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Τετάρτη 29 Ιουνίου 2016

NemO's and Nulo in Sicily


NemO’s and Nulo have collaborated in the creation of the large-scale mural entitled Half in Gibellina in Sicily. The small town was completely obliterated in the 1968 Belice earthquake, and the Gibellina Nuova was built some 11 kilometers from the old town, in the slow and painful process of reconstruction. Ludovico Corrao, the mayor of the town at the time, decided to save the cultural and artistic legacy of the town by inviting contemporary artists to bring their creativity and help rebuild the earthquake-stricken town who helped in the prevention of cultural isolation of Gibellina. Fast forward to present times,a  similar thing is happening again and Nulo and NemO’s were invited to bring the wall they painted on back to life. They made an unimportant, remote place beautiful again, drawing the attention of the public, and leaving a tangible contribution to the small town by creating a new social and urban dynamics.
 The necessity of the opposite forces, of the light and dark, is suggested and explored in the new body of works employing stencil, hand painting, and screen-printing techniques. 
Finishing with whom we started, it’s Greg Gossel once again, with another one of his Pop art pieces dedicated to superheroes. Bad Dream (Yellow) is a 2014 painting showing Catwoman fighting a bad guy in a dreamy, color-splashed atmosphere.