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Here another stunning work from my street art group of students @street_greppi of @iissvillagreppi high school, called “Altitude and Depth”.
Before the theme, this year, it is necessary to underline the choice of the walls to paint, the school stairs, a job that, on paper, seemed to be much easier and more convenient than it actually was, but which in the end we carried out with great satisfaction. In reality, beyond our choice of these spaces, we largely decided to listen to the numerous requests that implored us to finally give worthy justice to the prevailing greyness of these structures that, like soulless monsters, towered ominously among the corridors of the school.
So, also for the theme, we focused on the very meaning of the staircase, its two main functions: the ascent and the descent. It came naturally that one of the two wings of the school was dedicated to the concept of ascent, understood literally as a climb to the heavens, and the other to the descent, understood as introspection and depth, a descent into the depths of the sea.
As for the ascent, the theme is “Altitude”. The ladder was designed entirely by student Martina Quadri of 5LB, who was freely inspired by a famous illustration by William Blake “Jacob’s ladder”, literally a hymn to the glory and wealth that rewarded the patience of the famous biblical character. The ladder is presented as a climb to the heavens, which leads from the night to the light of the sun and the morning. Different characters, from the dreamer to the angels, who carry books and scrolls with them, carry gifts of abundance, life and prosperity, represent the stages of life, the joy of the reward for the hard work of the patriarch, and indicate the important stages of life that are conquered with commitment and dedication, as also happens in school, in the constant search for the realization of one’s dreams. The other ladders in the same corridor were decorated with stars on a yellow or blue background, respectively the evening and morning stars.
To be continued…
Before the theme, this year, it is necessary to underline the choice of the walls to paint, the school stairs, a job that, on paper, seemed to be much easier and more convenient than it actually was, but which in the end we carried out with great satisfaction. In reality, beyond our choice of these spaces, we largely decided to listen to the numerous requests that implored us to finally give worthy justice to the prevailing greyness of these structures that, like soulless monsters, towered ominously among the corridors of the school.
So, also for the theme, we focused on the very meaning of the staircase, its two main functions: the ascent and the descent. It came naturally that one of the two wings of the school was dedicated to the concept of ascent, understood literally as a climb to the heavens, and the other to the descent, understood as introspection and depth, a descent into the depths of the sea.
As for the ascent, the theme is “Altitude”. The ladder was designed entirely by student Martina Quadri of 5LB, who was freely inspired by a famous illustration by William Blake “Jacob’s ladder”, literally a hymn to the glory and wealth that rewarded the patience of the famous biblical character. The ladder is presented as a climb to the heavens, which leads from the night to the light of the sun and the morning. Different characters, from the dreamer to the angels, who carry books and scrolls with them, carry gifts of abundance, life and prosperity, represent the stages of life, the joy of the reward for the hard work of the patriarch, and indicate the important stages of life that are conquered with commitment and dedication, as also happens in school, in the constant search for the realization of one’s dreams. The other ladders in the same corridor were decorated with stars on a yellow or blue background, respectively the evening and morning stars.
To be continued…
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