I Madonnari Italian Street Painting
I Madonnari San Luis Obispo, California at Mission Plaza
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Madonnari History (Wikepedia): The first recorded street-painting competition & 'festival' was held in London in 1906. The origins of modern street painting can be traced to Britain. Pavement artists were found all over the UK and by 1890 it was estimated that over 500 artists were making a full time living from pavement art in London alone.
In 1972 the first 'Italian' International Street Painting Competition was held in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy. In 1987, Wenner and Manfred Stader introduced street painting to Old Mission Santa Barbara, California. Street painters, (also called chalk artists) a name these performance artists are most commonly called in the USA are called I Madonnari in Italy (singular form: madonnaro or madonnara) because they recreated images of the Madonna. In Germany Strassenmaler (street: straßen, painter: maler).
The Italian Madonnari have been traced to the 16th century. They were itinerant artists, many of whom had been brought into the cities to work on the huge cathedrals. When the work was done, they needed to find another way to make a living, and thus would often recreate the paintings from the church onto the pavement. Aware of festival and holy days in each province and town, they traveled to join in the festivities to make a living from observers who would throw coins if they approved of the artist's work. For centuries, many Madonnari were folk artists, reproducing simple images with crude materials such as tiles, coal and chalk. Others, such as El Greco, would go on to become household names.
In 1973, street painting was being promoted in ITALY by the formation of a festival in Grazie di Curtatone in the Province of Mantua. In the 1980s, Kurt Wenner practiced '3D pavement art,' or one-point perspective art, otherwise known as anamorphic art, a 500 year old technique, which appeared as proper perspective only when viewed from a specific angle.
Read MoreAll photographs are available for purchase on gift items. To order Tiles, Magnets, Puzzles, Coasters, Playing Cards, Mugs, T-Shirts, Key Chains or Framed, Canvas and other Prints, Click Buy, "This Photo" and all the merchandise choices will be listed.
To order cards, click Buy, "Create Card" and choose your option of a holiday, special occasion, calendar or plain photo greeting card.
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Thank you for visiting Emotions and come back often as new items are added weekly!
Madonnari History (Wikepedia): The first recorded street-painting competition & 'festival' was held in London in 1906. The origins of modern street painting can be traced to Britain. Pavement artists were found all over the UK and by 1890 it was estimated that over 500 artists were making a full time living from pavement art in London alone.
In 1972 the first 'Italian' International Street Painting Competition was held in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy. In 1987, Wenner and Manfred Stader introduced street painting to Old Mission Santa Barbara, California. Street painters, (also called chalk artists) a name these performance artists are most commonly called in the USA are called I Madonnari in Italy (singular form: madonnaro or madonnara) because they recreated images of the Madonna. In Germany Strassenmaler (street: straßen, painter: maler).
The Italian Madonnari have been traced to the 16th century. They were itinerant artists, many of whom had been brought into the cities to work on the huge cathedrals. When the work was done, they needed to find another way to make a living, and thus would often recreate the paintings from the church onto the pavement. Aware of festival and holy days in each province and town, they traveled to join in the festivities to make a living from observers who would throw coins if they approved of the artist's work. For centuries, many Madonnari were folk artists, reproducing simple images with crude materials such as tiles, coal and chalk. Others, such as El Greco, would go on to become household names.
In 1973, street painting was being promoted in ITALY by the formation of a festival in Grazie di Curtatone in the Province of Mantua. In the 1980s, Kurt Wenner practiced '3D pavement art,' or one-point perspective art, otherwise known as anamorphic art, a 500 year old technique, which appeared as proper perspective only when viewed from a specific angle.
