Murales

This was made possible thanks to a dynamic and undefined sequence of exhibition spaces. This street art initiative featured internationally renowned artists. The project required the artists to immerse themselves in the town, connecting with its people and atmosphere before creating their works.

Daniel Eime (Portugal, 2015) created “La Maestra” in Piazzale Santa Maria. Inspired by a photograph, the artist used stencils to transform it into a black-and-white mural divided into multiple sections of the same image.
Chekos Art together with Persico and Ringotattoart collaborated to create “Hedy Lamarr”, using a technique that makes the artwork clearly visible only from a distance. The closer one gets, the more the face of Hedy Lamarr appears blurred almost fading into obscurity.
Fintan Magee (Australia, 2015) painted “Drowning While Standing”, depicting a young man standing while drowning, his head trapped in a plastic wrapper. This work was inspired by the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement (decided by Donald Trump and later reversed by Joe Biden). The claustrophobic image reflects on the current climate crisis.

La Rouille (France) created “Empathic Revolution”, portraying a woman’s face with a penetrating yet weary gaze. Painted on an anonymous house, it conveys the woman’s desire to escape the anonymity of a bleak life.
Bosoletti (Argentina, 2016) painted “Desarraigo” (Uprooting) in Vicolo degli Orti. This powerful mural reflects a sense of rebellion against a corrupted capitalist system, portraying a mother who has lost her children to a dictatorial and capitalist regime like the one in Argentina, where the author was born.
Alessandro Carloni (Italy, 2016) created “The Fairy Tale World” in Piazzetta di Via del Rivo, a drawing inspired from the Pugnaloni tradition of Acquapendente.
Paolo Kadmeia Marziali (Italy, 2017) painted “Expectatio” on a wall in Via di Santa Vittoria. The artist said: “The wall is in a place that is very dear to my fellow citizens, it is where all the religious processions pass, the floral display and from there you can access the church that holds the statue of the Madonna del Fiore, a key symbol for Acquapendente. Having the opportunity to paint in the presence of the elderly was a great feeling. The wall will always make me think of my hometown, my people, the Madonna of everyone.”
Manolo Mesa (Spain, 2017) created the “Retrato de Osvaldo” (Portrait of Osvaldo), depicting an Acquapendente shepherd the artist met during his stay. The face of the shepherd intertwines melancholy, the past and farming traditions.
Rural tradition and the confrontation between past and future are also at the centre of the mural created in 2016 by the Italians Ringo and Birra. The hollowed-out face of an elderly woman with a deep gaze is related to the image of an aeroplane.

Artez (2016) painted “Waiting for the Pugnaloni”, portraying a woman embodying the spirit of the festival, seated and holding a flower protectively to her chest, while looking around suspiciously. Her dark curls are gathered into a neat bun on top of her head, ready for action. This subject fits in perfectly with the artist's characteristic style, which often includes plant elements and women in states of contemplation, reflecting on the idea of action.
Helen Bur (Ireland) addressed the plight of migrant children. Her mural on a big wall features a sorrowful boy’s face, restrained by hands pressing down on him, while an eagle on his head symbolizes a desperate attempt to lift him to freedom, save him from his destined death, give him his denied freedom back. The hands represent the adult world of war, breaking the destinies of the youngest.