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| -- from Roll Call |
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In the news today: this wonderful example of street art by “TVBoy” a graffiti artist whose real name is Salvatore Benintende. I first found out about it here: "Mona Lisa's face mask and Boris Johnson's 'backside': Tuesday's best photos." Then I checked for more about Benintende, a really interesting painter. The surgical-masked Mona Lisa appears in Barcelona, and a few more photos of it have already appeared in various news items, and a big collection here: "TVBOY."
Here's a bit about the painter from "Collateral" --
"Born in Palermo in 1980 as Salvatore Benintende, he grew up in Milan where he began painting in the streets at only sixteen, where he attended the Polytechnic studying graphic design and where Tvboy was born. Now he lives in Barcelona, where, with the technique of an engineer, he designs and creates his works.
"His style is influenced by American Pop Art, in particular by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Keith Haring, but at the same time is inspired by the work of the great artists of the past, such as Leonardo, Botticelli, Michelangelo."Another image from TVBOY:
Obviously, these are not my photos, and I've linked to their original sources. This blog post is written by me, Mae Sander, for my blog, maefood dot blogspot dot com, and if you find this post elsewhere, it's being pirated.
12 comments:
Fun stuff. There's a lot of good street art/graffiti out there. This is exceptional.
I remember how you love Mona Lisa, and I was over the moon happy when I saw her in the Louvre! Her photo here with protective mask is perfect for the times, but even more so, the iphone speaks volumes in more than one way! Interesting post!
I agree. One of the best in quite awhile.
Lol!
This is wonderful! And for you, totally perfect! Definitely for our age, and for right now, too!
That’s very creative, love it. You make me want to read more about this artist. Off to the library site again ....
Politically strong, in many ways!
Thats quick.
Amazing how fast people can use the actual troubles in a painting.
Just the right mural for the moment indeed - the ever present mobile/cell phone, specially on the hands of the younger generation and the mask now in use in many countries.
Thanks for contributing Mae.
This is so reflective of what is happening around the world.
That's a great find, Mae.
A selfie in the time of the Coronavirus, maybe?
Such a great reflection of the times we live in.
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