Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Bergamo Street Art - Faces on Walls

A collage of different face-themed street art around Bergamo, Italy.

Outside the Bergamo Fiera.
Outside the Bergamo Fiera.Outside the Bergamo Fiera.Outside the Bergamo Fiera.Outside the Bergamo Fiera.Outside the Bergamo Fiera.

Fish Pirate, Friendly Monster, and M&M
Fish Pirate, Friendly Monster, and M&MFish Pirate, Friendly Monster, and M&MFish Pirate, Friendly Monster, and M&M

Far left: “Busto di Inge” allo specchio, a mural inspired by Giacomo Manzù “Busto di Inge” bronzo. In the tiny courtyard in front of alvecchiotagliere.it. Far right: By the artist Bosoletti, inspired by the painting Ritratto di Beatrice (Bice) Presti Tasca by Giacomo Trécourt. The mural was created to celebrate the re-opening of the Accademia Carrara. For more information see the pigmenti.eu mappa.
“Busto di Inge” allo specchio, a mural inspired by Giacomo Manzù “Busto di Inge” bronzo. In the tiny courtyard in front of alvecchiotagliere.it.By the artist Bosoletti, inspired by the painting Ritratto di Beatrice (Bice) Presti Tasca by Giacomo Trécourt. The mural was created to celebrate the re-opening of the Accademia Carrara. For more information see the pigmenti.eu map.

Face to Face Workshop 2015 - stencils of faces of people from the Malpensata district.
Face to Face Workshop 2015 - stencils of faces of people from the Malpensata district.Face to Face Workshop 2015 - stencils of faces of people from the Malpensata district.Face to Face Workshop 2015 - stencils of faces of people from the Malpensata district.

Underpass from Orio al Serio Airport to Oriocenter shopping mall.
Underpass from Orio al Serio Airport to Oriocenter shopping mall.Underpass from Orio al Serio Airport to Oriocenter shopping mall.Underpass from Orio al Serio Airport to Oriocenter shopping mall.

Monday, January 25, 2016

Bergamo Graffiti - Writing on the Wall

A collage of different tags in Bergamo, Italy.


In a previous post, Bergamo Street Art Stencils, we covered the theme of stencils on walls. In this post we show a sampling of tags found on walls. We found some of the tags in surprisingly "rural" locations, away from the city center. Because we snapped these photos on our way to do something, be it going out to eat, shop, or hike, the tags are just what we saw, not necessarily the best representation of what Bergamo has to offer.


Bergamo Street Art Stencils

A collage of different street art stencils in Bergamo, Italy.A collage of different street art stencils in Bergamo, Italy.
We've been in Bergamo, Italy for a few months now and everything has been a rush. All along though, I've been snapping photos of walls. Here are a few of the stencil-related pieces I've seen, with the exception of "1907" which was written. All of the shots are with a radius of a 1km or so from Porto Nuovo in the città bassa.

Left: 1907 refers to the foundation of the Bergamo Atalanta soccer team. Center: A missile in the head. Right: Lega Nord punching bag.
1907 refers to the foundation of the Bergamo Atalanta soccer team A missile in the head  Lega Nord punching bag

Left: Surveillance Camera. Center: Cattivi studenti (“bad students”). Right: La fine di ogni politico (“the end of every politician”).
Surveillance Camera  Cattivi studenti (“bad students”) La fine di ogni politico (“the end of every politician”)

Left: Il  domani, rock beats scissors(?), oggi è nostro. Center: Il futuro, rock beats scissors(?), oggi è nostro. Right: We are all junkies.
Il  domani, rock beats scissors, oggi è nostroIl futuro, rock beats scissors, oggi è nostroWe are all junkies

Monday, January 18, 2016

A Sample of Lisbon Graffiti

On our trip A Second Tour of Andalusia: Ronda, Cádiz, and Algeciras, we finished up in Lisbon. We were in the city for a few days and barely scratched the street art scene. Here are just a few things that we saw.





Center images of heads: http://www.noty-aroz.com/




Stencils including Edith Piaf in the Alfama neighborhood.
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Left: Philippe M. french sailor who rescued hundreds of people in Mediterranean Sea by mahnkloix.




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