Playful Utility in Public Space: Nacho Valentini in Pescara

Italian-Argentinian art director and illustrator Nacho Valentini spends much of his professional life moving through the polished worlds of branding, motion graphics, illustration, and commercial visual identity. But on the streets of Pescara, where he lives along Italy’s Adriatic coast, another side of his practice has quietly emerged in recent years. Nacho Valentini. Luchador. Enelgumeni Project. Pescara City, Italy. (photo © Nacho Valentini) In his ongoing urban intervention project “Enelgumeni,” Valentini transforms ordinary electrical utility cabinets into cartoon-like characters drawn from sports, cinema, celebrity culture, mythology, neighborhood archetypes, and collective memory. Continue reading Playful Utility in Public Space: Nacho Valentini in Pescara at Brooklyn Street Art.