,020 kilomake rhetorical points or going into the
art section that explores the sites of Italy
in this magazine and elsewhere: I wish,
rather, to illustrate how there are other
ways to appreciate the cultural, anthropological, social and extremely diversified identity in its local and regional
perspective while discovering Italy differently.
As I have often indicated in my articles
while talking about the Made in Italy
concept, art and tourism are two of the
main reasons that attract millions of people to visit our country. However, it seems that the average tourist seems to be
stuck with Rome, Florence, and Venice
as the only cultural centers to list in their
visit. There is so much to see and visit in
Italy that an entire magazine would not
be sufficient.
As a matter of fact, it is becoming extremely popular in the last 15 years to
travel in our Bel Paese while walking,
biking and riding horses along the so
called “Spiritual paths” that for centu-
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