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“Disegno d’esame”: Agostino Iacurci’s elementary school mural in Romagna, Italy

Following his large-scale mural painting in Pomezia, Italy, Agostino Iacurci signs a new stunning mural, gracing this time the facade of the Pascucci Elementary School building in Santarcangelo di Romagna.

Entitled “Disegno d’Esame” (Exam Drawing), the colourful artwork depicts a series of large-scale plants, poetically encircling the whole building.

The mural is a tribute to Federico Moroni, a Maestro (elementary teacher) in Sant’Arcangelo who experimented with a new pedagogical approach. Linking education and creativity, Moroni encouraged and nurtured his pupils’ freedom of expression, the practice of drawing, and observation of nature.

“The painting takes its name from a drawing made by a 9-year-old boy Piero Morandi, who was a pupil in a class held by Moroni”, explains Agostino. “Piero’s drawing was included in the book Arte per Gioco, which Moroni edited and published in 1964, and that I discovered in Santarcangelo”.

Unveiled to the city just before the pupils started to attend class again after the lockdown restrictions, the mural, as Agostino explained, “is a symbol of a new beginning and a breath of fresh air.”

See more of Agostino’s work here!