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RestArt Collective - 5 years of Urban Festival, by Tales Of Art on Sept 11, 2018 10:41:49 GMT 1,

RestArt Collective – 5 years of Urban Festival
Ale Senso, Aris, Awer, Corn79, Dissenso Cognitivo, Macs, Mr Fijodor, NemO’s, Seacreative

Tales Of Art Gallery, Imola, Italy - 8th September - 7th October 2018

RestArt is a yearly urban art festival in Imola, born from the idea of the curator Cesare Bettini, and produced by the non-profit organization Noi Giovani. The concept behind RestArt is to regenerate and redevelop, both visually and materially, areas and walls of the city of Imola, that suffered decay and lack of maintenance over the years. In 5 years since the first edition of the festival, and thanks to over 40 artists that have been part of it, RestArt managed to renovate and improve various neighbourhoods around the city. This year’s edition, from 14th to 16th of September, obtained the seal from The European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.

To celebrate the previous 5 editions of the festival Tales Of Art Gallery invited Noi Giovani to organize together an art show, called RestArt Collective – 5 years of Urban Festival, opening Saturday 8th.

RestArt Collective is a group show with 9 artists: Ale Senso, Aris, Awer, Corn79, Dissenso Cognitivo, Macs, Mr Fijodor, NemO’s, Seacreative.

They either painted during previous edition of the Festival or for “T.A.G.” by Gruppo HERA and produced by Noi Giovani, a side project that started earlier this year where electric towers and cabinets in different areas of the city are being decorated with murals.

The idea behind RestArt Collective is to look back at the previous editions, showing that the work of street and urban artists isn’t just what can be seen outside on public walls, but can be appreciated in term of beautiful artworks painted on canvas, wood, metal and paper, that everyone can bring inside their private homes.

The show is a mixed collection of original artworks, with a wide range of techniques and materials used by the artists, reflecting how different can be the approach when producing either public walls or gallery artworks, the same creative process behind RestArt Urban Festival: the expo can be seen as journey between city and territory, proving that Imola is one of the most creative and painted city of Italy.

Some pictures of the show and some artworks below:

MACS - "Too Late" - 50x50cm acrylic and spray on canvas

Awer - "Introvert" - 60x60 cm - acrylic and spray on canvas

NemO's - "K-Eyes" - 50x70cm - acrylic and ink on paper mounted on board

Ale Senso - "La Fame" - 56x50cm - acrylic on metal vintage first aid locker door

Aris - "Untitled" - 35x50cm - mixed media on cotton paper

Corn79 - "CortenOxidation03" - 40x40 cm - oxidation on COR-TEN steel

To see the full pricelist of available works please email: info@talesofart.it

RestArt Collective – 5 years of Urban Festival
Ale Senso, Aris, Awer, Corn79, Dissenso Cognitivo, Macs, Mr Fijodor, NemO’s, Seacreative

Tales Of Art Gallery, Imola, Italy - 8th September - 7th October 2018

RestArt is a yearly urban art festival in Imola, born from the idea of the curator Cesare Bettini, and produced by the non-profit organization Noi Giovani. The concept behind RestArt is to regenerate and redevelop, both visually and materially, areas and walls of the city of Imola, that suffered decay and lack of maintenance over the years. In 5 years since the first edition of the festival, and thanks to over 40 artists that have been part of it, RestArt managed to renovate and improve various neighbourhoods around the city. This year’s edition, from 14th to 16th of September, obtained the seal from The European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.

To celebrate the previous 5 editions of the festival Tales Of Art Gallery invited Noi Giovani to organize together an art show, called RestArt Collective – 5 years of Urban Festival, opening Saturday 8th.

RestArt Collective is a group show with 9 artists: Ale Senso, Aris, Awer, Corn79, Dissenso Cognitivo, Macs, Mr Fijodor, NemO’s, Seacreative.

They either painted during previous edition of the Festival or for “T.A.G.” by Gruppo HERA and produced by Noi Giovani, a side project that started earlier this year where electric towers and cabinets in different areas of the city are being decorated with murals.

The idea behind RestArt Collective is to look back at the previous editions, showing that the work of street and urban artists isn’t just what can be seen outside on public walls, but can be appreciated in term of beautiful artworks painted on canvas, wood, metal and paper, that everyone can bring inside their private homes.

The show is a mixed collection of original artworks, with a wide range of techniques and materials used by the artists, reflecting how different can be the approach when producing either public walls or gallery artworks, the same creative process behind RestArt Urban Festival: the expo can be seen as journey between city and territory, proving that Imola is one of the most creative and painted city of Italy.

Some pictures of the show and some artworks below:

MACS - "Too Late" - 50x50cm acrylic and spray on canvas

Awer - "Introvert" - 60x60 cm - acrylic and spray on canvas

NemO's - "K-Eyes" - 50x70cm - acrylic and ink on paper mounted on board

Ale Senso - "La Fame" - 56x50cm - acrylic on metal vintage first aid locker door

Aris - "Untitled" - 35x50cm - mixed media on cotton paper

Corn79 - "CortenOxidation03" - 40x40 cm - oxidation on COR-TEN steel

To see the full pricelist of available works please email: info@talesofart.it