Former Capuchin Friar Igor Scalisi Palminteri Brings Street Art to Italy's Margins
In Parco Verde di Caivano, close to Naples, Igor Scalisi Palminteri, a street artist and ex-Capuchin friar, has unveiled a mural measuring 15x5 meters, named "Nessuno resti solo." This piece, commissioned by Fondazione con il Sud, addresses the state's failure to support the area, known for its significant drug trafficking. Born in Palermo in 1973, Scalisi Palminteri served as a friar from 1993 to 2000 and is an alumnus of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo. His artistic repertoire includes murals across Palermo and a Saint Ambrose painted in Milan in 2020. The Caivano project involved collaboration with former camorrista Bruno Mazza from Un'infanzia da Vivere. Since 2022, his work has been featured in Netflix's "Prospettiva Ballarò."
Key facts
- Igor Scalisi Palminteri was a Capuchin friar from 1993 to 2000.
- He painted a mural in Parco Verde di Caivano titled 'Nessuno resti solo'.
- The mural is 15x5 meters, commissioned by Fondazione con il Sud.
- In 2020, he painted Saint Ambrose on a building in Milan's Corso XXII marzo.
- Netflix broadcasts documentary 'Prospettiva Ballarò' in 30 countries since 2022.
- He co-created Sperone167 with artist Chekos.
- He designed sacred furnishings for Cuore Immacolato di Maria in Villaggio Mosè.
- Bruno Mazza, an ex-camorrista, collaborated on the Caivano project.
Entities
Artists
- Igor Scalisi Palminteri
- Andrea Buglisi
- Alessandro Bazan
- Fulvio Di Piazza
- Angelo Crazyone
- Chekos
- Millo
- Biagio Conte
- Bruno Mazza
Institutions
- Ordine dei frati minori cappuccini
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo
- Comune di Milano
- Fondazione con il Sud
- Netflix
- Cei (Conferenza Episcopale Italiana)
- Un'infanzia da Vivere
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Sicily
- Milan
- Lombardy
- Corso XXII marzo, Milan
- Caivano
- Parco Verde di Caivano
- Naples
- Campania
- Ballarò, Palermo
- Sperone, Palermo
- Albergheria, Palermo
- Villaggio Mosè, Agrigento
- Agrigento