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Maichi

2010-10-14T13:48:00.001+02:00

Just a sketch.
But also, with a closer look: a reminder for abandoned projects that I still would like to address. That 's half a promise. And even a promise half not kept.

And it's also a way to post something, considering at the moment I lack of time and energy to spend to devote myself to what I want.

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The history of dinosaurs

2010-10-06T09:12:00.005+02:00

200,000 years ago the world was a volcanic planet and the sun was very close

20,000 years after the dinosaurs began to appear

After a month or so dinosaurs began to populate

This dinosaur looks very fierce but it is not. It's very slow and it is hard for him to find food.

On the contrary mountain dinosaurs were fast and did not struggle to find food

After that, primitive men began to grow. To be honest they were just apes

After that, primitive men improved themselves and they began to build houses

The end.

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A tree

2010-08-22T20:29:00.000+02:00

Cheers!

2010-07-25T20:02:00.001+02:00

Saturday afternoon

2010-07-14T00:13:00.002+02:00

Saturday afternoon at the park.
Reading: Girl with curiuos hair by David Foster Wallace.
Dozing off.
Whistling my tune of the moment: Death of a Disco Dancer by The Smiths.

Love, peace and harmony ?
Oh, very nice, very nice, very nice
...But maybe in the next world

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About the mess I'm in

2010-07-03T07:51:00.001+02:00

A really fast sketch with almost all the stuff in: unmade bed, socks abandoned, unused boxes, hanging clothes getting dry and ageing.

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José Saramago (1922-2010)

2010-06-18T23:36:00.000+02:00

I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

— José Saramago (Blindness)

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Toilet paper

2010-06-14T13:53:00.000+02:00

Here: happy end, 5 stars.
What more could I ask?

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Strange Math

2010-06-08T23:50:00.001+02:00

Warm evening, strange math.

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the latrine

2010-04-27T13:34:00.000+02:00

the great challenge

2010-04-11T22:38:00.004+02:00

Probably someone will hurt.

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Gardening

2010-04-02T11:37:00.003+02:00

Having a hobby such as gardening could help you to get rid of the stress of modern life.

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Sandweg

2010-03-27T08:46:00.000+01:00

Sandweg, 60316 Frankfurt am Main.

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The Giant

2010-03-21T08:19:00.003+01:00

From The drowned giant, amazing short novel by J.G.Ballard.

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Time to cook

2010-03-04T23:46:00.003+01:00

Don't contact me for cooking tricks.
My secret recipe for unhappiness is not for free.

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Noemi Cipputi Letizia

2010-02-19T09:33:00.004+01:00

What else can I do?

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Bottom line: an article from the Guardian (via Alaska, RadioPopolare)

Can't wait.

2010-01-25T13:25:00.008+01:00

Surprise !

2010-01-11T13:53:00.005+01:00

My plan was to finish this sketch within the first of Jenuary, as usual I am sadly late.
While I was working with photoshop, my sister commented: another one of your stupid drawings in which you run down on yourself?

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PS: I think my monitor has not colors in tune : (
I hope to resolve it as soon as possible ...

2009

2009-12-30T14:56:00.009+01:00

It's over. A pretty damn undertone year, even for my standards.
As always, digging in the dirt, something good stands out.
In chronological order, as a partial memo, few incomplete lines.

-Bonneville, finally
The wind in your hair, the feeling of freedom. Also: a fear that twists your belly and a truly unique driving style.

-Pancherot mountain
They say: Pancherot mountain is one of the best of hole Valtourmenche, the view is breathtaking, from Cervino to Rosa Mountain.
Bottom line: none of us had any energy to look around.
In the picture: a scene from Lord of the Rings, probably.

-Cyberpunk Vernissage
There are people who could infect you with their positive mood. Gianni is one of them.
And it becomes really clear during the opening of his art exhibition when a lot of people was coming and moving around. He was the chief one, but he welcomed me as I was his only visitor, hugged me and told me: Cipputi !!! I am happy you came.

In the picture: after one beerI was fearless and I challenged Devil in arm wrestling.

-Bob & Bobette premiere
At the cinema, in the dark, watching the movie, every mistake I did looks even worst. Oh jeeeez, have I really animated that shot? Gosh.
Luckily, after the movie we ate and drank and everyone pretends not to have seen anything.
PS: Bob & Bobette wasn't that bad, indeed. Honestly, I really enjoyed that production.
In the picture: a moment of pure terror.

- Thai dinner
Definitely the best moment since a while. Even without any photographic evidence I have to mention that dinner.
I ate fish, overthrown wine and talked about stuff. During the night: turbo-indigestion. TURBO !
In fact: everything has a price.

-Chestnuts
It was a beautiful autumn day, and it was beautiful to go to gather (?) chestnuts, as I used long time ago. Even if my backbone was creaking.
In the picture: Valentina, showing her harvest (?), reminds me once again – if any proof is needed – which one is actually the stronger sex.

-Uncle Cipputi
What does it mens to be uncle?
Basically it means you have a grandson.

I know: rankings and reviews at the end of the year are indecently trash and boring. Also to have a blog, I guess.
Simply I couldn't resist.

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PS: Thank all you people. Really.

Best 2009 Christmas present

2009-12-29T09:40:00.008+01:00

This time one of my presents just stands out: Playboy, december issue.
Sings of passing time. I was expeting boobs and butts, but the first couple appears after page 40, after an article by Rosita Celentano (synopsis: men, stop crying and act as man, please) and one by Umberto Smaila (impossible for me to make a synopsis of this one)

Centerfold page couldn't miss.
Interviews with Brunetta (Minister of Public Administation under Berusconi IV) and with Vittorio Feltri (main editor of il Giornale, newspaper published by Berlusconi) could definetly miss, but these articles are there, gasp.

