Isabella Alvariño
Italy
Since I have been here in Italy, I believe that I have been able to change and evolve as a person. When I was first coming to Florence, I was excited to explore the culture, architecture, and Italian lifestyle. I have always loved my interpretation of the Italian lifestyle, and hope to eventually pursue my career here.
Studio Project 1: Diversity - Social Classes
Inspiration
The danse macabre is a medieval allegorical concept of the all-conquering and equalizing power of death, expressed in the drama, poetry, music, and visual arts of western Europe mainly in the late Middle Ages. It is a literary or pictorial representation of a procession or dance of both living and dead figures. The poems that inspired this movement combined the essential ideas of the inevitability
My Final Product:
An interesting fact I learned during this project is that Venice was the first city to introduce quarantine measures during the black plague. Today, as much of the world finds itself under various quarantine, isolation, and stay-at-home orders; and overall facing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Venice’s quarantine history is especially relevant. The purpose of this c
Project 2: Sense of Place - Garden
Final Product
Inspiration
Excerpt from the Denmark Biennale 2022 description: "Step into a hyperrealistic world of unexpected drama. Set in a strange hybrid time period where elements from the historical past of Danish farm life blend with unfamiliar phenomena from the sci-fi future of a trans-human world, the drama revolves around a family of three. This is, however, no ordinary family, which is obvious from the moment yo
Final Product
