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Fabio Petani Inspired by the Alps in Grenoble, France

Fabio Petani Inspired by the Alps in Grenoble, France

Indeed, the Grenoble Street Art Festival in France doesn’t care about you unless you parlez français – at least that’s the impression you’ll get from their website and social media. Nevertheless, they have been mounting monumental high-quality mural eye candy for eight editions, and art speaks volumes – so it’s still gratifying to look at the photos.

Fabio Petani. SILICON CARBONATE & CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. Grenoble Street Art Festival 8th Edition / 2022. Grenoble, France. (photo © Andrea Berlese)

In the current edition in Saint-Martin-d’Hères, we see a new piece by Italian botanist and illustrator Fabio Petani, who rather brilliantly incorporates the landscape of the majestic Alps directly into his background multi-story mural called Silicon Carbonate & Cattleya Mossiae. At once richly detailed and mistily atmospheric, his sophisticated rendering must have been inspired by the enchanted beauty of the region.

Petani says he would like to thank the Grenoble team for their support and hospitality, especially the volunteers. We give praise to photographer Andrea Berlese for the excellent shots, like this one.

Fabio Petani. SILICON CARBONATE & CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. Grenoble Street Art Festival 8th Edition / 2022. Grenoble, France. (photo © Andrea Berlese)
Fabio Petani. SILICON CARBONATE & CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. Grenoble Street Art Festival 8th Edition / 2022. Grenoble, France. (photo © Andrea Berlese)
Fabio Petani. SILICON CARBONATE & CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. Grenoble Street Art Festival 8th Edition / 2022. Grenoble, France. (photo © Andrea Berlese)
Fabio Petani. SILICON CARBONATE & CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. Grenoble Street Art Festival 8th Edition / 2022. Grenoble, France. (photo © Andrea Berlese)
Fabio Petani. SILICON CARBONATE & CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. Grenoble Street Art Festival 8th Edition / 2022. Grenoble, France. (photo © Andrea Berlese)
Fabio Petani. SILICON CARBONATE & CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. Grenoble Street Art Festival 8th Edition / 2022. Grenoble, France. (photo © Andrea Berlese)
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INTI: “A Pale Blue Dot” in Grenoble

INTI: “A Pale Blue Dot” in Grenoble

Muralist Inti finished a metaphorical mastery in Grenoble, France last month that helps us to put ourselves in perspective, remembering that in the system of planets we reside in, the earth is just one minor player. This rising giant, perhaps goddess in a hand-tied apron and silenced by a flower, holds the globe in her hand.

Quoting the astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, Carl Sagan, Inti imparts an observation he is contemplating; “…Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.” (Carl Sagan)

INTI. A Pale Blue Dot. Detail. Grenoble Street Art Fest. Grenoble, France, 2020. (photo © @rxspawn)
INTI. A Pale Blue Dot. Detail. Grenoble Street Art Fest. Grenoble, France, 2020. (photo © @rxspawn)
INTI. A Pale Blue Dot. Detail. Grenoble Street Art Fest. Grenoble, France, 2020. (photo © @rxspawn)
INTI. A Pale Blue Dot. Grenoble Street Art Fest. Grenoble, France, 2020. (photo © @rxspawn)
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