Noire, or Stencil Noire, is an artist who has left his mark on many Italian towns and cities including the southern cities of Matera and Taranto. This is some of his artwork that I saw while walking in those cities.

below: In the town of Matera – Game Over

below: featuring Michel Basquiat and his work

below: Make love not war on the left. And on the right, Rivolterei il Mondo come un Calzino  (I would turn the world upside down like a sock)

below: Figli delle Stelle (Children of the stars) on the left.

below: Silence is complicity

below:  On a wall in Taranto, a blue sphere that resembles the Earth, but with a child’s face looking back at you.

below: Another “Rivolterei il Mondo come un Calzino  (I would turn the world upside down like a sock)” but larger this time.

below: This one is not a Noire creation but there is a similar feel (protest, anger) to it as well as a similar style to the drawing and design.

Photos taken February 2024