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By: Cvetelina Kalcheva

Defeat in World War I, the fall of the German monarchy and the abolition of censorship under the new, liberal Weimar Republic allowed an upsurge of radical experimentation in all the arts, previously suppressed by the old regime. Many Germans of left-wing views were influenced by the cultural experimentation that followed the Russian Revolution, such as constructivism. Such influences can be overstated: Gropius himself did not share these radical views, and said that ... >>
Maria Pia Gatti
Art comes from our hearts

An interview with the artist of the week -
Maria Pia Gatti.( mariapia.smyart.com )

She was born in Narni, Italy in 1953. After long time of activity as an oil painter she passed to photography. In 2007 she got Master Degree in Photography in Academy of Fine Arts Terni. Soon after that she won the first award “Premio Mimosa 2008” in Narni. Her photos are printed in Giardini magazine and showed at Garden Show at Modena in May 2007.


What, do you think is the place of visual arts in today's life? Do you think art can influence the public life?

Visual arts will have always a place around us because they comes from our hearts, Of course art can influence the public life. Today there is more freedom to express our creativity as we want respect to the past time and the beauty of visual arts can influence positively our way to see the environment that surrounds us and develop positive thinkings. Visibility is not ever enough!

Do you think that nationality has its place in art?

Absolutely not, but when art can be attestation of a real fact the nationality is important to identify the contest of artwork for a better interpretation.
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