Paintings and Installations using recycled traffic signs.
In Orbit , 2020, mixed media on arrow signs, 2542 x2542 mm
Cosmic Jesus, 2021 , mixed media painting on traffic signs , 2100 x 1800 mm
“The work challenges us to take our tentative journeys towards understanding where we are and where we want to go" (LJ Easter)
"Delicia Sampero's images capture the whole spectrum of levels in my imagination about the ways we connect...through the cosmos, through the matrix of the web, through the fascia of the body, through the earth… Wonderful." (J. Macke)
These paintings once served as traffic signs and now serve as meditations on the impacts of digital technology.
The material’s reflectivity reacts dramatically to changes in light and can make the paintings appear luminous at times.
Cosmic Jesus painting lit with white and with red light.
Radiance, mixed media on arrow signs , 1200 x 1200 mm
Another Fine Balance, 2020, mixed media on arrow signs, 2250 x 1000 mm
Please click on images to see titles, mediums and sizes.
Please click on menu above for contact details and more images and info.
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More projects you will find on this website are:
Temporary, Conference of the Birds, Metamorphosis, Playing the Game, Reflective, In Transit, The Digital and I Project, Interface / Systemic, Signs,Threads of Touch , Heartbeat...
Art Installations, Sculptures and Exhibitions of Paintings on Traffic -Signs
Art Installations, Sculptures and Exhibitions of Paintings on Traffic -Signs
Some of the multidisciplinary / collaborative projects you will find on this website are:
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The Mirror Mama Project
The Mirror Mama Project is a collaborative project between Delicia Sampero six Pacific Mamas and four Refugee Mamas from Africa and the Middle East.
The Mirror Mama Project profiles the face of the immigrant mother and grandmother and traces their cultural trail from place of origin to New Zealand, highlighting their presence and the work they do in the community.
The Mirror Mama Project is a collaborative project between Delicia Sampero six Pacific Mamas and four Refugee Mamas from Africa and the Middle East.
The Mirror Mama Project profiles the face of the immigrant mother and grandmother and traces their cultural trail from place of origin to New Zealand, highlighting their presence and the work they do in the community.
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Traffic to the Future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAdwCUWSWgk
2016 Research Project / Online Exhibition
A reflection of how transportation and telecommunication are changing lives in New Zealand.
Using art to stimulate engagement and discourse around those notions.
Featuring works by contemporary artists / performers living in New Zealand mixed with quotes from international writers and scholars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAdwCUWSWgk
2016 Research Project / Online Exhibition
A reflection of how transportation and telecommunication are changing lives in New Zealand.
Using art to stimulate engagement and discourse around those notions.
Featuring works by contemporary artists / performers living in New Zealand mixed with quotes from international writers and scholars.
The Conference of the Birds
The road-sign-birds point to the spiritual and physical connection of (rural and urban) spaces with their legged and winged inhabitants.
The Birdpeople are visiting different sites in Aotearoa as environmental beacons, drawing attention to the context they appear in by
their presence and stimulating discourse. QR codes link them to video documentations of their journey on the internet.
The title “Conference of the Birds “ references the 1000 year old poem by Persian Poet Attar, where a group of birds set out on a journey to find their legendary leader, referred to as Simorgh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conference_of_the_Birds
In the poem, each bird represents a fault of man. Many drop out of the journey. Some finally arrive at the place of prophecy, but instead of a king they find a lake, where they see their own reflection and each other…
To view the journey of the Birdpeople please go to 'Installations' in the menu above and click on Conference of the Birds !
The Birdpeople are visiting different sites in Aotearoa as environmental beacons, drawing attention to the context they appear in by
their presence and stimulating discourse. QR codes link them to video documentations of their journey on the internet.
The title “Conference of the Birds “ references the 1000 year old poem by Persian Poet Attar, where a group of birds set out on a journey to find their legendary leader, referred to as Simorgh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conference_of_the_Birds
In the poem, each bird represents a fault of man. Many drop out of the journey. Some finally arrive at the place of prophecy, but instead of a king they find a lake, where they see their own reflection and each other…
To view the journey of the Birdpeople please go to 'Installations' in the menu above and click on Conference of the Birds !
Temporary
An installation of 50 recycled temporary traffic signs displayed singularly and arranged in clusters. The signs are placed along the walkway , creating a link between the other artworks and drawing attention to natural features.
Temporary directs and invites the participants to contemplate the inherently temporary nature of human creation and natural life, throwing open questions around materiality and temporality, transient and lasting , in relation to our environment and us.
An installation of 50 recycled temporary traffic signs displayed singularly and arranged in clusters. The signs are placed along the walkway , creating a link between the other artworks and drawing attention to natural features.
Temporary directs and invites the participants to contemplate the inherently temporary nature of human creation and natural life, throwing open questions around materiality and temporality, transient and lasting , in relation to our environment and us.
Playing the Game
Interactive road-sign installation.
A physical and conceptual game,
consisting of a 7000 x 4000 cm game-board and 3 large, reflective dice, made from road- signs. The audience become the players, playing with ideas relating to transport and renewable energy.
Sculpture on the Shore / Auckland, Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition / Hawkes bay...
Interactive road-sign installation.
A physical and conceptual game,
consisting of a 7000 x 4000 cm game-board and 3 large, reflective dice, made from road- signs. The audience become the players, playing with ideas relating to transport and renewable energy.
Sculpture on the Shore / Auckland, Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition / Hawkes bay...
Thank you to the sponsors 3M,
INEX Metals and Waitakere Ranges Local Board !
INEX Metals and Waitakere Ranges Local Board !