Grounded in Tradition- part 1- Introduction

Grounded in Tradition 1. A  History “Bert, what a lot of nonsense! Why do you always complicate things that are really quite simple?” Mary Poppins and Bert the street painter take the hands of two children and jump into a chalk … Read More »

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Grounded in Tradition- part 2- Icons

Grounded in Tradition A History of Pavement Art 2. Icons The Italian art of street painting is a visual link between the past and the present. An ephemeral art form, it is rooted in the history of icons, celebrations, homage, … Read More »

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Grounded in Tradition- part 3- Travel

Grounded in Tradition A History of Pavement Art 3. Travel A madonnaro’s itinerant lifestyle is born of necessity, as he must move on in order to find the next crowd or mass gathering. In the Middle Ages, hundreds of thousands of … Read More »

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Grounded in Tradition- part 4- Rebirth

Grounded in Tradition A History of Pavement Art 4. Rebirth The hardships of World War II, industrialization, and the mass migration of the Italian population to the northern cities all took a toll on the madonnari. In the second half of … Read More »

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Reunite the River

This project was done in Chicago for “Change The Course“, which is an important cause. The Colorado river no longer runs to the sea- all of the water is diverted and consumed. The interactive work, which measured 32 feet by … Read More »

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