At the end I didn't understand if it was an invitation to onanism, to voyeurism or whatever.
But anyway this is my best Christmas 2009 presents. Thanks Valentina Maggio, thanks a lot !

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PS: a special note for the advent calendar on the cover: every window, a playmate. There is also my favourite one, Micol Ronchi.

IT Crowd tribute

2009-12-22T11:22:00.007+01:00

It was supposed to be just a simple tribute to IT Crowd and at the end, even if I am inclined to see symbols and meanings where there aren't any, it is just that: a simple tribute to IT Crowd, nothing more really.
But I was wasting lots of blank sheets, the result did not seem to get any closer to my idea so I started to put drawings on the wall.

I kept making mistakes and changing my mind and making mistakes and still not making any progress, damn.
So the wall was covered with litter of all sorts and I get this impression of a singular harmony: no more just a quote, no longer just a clown who laughs in the drawing, but the drawing itself that mocks me while I am drawing. Meta-frustration.
What an effort.

Some details from left, clockwise:
- One guy really desperate. It happens.
- One guy definitely annoyed. It happens too.
- The first test, when I had not any idea what I was going into and I was still young and full of confidence in myself
- Myself.

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PS: A special thank to Marco baddogs Cagnacci who forced me to overcome my laziness and watch this TV series.

At the art exhibition

2009-11-03T15:47:00.002+01:00

Handle with care

2009-10-30T11:13:00.002+01:00

Winx, dangerous stuff.

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Study: Vermeer's Woman Reading a Letter

2009-10-21T14:17:00.000+02:00

Dead calm water

2009-10-17T11:08:00.003+02:00

Not really a sailor.
Definitely.

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Landing

2009-10-12T15:11:00.004+02:00

Ouch !

Reading

2009-09-25T12:58:00.001+02:00

Autumn

2009-09-22T11:04:00.001+02:00

Birthday presents

2009-09-21T23:05:00.004+02:00

My birthday presents:

1- A book titled "Perfect juggler" and three balls for training. On the greeting card there is written: I hope all this could help you to find your way.
2- A bottle of Unicum (40%). It seems alcohol is the only pleasure I can reach still.
(PS: Unicum is really good, indeed)
3- A book titled "Manual for self destruction". A quote from the foreword: to destruct himself the reader has just to follow Baldini's advices about how to hate people properly, how to make colleagues turn against you, how to be unpleasant.

It is pretty hard to do not feel there is a message behind.

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Untitled

2009-09-19T11:44:00.005+02:00

It's an elaboration of an old sketch of mine.
Once I was sure about the title: Bargain prices.
But now I'm not that confident.

Maybe Screams is better. Someone suggested Contest Announcement and it sounds good to me. Or Public Office. Also the Flow, even if in Italian sounds pretty weird.
And then my mother had a brilliant idea: 100 heads, 200 buttocks.

So, here I am, still undecided.

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Shopping at Tigros

2009-09-18T13:00:00.001+02:00

Girl's eyes shine: Tigros supermarket has the best prize ever.

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Nightmare in Doncols - another one

2009-09-16T19:34:00.000+02:00

Women Bodies

2009-09-14T19:31:00.001+02:00

I'm glad to share:

Women Bodies

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Old disused quarry

2009-09-13T16:44:00.003+02:00

A stone

2009-09-12T15:44:00.002+02:00

Nightmare in Doncols

2009-09-09T20:15:00.003+02:00

Special thanks to Edo, Dave and Jac: they supported me and stand my bad mood during the (surprising hard) time spent on this sketch.

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In the sleep

2009-09-08T00:09:00.002+02:00

Punk is not dead

2009-09-07T23:55:00.004+02:00

I'll make it short: a couple of years ago a friend asked me an illustration with a punk girl. My idea was about a fat old woman making poo near the garbage dumpster : I thought that was the only way it would be REALLY punk.
My idea was (surprising!) rejected and this sketch was my way to get closer to my friend vision. At the end someone else made the illustration.

I apologize for the sick looking of the cat. It happens.

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Ass-Arm

2009-09-04T19:34:00.012+02:00

Red hair, big glasses and, instead of a normal left hand, an incredible anatomy aberration: an ass. He is Ass-Arm.
His creators, Emanuele Tenderini e Matteo Scalera wrote:

Ass-Arm is the ultimate man.
He doesn't need to be a superhero. He could be everyone, or nobody.
Your neighbours, your workmate, your best friend, the guy you hate most... and he still is himself, Ass-Arm.

It should be nice everyone post his own vision about him, we don't care about technique or ideas, the main thing is just to be in.

Ass Arm is a free character, an empty container.
Here you can find the whole story from the very beginning (only Italian, sadly): Braccio di Culo Blog

And these are my humble contribution.

Like all the good things, Ass-Arm came to an end: last September Tenderini closed the blog.
Ass-Arm is dead, long life to Ass-Arm.

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Study: self-portait

2009-09-03T17:33:00.002+02:00

Wonder Rosaria

2009-09-02T17:20:00.006+02:00

An old sketch, one of my first attempts to use photoshop.

She should be Wonder Woman.
I don't know exactly why I choose Wonder Woman. My friends think she is an unappealing character. Probably they are right.
Maybe it is just a hot return about my memories of the wonder woman tv series with Linda Carter: she built my erotic imaginary.

So... she should be Wonder Woman.
But for reason beyond my comprehension she looks like a girl from the very south of Italy. Now I understand, she is Wonder Rosaria !!!

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Chair

2009-09-01T09:34:00.002+02:00

One of my favorite drawings. Usually people dislike it, it's just a seat, they say, what does it mean?, they ask.

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