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ART UNDER THE SUN OF NAPLES
"Divulgatore di vita. Mangio Prego Amo sotto il sole di Napoli. Scrivo di arte e altre meraviglie che dovreste conoscere." Blog internet is the blog that collects the beauty seen by Mariano.
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In your blog we can perceive your propensity for beauty. Can you tell us about it?
«Dostoevsky said “beauty will save the world”. It is not just a matter of mere aesthetic research, but of the sense of beauty, of the very essence of beauty understood as care for the soul. This is what I feel when looking at a monument, a work in a museum or during an exhibition, and this is what I hope to convey to those who read my blog or follow me on social media, trusting that it is a source of inspiration."
What is the biggest difference you find between Italian museums and those abroad?
«Until a few decades ago there was a large gap between Italian museums and those abroad, it was difficult to even open a "restaurant" or a simple bar inside a museum, just think that in Naples it took the foresight of the director Paolo Giulierini to have one inside the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Today museums like the Mudec in Milan even boast starred bistros, which end up in design or food magazines. But there is still a sense of embarrassment on the part of Italian museums in admitting that they need to make money first and foremost. While abroad museums and galleries open up to various events to raise funds for reinvestment, in Italy we still feel uneasy about the fact that art and culture must produce money to self-sustain, to generate jobs, to allow ever-wider public enjoyment."
If you had to spend the rest of your life looking at just one painting, what would it be and why?
«It is difficult to choose just one work. I don't have a favorite artist, although I prefer some movements such as baroque painting. But if I had the possibility to choose, I would like to spend the rest of my life admiring a Madonna and Child between the two Saints by Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli known as Giampietrino.
I find this work, dated between 1523-1526, belonging to a private collection, of infinite sweetness. The child is in the act of blessing, and Mary observes him (forcing the viewer to also see him) as she encircles him with one arm and holds him gently with her hand. A painting that has often come to mind recently, and it would be nice to be able to admire it for the rest of my life, feeling that sense of maternal protection."
WHAT DO YOU DO TO MAKE YOUR TRIPS MORE ECOLOGICAL?
«Small things that, I hope, make a difference: I try to save paper by using QR codes instead of printing travel tickets and hotel reservations; I always carry the same bottle of water with me, taking it from public fountains from time to time; I always throw the different types of waste into the appropriate separate bins, where available, and, above all, I always clean if I eat in public places such as parks or squares. Because there is an absolute need for everyone to do their part and give their contribution. Always".
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