A Date to Remember: Exhibit in Stia, Italy | July 17, 2015

Buona giornata!

You are all invited to attend the upcoming art exhibit of Ciro, in Stia, Italy.

The exhibit will start on July 17, 2015 and the venue will be at _________.

If you are in the vicinity or would like to have a quick drive to Stia, you may use this map :)




Here are some of the artworks that will be featured in the exhibit.

A little glimpse of Stia

The town of Stia is often called the "source of the Arno", although the real source is some 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) higher on the slopes of Monte Falterona. However Stia is the first true village the Arno reaches, where it is joined by another river, the Staggia, that starts at Passo la Calla to the north-east. It is suggested that the name 'Stia' comes from a corruption of the river Staggia's name. As well as the being situated on the confluence of the Arno and the Staggia, Stia also has its own spring that rises in the park of Palagio Fiorentino, which has now been channelled so the water flows from 10 permanent taps.

Stia borders the following municipalities: Londa, Pratovecchio, San Godenzo and Santa Sofia. It contus the hamlets (frazioni) of Molin di Bucchio, Palazzo, Papiano, Papiano Alto, Porciano, Santa Maria alle Grazie and Vallucciole.

Here a nice video about Stia that you may view :)

The Passion of the Christ | Ciro's art renditions

 

Yesterday, I was looking around for some Arte Sacra (Sacred Art) made by Ciro just in time for the celebration of the Holy week. I was intending to find crosses and the like but I was surprised to have stumbled upon a set of artworks titled Passione di Christo (Passion of the Christ).

Finding these photos in the archives felt like digging a treasure chest :)

In this set of artworks, Ciro told me that he wanted to depict Christ's passion by using zappe (hoes). These agricultural tools, combined with nails, wires, bolts, washers, and others; effectively depicts that which Jesus went through.

You may scroll through these photos and share them to your friends to set the atmosphere of solemnity in this season of Lent.

Have a solemn and reflective celebration of Lent everyone.

5 things I have learned from Ciro

1. See beauty in everything, even in the ugliest things.

• Spending time with Ciro has always amazed me, he turns trash to treasure. He has this Midas Touch that turns old to gold.  Every now and then we go to heaps of refuse that have thousands of things in them. Ciro chooses things that can be transformed into something new. Recycling and Reusing things has always been his forte. It is amazing how his eyes have been accustomed to seeing beauty - it's a good thing to remember because we often focus on the bruto (ugly) parts of life. 
• Oftentimes, we also visit the nearby Arno river to scour for drift wood. These (sometimes) rotting logs, branches, and twigs still are useful for Ciro. By some sort of magic and technical expertise, Ciro brings these dead pieces of wood to life! (I was telling him that he might be the real Dr. Frankenstein, and he rolls his eyes!) He would cut these wood appropriately, then we will clean them, then he will put terra (clay) and form houses, bridges, towers, etc. on top of them. The outcome is always fantastic!

Let's go to Zug, Switzerland!

Buona giornata!

"SGUARDO TOSCANO" by Ciro

Oh, I forgot to tell you guys that Ciro has an exhibit ongoing right now in Zug, Switzerland.

Romantic Sunset at Lake Zug (photo credit : Daniel Hegglin)

Ciro will be exhibiting his artworks together with artists Victor Agudelo and Renée Torelli.

Soft opening of the exhibit started last March 18 and will be continuing until Marth 29, 2015. The date to remember is the Exhibit Opening on March 21, Saturday 11AM (with musical intermissions).

If you guys are near this place or are would want to go there, have a look at the map of the venue here: Altstadthalle, Unter Altstadt 14, 6300 - Zug, Switzerland.

Insider's preview of La Bottega Di Ciro

Buon Giorno!

Today let me guide you to a mini-tour about the life inside the bottega (shop) of Ciro.

This place is really interesting because it houses a lot of Ciro's artworks and it is where his creative spirit pushes the imagination to the limit.

Ciro has perfected his craft through this small little house and people from all over the world, flock to the La Bottega di Ciro (The shop of Ciro) with eyes of wonder and curiosity.

The first day I arrived here, my head was turning 360 degrees, it was a visual feast. True enough,  I discover a new thing every single day that I stay here. Ciro has approximately created 16,000 unique artworks, up to date.

How did he do that? 

It makes me wonder as well, and I think that would be a good topic to write about in the blog posts that will follow.

So welcome, let's get inside the La Bottega Di Ciro!

La Bottega Di Ciro covered in snow :)

Konnichiwa! Ciro's Travel to Tokyo, Japan

Konnichiwa!

Back in 2013, Ciro went to Kyoto, Japan along with some friends to hold an exhibit about a fusion of western and oriental-inspired artworks. It was a 12-day visit that made a lasting impression for both Ciro and the guests.

His trip to the land of the rising sun was memorable. He met new friends and got acquainted with interesting stuff like Ramen, Sushi, Sumo wrestling, Sake, Samurai, Katana, Kanji, etc.

Ciro in Kyoto, Japan

When an Italian-Artist meets the Japanese Culture it results in a magnificent display of art.

The exhibit in Kyoto showcased the curiosity of Ciro on the beauty that Japanese people appreciate. Bringing his artworks to Kyoto, he created a rapport with the Japanese curators and guests, all the more expressing fully, Belleza (beauty) through "Art".

Time Travel to 1987 - A Supernova

Fun Facts:

• Micheal Jackson released an album with the popular single "BAD".
• Alexander James Murphy introduced himself to the world as ROBOCOP.
• Hillary Duff was born.
• Whitney Houston made the world giggle with "I wanna dance with somebody".
• THE SIMPSONS was first seen on TV.
• Disposable Contact Lenses became available for commercial distribution.
• A Supernova is observed, the first "naked-eye" supernova since 1604.
• The World's Population reaches approximately five billion (5,000,000,000) 
• I was born (Hooray!)
• Ciro was in  Desenzano Del Garda.
• Men and Women in the west looked like this:

I guess the progression of the list caught you off guard, yes, the third to the last event was one of the most important. (I was born). Lol.

The world was moving through a transition in technology to get most of the finer things in life. In the Philippines, it was also an interesting period. It was a year after the fall of a dictatorship.

So what's the segue?

I bet you figured, hahaha!

Well, allow me to take you back to 1987 through the lenses of the artworks that Ciro did during that time.

Indeed, he was contributing a lot to the preservation of fine art, that is, on 1987 he had a mostra (exhibit) in the beautiful coastal city of Desenzano in Lombardy, Italy.

In this post, I will show you never-before-seen photos (a familiar phrase circus hosts say, sorry I had to write that, it creates some sort of flavor. hahaha!) of Ciro along with Chiara Lubich (Founder of the Focolare Movement) in Desenzano.