Catania the city of Street Art

The largest mural in the world, the silos, the walls of San Berillo and new works by C215. The walls of Catania narrate stories that deserve to be heard.

Take a day off, take advantage of a sunny morning and go to the port of Catania.
Not only to enjoy the sea and the coming and going of boats. You should take a look at silos decorated by international artists a few months ago.
They are enormous. And beautiful. They tell the myth of Odysseus and Polyphemus, the volcano, joy and opulence. Tell about contemporary art in an urban and industrial place. Hiding an even bigger beauty: in Catania, infact, there is the greater vertical mural in the world. Just circumnavigate the silos, distance yourself of a few dozen meters from the quay and enjoy the show.

THE LARGEST MURAL IN THE WORLD, IN CATANIA.
It is as high as a ten-floors building and as wide as a football field. Painted by Portuguese Alexandre Farto (a.k.a. Vhils), the work / portrait celebrates the melting-pot between cultures that have defined the Sicilian identity over the centuries. The author has chosen to represent the gaze of a man who looks to the Mediterranean countries.

WHAT WORKS AND ARTISTS WILL FIND ON SILOS.
The works are “Triskelion and The Ulysses escaping from Polyphemus” (acrylic on metal) of Waone (one of the components of the Ukrainian duo Interesni Kazki), “The unwritten history of Colapesce” (acrylic spray of metal) of Bo130 (Italy ), “Okuda (Spain),” The perpetual motion of Scylla and Charybdis “(acrylic on metal) of Microbe (Italy, indeed Catania),” cans “(stencil and acrylic sprays The beautiful Bellini” (spray of metal) of metal) of VladyArt (Catania too), “Untitled” (spray stencil and acrylic on metal) of Rosh 333 (Spain) and “Minotaur” (acrylic on metal) of Danilo Bucchi (Italy).

A MEMORABLE EXHIBITION.
To believe it, you’ll have to visit it. The curator, Stefano Antonelli by 999 Contemporary, will lead you through a journey that begins in New York ghetto and ends in via Landolina, in Catania. Including murals, pieces, tags, gangster stories and artists who quarrel, mannequins and electric cabinettes, the exhibition “Source Codes” will astonish you for the amount of works and stories hosted until 18th January.

SAN BERILLO AND WALLS TELLING STORIES.
The popular neighborhood wants to be reborn and become a vanguard symbol. Here are being created activities, documentaries, workshops. Are emerging amazing stories of multicultural integration. San Berillo is the clearest proof of what Catania believes and strongly aspires to urban regeneration. Fainting in its streets you will find murals and characters, you’ll be amazed by the widespread street art. The fast evolution and growth of the neighborhood deserve continuous attention: something incredible is arising. It is worthwhile to visit the area.

In collaboration with MeridioNews.