Your Favorite Italian Artist
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Caravaggio
Without question it has to be Michelangelo Merisi da CARAVAGGIO 1571-1610.
For the sheer power and drama of his work. Quite often Caravaggio would use ordinary people from the streets (as opposed to professionals) to model for him and would depict them with all their scars, imperfections and ailments in order that he might better represent the life force and the grace of age of the subject matter. Caravaggio was also known as much for what he left out of his paintings as for that which he included, in particular the use of dark and obscured backgrounds (how many places do you know in renaissance Italy that would have had well lit interiors for example).
It is for these and many other reasons that I have come to appreciate his work.
Salome Receives The Head Of John The Baptist.
Supper At Emmaus.
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/c...kNumber=NG172&collectionPublisherSection=work
Oops.. Just read the forum title (music). Sorry wrong sort of 'Artist', still there's an idea for another thread.
Without question it has to be Michelangelo Merisi da CARAVAGGIO 1571-1610.
For the sheer power and drama of his work. Quite often Caravaggio would use ordinary people from the streets (as opposed to professionals) to model for him and would depict them with all their scars, imperfections and ailments in order that he might better represent the life force and the grace of age of the subject matter. Caravaggio was also known as much for what he left out of his paintings as for that which he included, in particular the use of dark and obscured backgrounds (how many places do you know in renaissance Italy that would have had well lit interiors for example).
It is for these and many other reasons that I have come to appreciate his work.
Salome Receives The Head Of John The Baptist.
Supper At Emmaus.
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/c...kNumber=NG172&collectionPublisherSection=work
Oops.. Just read the forum title (music). Sorry wrong sort of 'Artist', still there's an idea for another thread.
Favourite Italian 'Music' Artists
OK then, just to put things straight here are some of mine, a somewhat eclectic mix I'm afraid....
Albano: Nel Sole:
Eros Ramazzotti: Un Altra Te:
Claudio Baglioni: Avrai:
Litfiba: La Giaconda:
Mina & A.Lupo: Parole, Parole
Umberto Tozzi: Stella Stai:
Vasco Rossi: Buoni o Cattivi:
Enjoy (I hope)!
OK then, just to put things straight here are some of mine, a somewhat eclectic mix I'm afraid....
Albano: Nel Sole:
Eros Ramazzotti: Un Altra Te:
Claudio Baglioni: Avrai:
Litfiba: La Giaconda:
Mina & A.Lupo: Parole, Parole
Umberto Tozzi: Stella Stai:
Vasco Rossi: Buoni o Cattivi:
Enjoy (I hope)!
Music wot I like
ok there are so many.........
for a great rock voice try
ligabue.com
For AOR try: Filippo Neviani alias Nek
N E K W E B . C O M v.4.5
then le Vibrazioni
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
sorry its their Youtube address - I cannot find their website.
And finally negramaro - Negramaro | sugarmusic.com
You can also listen to hundreds of unknown Italian artists try
Vitaminic and see the trova Artista section. You will find an A to Z of artists and many many of these have MP3 files which you can download completely Free.
It covers all music genres from Ska through to Punk. But you will find a mixture of quality.
Thousands out there but like the UK it is easier to find the top 10 artists.
regards
Kevin
ok there are so many.........
for a great rock voice try
ligabue.com
For AOR try: Filippo Neviani alias Nek
N E K W E B . C O M v.4.5
then le Vibrazioni
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
sorry its their Youtube address - I cannot find their website.
And finally negramaro - Negramaro | sugarmusic.com
You can also listen to hundreds of unknown Italian artists try
Vitaminic and see the trova Artista section. You will find an A to Z of artists and many many of these have MP3 files which you can download completely Free.
It covers all music genres from Ska through to Punk. But you will find a mixture of quality.
Thousands out there but like the UK it is easier to find the top 10 artists.
regards
Kevin
Francesco Guccini is my fave! I went to his concert in Florence years ago and have loved his music ever since. Give him a guitar and a bottle of red and he'll sit there and play all night.
Elly said:
Ahhhhh... sounds like a man after my own heart... if you exchange the guitar for the "steering wheel bongos" that is.
You know somat Oneto? If your avatar photo had just a bit more hair, I would nick it from you and use it as mine. Love it.
OK back to the topic.. Lucio Battisti - cant beat his songs for all the wonderful happy memories they bring back for me.. but I like so many different types of music that its difficult to pin down my favourites.
OK back to the topic.. Lucio Battisti - cant beat his songs for all the wonderful happy memories they bring back for me.. but I like so many different types of music that its difficult to pin down my favourites.
I enjoy Italian music as well, but most of my exposure to it is through American singers singing opera. What are some good modern-day artists?
Ahhhhh... sounds like a man after my own heart... if you exchange the guitar for the "steering wheel bongos" that is.
Tony Esposito is your man then.
The are some very good artists but if I have to choose one of them I would prefer Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He was also an architect and used the Baroque style of sculpture. One of Bernini’s greatest works is the Ecstasy of St Therese in the Cornaro Chapel. Take a look of some pictures in the Internet! It looks very nice.
Chiarastella is my favorite Italian artist. She's talented, unique, and for some weird reason she's also completely unknown.
She's now part of an electropop duo called "Kitchen Machine" which is pretty awesome as well.