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Starting point: via Giacosa 8. At the corner with via Saluzzo
we can see the work I Giocolieri, by Mario Molinari, painted
on the facade of the building by his son Jacopo in 2012.
Through elements such as wheels and horses, it represents
“movement” and life to be shared with others.
Turning onto via Belfiore and looking up at number 40, we
see Blu Cerebrale, created in 2015 by Corn 79 on the walls
of the building: a gigantic sphere that gives the impression
of causing, on the blue surface, an effect of movement of
the waves.
We continue towards the Regina Margherita high school in
via Valperga Caluso 12, whose wall, painted in 2015 by Il
Cerchio e le Gocce association with some students of the
institute, has a large mural that recalls the works of the
Bauhaus of the early twentieth century.
Passing through the back of the building and going in the
direction of via Madama Cristina, we get to Teatro
Colosseo, which shows under the banner the three-
dimensional work of artist Peeta and, on the side facade
overlooking via Bidone, a set of overlapping works. One
cannot help but notice The Big Bear, an art work by
Portuguese artist Bordalo II. The huge bear was made by
assembling waste such as a dumpster, a bicycle frame and
metal sheets to create a “big trash animal” about 8 meters
high. The work is intended to be an environmental message,
a tribute to the memory of the bear Daniza killed in Trentino
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