The masterpieces of the ’art in the photos of the boys of the Civil Service. Exception models for community elders “The Flamingo”.

Between art and reality. A project born spontaneously following the September meetings between the boys and the elderly. The photographs taken during this particular and fun initiative will be on display from the 21 al 25 in Quartu (headquarters"The Flamingo”) and Wednesday 26 at the Acli headquarters of Marconi Avenue in Cagliari.

There are those who have dressed as Mona Lisa, who has posed as the Card Players by Cézanne. They didn't repeat it twice, senior guests of the Community "The Flamingo" of Quartu that with a few minutes of makeup and wig have become models for a day. To immortalize them in the characteristic poses of nine masterpieces of art there were the boys of the National Civil Service Of ACLI of Cagliari.

Since last September, young people have started to attend the Community for the elderly "The Flamingo" and to get to know his guests and to establish a relationship of esteem and affection with them, listening to their stories, their teachings, involving them in games and various activities, making their days richer. Thursday morning slowly became an expected appointment for the fifteen elderly people who immediately got involved with the idea.

The nine photographs, obviously amateur (made with kids' smartphones), will be exhibited in a small exhibition open to the public. The inauguration will be held Friday 21 February starting from hours 17 at the headquarters of "The Flamingo”, Marconi Street 50 in Quartu. The photos will be displayed until 25. So, Wednesday 26 February will be visible in the headquarters of Marconi Avenue 4 Cagliari, from 17 all 19.

These are the works that inspired the shots:

– Announced in Palermo by Antonello Messina;

– American Gothic by Grant Wood;

– Portrait of the artist's mother by Van Gogh;

– Portrait of Madame Renoir by Pierre-Auguste Renoir;

– Girl in Turban by Jan Vermeer;

– The Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci;

– The ancestors of Tehamana by Paul Gauguin;

– Card players by Paul Cézanne;

– The old woman with thistle by Pietro Annigoni.

Cagliari, 10 February 2020