Mattia Campo Dall'Orto on Street Art's Commercialization and Participatory Practice
Since 1997, Mattia Campo Dall'Orto has been an independent artist who critiques the commercialization of street art while advocating for community-focused practices. His artistic endeavors encompass painting, urban art, calligraphy, and artist books, with a strong emphasis on participatory projects. Engaging socially, he conducts workshops for youth and marginalized communities and has undertaken reportage journeys along migrant paths, including visits to Iraqi Kurdistan in 2016 and 2017. Having worked in more than 20 countries, he differentiates between commercial 'Street Art' and subcultural 'Graffiti/Writing.' His recent projects include 'Mid Summer Pages' in Brindisi, 'Hardcover Roof' in Volos, Greece, and a mural in Cervignano del Friuli, utilizing diverse materials and low-impact techniques. His ongoing initiative, 'Perfect Strangers Library,' fosters community involvement in creating handmade books.
Key facts
- Mattia Campo Dall'Orto has been active since 1997.
- He uses a participatory approach involving local communities.
- He conducted workshops in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2016 and 2017.
- He has worked in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Iraq, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, and the UK.
- Recent works include murals in Brindisi, Volos (Greece), and Cervignano del Friuli.
- The mural in Brindisi is titled 'Mid Summer Pages' and features a girl reading with a watermelon slice.
- The Volos mural 'Hardcover Roof' depicts a woman with a dog's head under a book.
- The Cervignano del Friuli mural includes the text 'Acqua che scorre forever' from an artist book made at Treviso juvenile prison.
- He uses acrylics, spray, stucco, soluble graphite, watercolors, and photography.
- His long-term project is 'Perfect Strangers Library,' a participatory artist book series.
Entities
Artists
- Mattia Campo Dall'Orto
Institutions
- Coop. Soc. Itaca
Locations
- Brindisi
- Italy
- Volos
- Greece
- Cervignano del Friuli
- Treviso
- Iraqi Kurdistan
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Macedonia
- Mexico
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Turkey
- United Kingdom