Disegni a Parole (Draws in Words) is a series of illustrations of my own creation.
It is a particular type of calligrams, which I define as 'Recursive Self-Referential Calligrams': the graphic stroke of each word visually represents the meaning of the word itself.
Disegni a Parole è una serie di illustrazioni di mia personale ideazione.
Si tratta di un particolare tipo di calligrammi, che definisco "Calligrammi autoreferenziali ricorsivi": il tratto grafico di ogni parola rappresenta graficamente il significato della parola stessa.
Disegni a Parole is not just on paper, but also on video.
Click and watch the Disegni a Parole playlist on YouTube!
For some of the Disegni a Parole, the music is specially composed by Antonello Tosto,
as in the case of Mr Plumpington / Disegni a Parole.
His notes accompany each word as it is composed.
Gallery
Lie
Liu
Mr Plumpington
Thorny Man
Mademoiselle É. Claire
Akane-chan
Il Gatto Romeo
Mr
Ms
Madame B.
Zucca
Gatto Pancione
Gina
Videos
Disegni a Parole is not just on paper, but also on video. Take a look!
Special portraits
She is Ana!
Lui e Lei Spalato is an Italian school in Croatia. I created a portrait of its founder using words that speak about the school, as well as the love for Italy and the Italian language.
My tribute to the great Mina for her birthday.