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.