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Welcome to the first Viaggio nella Cultura Italiana's newsletter & Happy Italian Heritage Month! 🇮🇹 The wait is over! Viaggio nella Cultura italiana was an experimental project created by us, Ludo & Sonia, for whoever loves Italian culture & wants to discover and learn more. It was in partnership with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada - West & the Dante Alighieri Society of BC. And, it has been a pleasure to work alongside such established & renowned realities but it was the right time for us to fly solo! So we decided to upgrade & found this new cultural hub which will bring many surprises 🤩 To celebrate this special month, the Italian Heritage Month, we'll restart with a brand new series: The Italian Painters. And we'll begin precisely with Giotto! After all, the Medieval painter encompasses everything that Viaggio nella Cultura Italiana (VCI) stands for, aka the idea/birth of Italian culture. Check below our June news & events calendar. Don't forget to register for The Italian Painters series! |
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Each episode will have the artist's presentation & historical-cultural context, the analysis of the painter's artwork, media support & curiosities. We heard you so this series will be much more interactive & engaging than the previous ones with two Q&A segments, and activities. THE ITALIAN PAINTERS' PROGRAM |
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1. June 16th - GIOTTO Giotto, the most important Italian painter of the 14th century, has been revered as the father of European painting & the first of the great Italian masters. He was ahead of his time & a big innovator. Discover him & his masterpieces with us! |
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2. June 23rd - CARAVAGGIO Between myths & reality, Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, is a very famous & controversial Italian painter. His use of chiaroscuro, extreme contrasts of light & dark to emphasize details & expression, and his intense & unsettling realism are just two aspects of his late 16th & 17th centuries' amazing artworks. Join us to learn more about one of the fathers of modern painting! |
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3. July 7th - DE CHIRICO Before World War I, De Chirico founded the scuola metafisica, art movement, which even influenced surrealism. His pioneer vision led to gorgeous, symbolic & eerie paintings. And, this style is still directly influencing artists worldwide after more than a century. Learn more about De Chirico's story & suggestive artwork! |
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4. July 14th - BALLA Giacomo Balla is an Italian painter, poet & one of the founders of the Futurism movement, il Futurismo. Light, color, movement & speed were the core of his art, not violence & machines like other futurists. Balla's inspiration was modern life & society and, thanks to many travels, his unique taste is appreciated everywhere. Don't miss the chance to explore Balla's masterworks! |
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On June 23rd & July 7th there will be a new host! Vittoria Guastafierro joined us on this journey & for this series, she'll co-host two events with Ludo. We are very thankful & excited about our new growing family! |
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Travel & Dream with open eyes with us from VCI! We can't wait to e-see you all soon, Ludo & Sonia |
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