Tribal Reality: M1 Moai

MArco Spada (1998). M1 Moai. Mixed Media on paper.
Ya know, since Easter is coming...here it is M1 (i.e. Mein i.e. My)Moai.
Sooner or later, I am gonna done a stone and stoned version of that, in the meantime...Wanna know what's aMoai?

The Ferrara Trip

I am in Ferrara, hanging out with my buddy Franco...you all should come and see this place...it's gorgeous! In the picture (courtesy of my man Franco), you can see: The Schifanoia Palace's Park with a wonderful Italian cherry Tree in full blossom...it is an Explosion of Joy, baby!

You can see the pictures hereand
thereand and definitely here!
Happy Easter!Buona Pasqua!

Tribal Reality: Me, Myself and Eye

Marco Spada (1998). Me, Myself and Eye. Mixed-media.

Tribal Reality: Woo Hah!

Marco Spada (1998). Woo Hah!. Mixed Media on Wood.

Tribal Reality: Maschera Tribale

Marco Spada (1998). Maschera Tribale. Mixed-media.

Tribal Reality: Manaia Mask

Marco Spada (1998. Manaia Mask. Mixed-media.
Drawing on the ancient Maori tradition, a Manaia Mask is a mask containing the Mana, i.e. the Power and the charisma of an individual. This is my personal interpretation.
This is my Manaia Mask.

Tribal Reality: Lingua/occhi

Marco Spada (1998).Lingua/occhi. Mixed-media.

Neo-Tribalism. Techno-Tribalism. Shamanism.
Creating new realities, far from the "human" ones: the masked man as Man/Spirit, Man/Animal and Man/God. Masks as the Transfigurative Power of the Individual.



Definitely, masks as a way to create new relationships. Masks as the need to be a part of all the Forces that move our world. What do you think about it?

He's Back! Guess Who's Back?

Buonasera a tutti! Goodevening folks!
Now I am in Ferrara...I am a lucky guest at Franco and Katia's wonderful house.They are real friends and I love'em all!
I am hanging out with my IUPUI friends Nyasha, Megan and Jasmin...and with my Bologna friends Adriano, Silvia, Luca and Isabella...and tomorrow with the supa-cool duo Davide and Chiara...and naturally, thanks to Facebook and Skype with my I-Hauz brother and sisters.
First of all, I would like to thank all my friends for the positive feedback about my paintingz...particularly d-Ro(my bro!), Franco, Franz and Sakura...You Got All My Luv!
Therefore, given such a feedback, I decided to publish a set of tribal masks and other mixed media works.
This stuff is partly unpublished and in part have already been published on a previous website called VISIONI (i.e. visions)back in the year 1997-98.
Back in the days of old...it was a hard time to me, I was fighting to understand My-Self,facing my dark sides, diving into my subconscious and trying to figure out my future plans.
Since I was a kid, I have been painting, sketching then came Shodo sessions but...anyway, to me these were disciplines and tools to discover My-Self, follow my intuition and learn how to silence my mind.
Artworks were the first steps into a longer journey which is still going on every single second of my life....cauz' I can't give up and I don't stop!