Guerrino Boatto is considered to be one of the Masters of the hyperrealism and Paolo Cornieti defines him as "one of the greatest illustrators in the world". Guerrino Boatto worked for a long time in the advertising industry, for the most important international brands, but painting was always in the foreground: his works, meticulously realistic, do not make use of reproductive technologies, like photography or computer manipulations; they are rigorously painted. They are nice, lively ...

Arte Boccanera is pleased to present white of Christian Fogarolli, following the worldwide recognition of dOCUMENTA (13). The artist shows in the exhibition space the projects lost identities, worthy of the international scene in Kassel, and blackout. In the work lost identities, Christian Fogarolli - interested from the very beginning of his career in questions challenging the essence of the identity dimension – explores the archive of an Italian psychiatric institution. Working with the examined documentation allowed the establishment of a close dialogue, ...

Sculpture and emotions are the protagonists of this exhibition by Simona Ragazzi. Faces and figures, perfectly shaped on sheets of clay come to life, telling and interacting with the viewer, revealing the inner side and emotional feelings of man, where fear, serenity, anger, ecstasy are no longer private emotions of which have modesty, but become the main character of an inner and outer beauty that will become a work of art. "Private notes", "Hurt",  are some titles ...

Cartasia 2012: from June 30 to 29 July . In this sixth edition are involved international artists creating monumental works made by paper. Selected by a jury, the works will be visible in the streets and squares of the historical centre of Lucca. Seven, one of which is out of competition, are the artists of this edition: Stefania Gianicci, Zsuzsa Horvat (in collaboration with Zoltan Lakatos), Inés Hubacher (in ...

From Romagna in Italy at the Liberty Grand Hotel Rimini - May 11, 2012 The "Italian Liberty" ABCOnlus Cultural Association of Venice, edited by Andrea Apothecaries, (artist of the 54 th Venice Biennale) stems from re-evaluate in more depth what was the art movement Nouveau architecture in order '800 and '900 throughout Italy. Friday, May 11 at 11:30 am in the fascinating setting of the Grand Hotel Rimini, ...

This is the title of the current exhibition at the Museum of the Imperial Forums in Trajan's Markets in Rome. The exhibition shows to the European public the art school, based on the use of Arabic alphabet, where each letter has its own individual meaning. Not pure calligraphy then, but pure pictorial art, that interpreted the elegance of the Arabic alphabet. They are  masterpieces of the permanent collection of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, by permission of its Director, of the 'Embassy of Jordan, the Foundation Roma Mediterraneo and Italian-Arab Chamber of Commerce, who  learned and realized the desire of Jordanian Princess Wijdan Al Hashemi. 75works  are exhibited to the public, but the 57 artists don't come only from the Arab ...

It takes very little - in this case a sticker - to transform an anonymous object commonly used in a small and fun "work of art". These are the little men of Clet Abraham, sticker urban artist of Breton origin but artistically transplanted in Italy for years - he currently lives and works in Florence - which consist of simple adhesive silhouettes applied on road-signs. Small changes that break the monotony of urban space, offering ...

In Italy, Easter is not only an important religious holiday, it is also an opportunity to put a series of special culinary delights on the table. Let us take you on a tour of kitchen traditions in different italian Regions. Fochaz | Sudtirolo “Osterfochaz”, or “Easter bread”, enriches traditional Sud Tirolese cuisine during the holidays. Essentially a sweet foccaccia bread, this specialty is prepared with slightly different ingredients in different areas, then shaped into a rabbit or hen ...

Returns this year the awaited event in Venice with Arte Laguna Prize. Opens on March, 17th at Nappe of Arsenale of Venice, the collective exhibition of finalists who come from all over the world and belong to six different disciplines: Painting, Sculpture, Photography Art, Video Art, Performance, and, for the first time, Virtual Art set up on iPad. During the happening will be announced the five overall winners and finalists performers will exhibit live. The exhibition is open ...

San Gimignano, the worldwide famous “Town of beautiful towers” hosts a strange but perfect experiment of history and  modern mix. So it happens that a Medieval History Museum, SanGimignano1300 and a contemporary Art gallery, iSculpture, coexist in adjacent rooms. Beside the faithful reconstruction of the miniatured town as existed in the 14Th century, we can find a selection of contemporary sculptures, realized in various materials, from bronze to ceramic, alabaster, wood and recycled metals. Someone may ...