Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Graffiti at Cinque Terre

I have a theory that in a land brimming with so much artistic history, art bursts forth from today's generation of Italians in graffiti---often all over the city. And while there's a lot of profanity, a ton of city art is professions of love or poetry on walls (example I saw: "Francesca, is my taste still on your lips?...fly to me.").

However at Cinque Terre, there's the Lane of Love, which is something truly special for this generation of artists. The walkway walls are covered--up to the ceiling--with art. Much like these pics here! (surprise!)

1 & 2) The bench says (loosely translated): "This night I will not return home. I will linger alone with the stars."

3) It's a tradition here that when lovers attach a lock to a railing and throw the key into the sea, their love will last forever.

The Rest) cool graffiti. The middle shot with Suzie and Jenny Tiffany.






5 comments:

Della said...

Wow, fantastic photos!

And I particularly love the lingering with the stars thought. Hmm... You so have to post more graffiti pix if you find interesting stuff around, though! :D

Becky Daniel said...

:) definitely, Adele!

most graffiti in the States is like, "F*@*! you!" and all this kinda nasty stuff. that's half of the graffiti here, but the other half is often very lovey-dovey and sometimes deliciously poetic.

i'll keep my eyes out for treats. :)

Anonymous said...

being creative in the graffitti department is a real treat...Unfortunately, most humans are mad or mean and reflect that in thier graffitti...[sigh]....

Perhaps you could create some really neat graffitti...

Not that I am advocating writting on some public wall or anything...

Odysseus Snelling said...

Their graffiti is so much neater than most of the stuff in Australia... although I must admit that there is some absolutely amazing stuff here too (it's just that most of it is in Melbourne!)

Becky Daniel said...

taylor: cool, i'll have to check that out sometime.