Franco Matticchio

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This drawing can be viewed until May 15th at Galleria dell'Incisione in Brescia, Italy.

DIsegni sparsi is an exhibition of Franco's works which spans 40 years, from a portrait

 created when he was only 15 to his ongoing "Matticchiate" for Il Sole 24 Ore.

If you're in the Milan area, I believe it's worth the trip!

A Flock of Pigeons

Mario Mariotti, Animani

Rob Dunlavey

Hans Erni, Huit Pigeons

Tom Wood, Pigeon Emperor

Clemens Habicht

Vladimir Bobri, thanks to atelier pour enfants

Martina Merlini

Mark Hearld, St. Paul's Pigeons

François-Xavier Lalanne, Lampe pigeon, 1991

Jonathan Delafield Cook, thanks to the art room plant

Mathieu Miljavac

Brigette Ballager, Carrier pigeon

Niklaus Stoecklin, 1948, thanks to I Desire Vintage Posters

Delphine Lebourgeois, Missionary

Rock'n'Roll Animals

Dan Grzeca

I have been following for some time the marvelously creative and eclectic universe

of the silkscreen artists who create posters for the concerts of indie rock musicians. 

There's enough exciting talent to rival the mythical San Francisco psychedelic poster era!

Diana Sudyka

C.S. Neal

The Bungaloo

the incredibly talented DKNG

 

Jake Blanchard

Animal Canon

 Methane Studios

Michael Wertz

Nate Duval

Adam Pobiak

 Marq Spusta

Voices from Tibet

Emiliano Ponzi created the illustrations featured in this beautiful and moving animated short 

directed by Olivier Durant and Bruna Guerreiro of Captive studio as part of Leo Burnett's communication

 for the Amnesty campaign "Voices for Freedom" addressing the silencing of civil activists worldwide. 

The animation was inspired by the story of Dhondup Wangchen, who was jailed in 2008

 for having made the documentary Leaving fear behind, which gives voice to the feelings of Tibetans

 regarding Chinese rule over their land. Following his imprisonment, a massive wave of riots and unrest

 spread through Tibet, resulting in the disappearance of over 1000 monks unaccounted for to this day. 

The animation's script was inspired by Buddhist and Tibetan proverbs, and involves many

 symbolic animals which are central to Tibetan life and religion, such as the yak, tiger 

and antelope, while the crane is a national symbol in China.

You may sign this petition asking Chinese President Hu Jintao for the release of Dhondup Wangchen!

Franco Matticchio

Mother Earth

Catrin Welz-Stein, Precious Flight

All Life is One

 The Tree of Life, England, 17th century

Rayendra Shyam, from Signature: Patterns in Gond Art, thanks to 50 Watts 

 Erika Yamashiro, Lullaby

 Verena Morgenthaler, 1968, thanks to Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

 Olaf Hajek

Yvonne Gilbert

 

Anna Emilia Laitinen, Spring is Coming

 Jody Hewgill

John Alcorn, thanks to Topipittori

 Christopher Silas Neal

Joanna Concejo, Entrez

Amy Sol, Garden

Andy Kehoe, Together at the Threshold

Something Strange

The political cartoonist Roberto Perini has been one of the protagonists of Italian satire.
He was one of the founders of the satirical magazine Il Male, and has collaborated with  many 
other important periodicals, newspapers and book publishers. Perini is also a skilled watercolorist,
and has created a number of illustrated books with the publisher Nuages.
His artworks are filled with surrealistic imagery and with his love for the people, 
buildings and landscapes of Cuba, where he has lived for the past 20 years. 

 These are some of the spreads featured in the volume Animali, 

written and illustrated by Perini and published by Nuages in 2001.