Thematic
Art and History
Sculptures in the city and Street Art: the open-air museum
Duration
One day
Level of difficulty
Easy
Budget
Low
Large sculptures and street art operate a joyful revolution in the streets and squares of Terni.
Contemporary art absorbs and elaborates the traditions and vocations of the territory to offer new visions, opening the city to the future.
Walking through urban spaces here is like strolling through an open-air museum, where great contemporary art is constantly present, "living" alongside people, sharing their everyday lives.
Umberto Mastroianni, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Marc Konstabi, Agapito Miniucchi, Anilore Banon, MP5, Ericaeilcane, Uno, Ester Grossi, Giulio Vesprini are just a few of the protagonists who will accompany visitors to discover city that knows how to surprise you.
For a complete overview of the works on the urban art trail, see “L’arte in città: sculture e street art reinventano lo spazio urbano”
THE STAGES OF THE ITINERARY
Composition of shapes
In 2001, it was the steelworks of Terni that donated the work of Umberto Mastroianni placed at the intersection between Corso Tacito and Via Angeloni, at an opening along the main road.
In 2001, it was the steelworks of Terni that donated the work of Umberto Mastroianni placed at the intersection between Corso Tacito and Via Angeloni, at an opening along the main road.
The eternal embrace
The bronze sculpture was donated to the City of Love by the artist who created it, the American Mark Kostabi.
The bronze sculpture was donated to the City of Love by the artist who created it, the American Mark Kostabi.
Decorated design
The work by UNO proposes a tapestry, an aesthetic element inserted in a context that offers a particularly suggestive view of the historic centre of the city of Terni.
The work by UNO proposes a tapestry, an aesthetic element inserted in a context that offers a particularly suggestive view of the historic centre of the city of Terni.
Playing Upstream
The work of MP5 is a fun recreation of the famous wind-up submarines we used to play with quite some time ago.
The work of MP5 is a fun recreation of the famous wind-up submarines we used to play with quite some time ago.
Lance of Light
It is known to everyone as Arnaldo Pomodoro’s obelisk, but its real name is the “Lance of Light” (Lancia di Luce). It is a modern symbol of Terni and depicts the evolution of the art of foundry from the raw iron of the base to the tip which looks like gold.
It is known to everyone as Arnaldo Pomodoro’s obelisk, but its real name is the “Lance of Light” (Lancia di Luce). It is a modern symbol of Terni and depicts the evolution of the art of foundry from the raw iron of the base to the tip which looks like gold.
Uprium - Hiperion
Only steel could be used for the sculpture that welcomes those entering Terni from the motorway ring road. A sculpture that the people of Terni immediately accepted, even if for some it represents a dove of peace.
Only steel could be used for the sculpture that welcomes those entering Terni from the motorway ring road. A sculpture that the people of Terni immediately accepted, even if for some it represents a dove of peace.