I have been following the blog of artist Roberto Alborghetti for some time and was delighted to find that there would be an exhibition of his work in the southern Tuscan town of Piancastagnaio. I need no further excuse to explore a Tuscan town and area I haven’t seen.
The exhibition is being held in the amazing La Rocca Aldobrandesca, an ancient castle in the beautiful hilltop town of Piancastagnaio.
We arrived to find the doors to the castle closed so we wandered in the town for a while and returned in time to meet a charming Italian man heading for the entrance. It just happened to be Roberto, the artist……lucky us. He took us into the castle and we had a personal tour of the exhibition.
The works of art were on display on several floors of the castle. Come for a walk up the many steps, and meet Roberto.
Roberto’s art is unique. He photographs tiny corners of publicity posters, magnifies them many times and transfers them onto paper or canvas, or silk ( to make a limited edition range of silk scarves.) He changes nothing, the colours are the same, the image is the same, but unrecognisable in the new form.
It all began by happy accident when walking through Milan in heavy rain, when he noticed an advertising poster disintegrating in the rain. He saw how fleeting an image can be and his art began.
I found the next piece fascinating. What looks like 2 dancers is in fact a magnification of cracks in the seat of a Milan bound train.
Roberto was at the castle for a few days to speak to students about his style of art. We met him just after one of his lectures and he was excited about the enthusiasm he found with his young pupils.
As a lovely bonus he took us to the top of the castle to see the magnificent views over the Tuscany countryside.
….and the gorgeous Piancastagnaio.
Take a look at Roberto’s blog….robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com…..and say hello to this delightful man. One of the the things I love most about my WordPress blog is the lovely people I meet along the way.
For more information about Roberto’s art look at www.myspace.com/lacer-azioni