09/05/2023
In Molise you will find a large number of festivals throughout the year. The village Civitacampomarano is hosting the 8th annual street art festival CVTà Street fest from 2nd to the 4th of June.
The festival comprises three days of mural painting, street art tours, live music and workshops, once again under the artistic direction of the celebrated Roman street artist Alice Pasquini.
The idea behind the annual street art festival is to breathe new life into the largely abandoned village whose 300 mainly elderly residents embrace the thousands of visitors that arrive each June.
This year's street artists - Elléna Lourens from South Africa, Helen Bur from the UK, Hera from Germany and Dan Witz from the US - will create permanent art works over the course of the three-day festival.
Civitacampomarano is a 40 minute´s drive from Masseria Chicerro.
L’arte di Dan Witz si basa sugli incontri imprevisti. Posizionando opere piccole ma di grande
impatto in angoli dimenticati delle nostre città, l’artista sorprende i passanti e attira la loro
attenzione su luoghi altrimenti ignorati. Il suo lavoro ci ricorda che un muro non è una tela,
ma è parte di un contesto che inevitabilmente modella l'arte che vi viene creata.
Dan Witz inizia a dipingere nelle strade di New York alla fine degli anni '70, contrapponendo
le sue piccole e delicate opere ai graffiti, che iniziavano a dominare lo scenario urbano
proprio in quegli anni. Da allora, la sua pratica artistica site-specific esplora l’interazione tra
l'opera, il contesto e il passante.
Nelle nostre storie di Instagram 👆 potete scoprire di più su questo pioniere della street art e sui
suoi progetti più famosi.
🇺🇸 Dan Witz's street art practice is a testament to the power of unexpected encounters. By
placing tiny yet impactful works in forgotten corners of our cities, Witz creates moments of
surprise that draw attention to overlooked places. His work is a reminder that a wall isn't a
canvas; it's a part of an uncontrolled environment that inevitably shapes the art created
within it.
Witz's career began in New York City in the late 1970s, when his elaborate street works
stood out against the bold, quickly-executed graffiti lettering that was proliferating around
him. Since then, his site-specific practice has become a deeply considered exploration of the
interplay between artwork, environment, and passerby.
Take a look at our Instagram stories 👆 to learn more about this street art pioneer and his most
well-known projects.
📅 2 - 4 June
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