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The Murano Monologues

These Murano glass bowls, or ones like these, can be found on eBay.

Liu Bolin " Hiding in Italy 2010 "

Liu Bolin, a young Beijing-based artist, has become known as the “invisible man” due to his ability to use his own body as an art material. The chameleon paints on himself, appearing to blend in with the backdrop. In 2008, his series named “Hiding in the City” shocked the world. Inspired by how some animals can blend into their environment, Liu Bolin uses camouflage principles to create amazing contemporary art. This series is an exploration of human nature and animal instincts which features Chinese citizens painted to blend into their surroundings (see earlier post). Liu Bolin's photography series are not the product of manipulation of a digital image. Instead, they display a skillful use of painting blended together with a sculptor's sense of space and the human body within it.

His new project "Hiding in Italy" has come to life in buildings and places that are of social and historical significance for the history of Italy.

Teatro alla Scala 1

Teatro alla Scala 2

Piazza San Marco

Canal Grande, Ponte di Rialto

Duomodi Milano

Ponte dei Conzafelzi

Palazzo Lombardia

Exhibition on view at Forma

October 21 to November 14, 2010

Italy and David McGrievey

One of the greatest things about blogging is stumbling across amazing talent. I had that WOW sensation when I first clapped my eyes on the beautiful illustrations of David McGrievey at An Illustrated Life.

David's illustrations are a cocktail of elegance, colour with a twist of humour thrown in. His posts of his adventures in New York and beyond are just as interesting.

When I first saw these two illustrations of Italy they struck a cord with me. It was the Italy of the Amalfi Coast that I know and I love. Especially the bottom one with the curly wrought iron railing and water for as far as you can see. He might have been inspired by another place but it took me straight to a balcony I know in Positano.

Though his beach tents are more glamorous than the little wooden changing sheds and colourful umbrellas they are evocative of the era that still permeates that part of the world. A world that still adores old wooden boats, where people 'dress' to go to the beach, capri pants and glam sandals.

God how I would love one those beach tents when I go to the beach!

I figure from his illustrations that this man must have has a kind, elegant and romantic heart. If you have chance check out his beautiful work at An Illustrated Life.

Carla x

Team Uncool Loves: Lave by Canedicoda

A collaborative video and photographic project done for the launch of the Lave collection by Italian screenprinting and fashion brand, Canedicoda.

The Project was a collaboration between myself and local italian photographer Silvia Boschiero.

The project is meant to give a visual representation of a personal emotional response to his creations and the place that he creates them in. When I first met Gio (Canedicoda) inside his enviroment, it was quiet and meditational. I wanted to portray this to the viewer.

Fortune's 1934 Map of Italy

Today’s 'Cover of the Day’ over at Vintage Fortune Magazine is the special issue on Italy and Fascism published in July 1934. But that's not all. VFM’s Linda Rubes posts yet another cover today—the REJECTED one that was first created by illustrator Antonio Petruccelli. Read about that here.

What a perfect opportunity for me to share the fabulous map by L.H. Appleton that ran inside that issue. The map is printed double truck, sideways and uses three colors and black.

Now keep in mind that the size of the magazine was 11”x14”, so the full spread (22” x14”) accommodated an incredible amount of description. Clicking on this map will make it bigger, but really not big enough to read clearly. In order to really read the text you need to see the image at full size. (Another reason for me to get back to writing that book about Fortune’s glorious graphic past—wouldn’t it be awesome to see this reproduced at its original size?)

There are two details you can still make out at this size. One is the little black hand representing the Mafia to left of Sicily, and the other is the mileage scale, bottom right, which has to be one of the best mileage scales ever. To show the width of Italy, Appleton gives us a map of Connecticut indicating that it is 68 miles wide. Now if you consider that Fortune’s subscribers at the time, were wealthy businessmen, the size of Connecticut was probably familiar to most of them!

I promise to run more of Fortune’s amazing infographics very soon.

Team Uncool Likes: Silvia Boschiero

I've been living up in Treviso Italy for the last week and I met a very talented photographer while on trial at Fabrica. Her name is Silvia Boschiero, she is the epitomisation of the Italian women.

Ct2009

Photograph by Chris Saunders