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What: 40 plus photographs on exhibit
Who: Bill Struhs, Gian Luigi Scarfiotti, John Brewton and Jack Alterman
Where: Via Visiale 1, Spoleto (historical center near Piazza Mercato)
When: 24 June through 10 July 2011
Three Americans and one Italian have 4 things in common; they are all men, photographers, exhibiters of their works and in one way or another involved with the Festival dei 2 Mondi, here in Spoleto Italy and Charleston South Carolina, USA.
During our Spoleto Italy’s festival right now, some 40 plus black and white, sepia toned and colorfully rich works are being shown. The intent was to introduce to Spoleto Italy to what her sister city looks like. These photographs span from Charleston’s historical southern architecture to its nature, wildlife, swamp and boating areas.
Gian Luigi Scarfiotti, the international artist photographer, I had the opportunity meet, got to know Charleston’s charm through a different means than being born, raised, or schooled there like the other three.
Gain Luigi took one of Charleston’s lovely ladies for his bride, not just being charmed the city’s beauty but through the striking beauty of his life, his lovely American wife, Terry. Interesting enough, he then exported her back to Italy where they both live in Tuscany.
The images that spoke to me were the wildlife. Being a global wild tiger advocate with WWF and art, the images of these osprey nests, egrets nesting with eggs and fishing boats drew me in. There are sunsets to
Charleston’s festival performances.
The works amongst the four photographers are diverse but thoroughly allowing us here in our “little old Spoleto Italy” to so see their culture from afar.
The relationship between Spoleto and Charleston started in the late seventies and is now starting a new.
Since Gian Carlo Menotti’s death, the relationship between these two sister cities has been sabotaged by the Menotti family heirs to either maintain power and control over or destroy festival’s relationship between the 2 countries. Spoleto
Italy‘s commune and volunteers of the festival have been worked diligently to repair and mend these severed ties.
The Italian saying, “All the worlds a country” rings true in this struggle to repair this global relationship. Damage was achieved to separate these two artistic forces but these four artists are doing their share to help rebuild the ties that remain.
The official recommendation and worldly advice from Frankly Francesca's www.YOURARTESCORT.Blogspot.com says lets repeat and expand this global opportunity of sharing images of these two sister cities, continuing this effort that these 4 photographers started in an annual event between Spoleto and Charleston. Next round we need some Spoleto Italy photos in Charleston.
BRAVI, BRAVI, BRAVI!
