ARCHITECTURA

 

PICTA

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PROJECT COMPETITION  

 

 

 

 

THE COMPETITION IS PART OF the  third edition of  the ARCHITECTURA PICTA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL  AND  IS OPEN EXCLUSIVELY TO ITS PARTICIPANTS. 

SIX  WINNERS WILL BE  ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF THE FESTIVAL (20TH SEPTEMBER 2026) TO  BE PART OF A TEAM WHO WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW , UNIQUE PROJECT OF ILLUSIONARY PERSPECTIVE, INSPIRED BY ANDREA POZZO.
THE  WINNERS  WILL BE SELECTED  BY THE JURY ON THE BASIS OF A SERIES OF EVALUATION CRITERIA INCLUDING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE  WORKSHOPS, EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTIC  SKILLS, EXCEPTIONAL COMPREHENSION AND KNOWLEDGE OF ART OF  ILLUSIONARY PERSPECTIVE AS A TOOL TO DESIGN THE ARCHITECTURAL SPACE. 

THE   TEAM   WILL WORK FOR ONE FULL WEEK - FROM SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER TO SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2026  -  UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TWO ACADEMICS-SCHOLARS AND TWO DECORATIVE PAINTERS.  
FOOD AND LODGINGS WILL BE PROVIDED.THE PROJECT LOCATION IS STILL TO BE CHOSEN.

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THE PROJECT, HIGHLY SPECIALISTIC AND INNOVATIVE , AIMS  TO:
-SHOW  IN REAL LIFE HOW  THE ART OF ILLUSIONARY PERSPECTIVE CAN BE REGENERATED INTO A VIBRANT AND LIVE FORM OF  ARTISTIC EXPRESSION  AND HOW IT CAN BE USED TO  CREATE BEAUTY AND TRANSFORM ARCHITECTURAL SPACES BREAKING PHYSICAL LIMITS 
-REDISCOVER AND APPRECIATE  THE POWER OF  ILLUSIONARY PERSPECTIVE AS A TOOL TO TRANSFORM THE ARCHITECTURAL SPACE, AS THE  FOUNDATION OF THE SCIENCE OF BUILDING AND AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ITALIAN ARTISTIC HERITAGE
-IGNITE PASSION AND ENDURING INTEREST FOR THIS  ‘VIRTUAL ART OF WONDER  AND DECEIT’ IN THE  YOUNG GENERATION OF ARCHITECTS AND ARTISTS,  THROUGH  ITS IMMERSIVE AND ENGAGING FORMAT.