From the window of my room, my gaze sweeped over the city, from the park to the BT Tower, so every morning London bid me good morning, presenting itself in all its multifaceted and attractive reality. I remember that it was a very tall building on Marylebone Road, on the edge of Regent's Park. I stayed for the whole month of August in the student house of the Polytechnic of Central London. Zohra: When did you first visit the city? Do you recall a fond memory from that time?Ĭarlo: I first visited London 30 years ago. The works capture intimate architectural details of various buildings and landmarks of London, allowing it to speak for itself Image: Rocco Soldini So it was really exciting to portray the life of this unique metropolis to produce the book I am London, published by Moleskine in 2017. Such a dialectic generates extremes and eccentric phenomena, not alien to the typical British humour, in every sphere.ĭrawing London, in other words observing it in depth, allows me to confront an incredible variety of architectural styles and contrasts that stimulate curiosity and creativity. The atmosphere that you breathe in London is permeated by this very dialogue that resolves itself in a well-balanced equilibrium between conservative vision, guardian of the past, and impetus towards the future. These two opposing characteristics generate a positive tension that pervades many aspects: architecture, politics, fashion, design, society and the mentality of the inhabitants. Zohra Khan: What is it about London that fascinates you?Ĭarlo Stanga: What inspires me most about London is the contrast between tradition and contemporaneity. ![]() Intrigued to know more, I connected with him on an email conversation.īerlin-based architectural illustrator Carlo Stanga (right) at the opening of the exhibition Image: Rocco Soldini The idea of these drawings for him, as he tells STIR, is to express the atmosphere and identity of what shapes London’s unrepeatability. A close look at Stanga’s compositions comprising buildings, and urban spaces-be it landmarks or decrepit pockets, an imposing spectacle or a prosaic encounter-one discovers things that often go unnoticed, or doesn’t show up in plain sight. The exhibition titled London Calling presents a series of meticulous drawings and illustrations, each artwork put together as a multilayered theatrical scene observing the spirit of the British city. I think it's a more direct and fun way to get in touch with the metropolis, its personality and its secrets, just as if you were talking to a friend," says the Berlin-based Italian artist Carlo Stanga as I tried picking his mind to know what inspired his ongoing showcase at Galleria Bonvini in Milan. For international credit and cheque cards, you may be asked to authenticate your payment method before it can be used."Considering cities as people, London also tells us about itself in the first person.If you receive an alert regarding a spending limit, call your network provider to set up a spending limit.With TrueMoney, you must provide the mobile phone number associated with your TrueMoney account.You can't remove other payment methods if they're the only accepted payment method for your hire purchases. This payment method can't be used for AppleCare+ hire purchases.If this is the case with your card, contact your bank to update or replace it. Some cards do not have mobile numbers associated with them. You must provide the mobile phone number that your card's issuing bank has on file for you.Find out more about network provider billing. Mobile billing is only available with supported network providers. ![]()
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