Bobbi Mastrangelo’s Art and Community Involvement focus on Caring for Our Planet Earth. This is the First Blog in a three part series on EARTH CARE. “When the People Care” Why would anyone want to incorporate litter into an art work? When Bobbi Mastrangelo began her manhole cover art theme, she used to sweep the litter Read More …
“Florida Grown:” when I heard the exhibition title, I did not think my manhole art theme could fit in. When Googling Florida Grown, so much came up about oranges and Florida Citrus, that I knew I had to add oranges to my water cover creation. Also needed would be light (sun), water (raindrops), soil and seeds. Read More …
Across the globe, all people look for excuses to celebrate life… to add joy to their days. And St. Patricks’s Day is no exception. People of all nationalities Wear the Green and become Irish for a Day. On March 17th, not only do I try to wear green, but I give away “Lucky Bucks” (dollar Read More …
Barbara Sieminski, author of “Turning Manhole Covers into Art” discovered Bobbi Mastrangelo’s manhole art on the web while researching foundries and manhole covers. This abridged Blog version, includes Bobbi’s Manhole Art. Some cities hold occasional “Art in the Street” competitions during long summer days, where boulevards are closed off and chalk artists of all ages come Read More …
Bobbi Mastrangelo’s “Urban Gas” is on display with the Florida Artists Registry Members Exhibition at The CityArts Factory in Downtown Orlando through December 12, 2014. “Urban Gas” Sculpture Relief 24″ x 15″ x 5″ CityArts Factory is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization managed by the Downtown Arts District. It is open free of charge Tuesday through Read More …
Three Sewers (Stickball Tribute) Mastrangelo’s sculpture relief 34″ x 30 ” x 4″ ABOUT STICKBALL: Stickball was a game that turned the landscape of the city street into an asphalt field of dreams for kids who wanted to play baseball nearby. An old broom handle morphed into a bat, manhole covers and car tires Read More …
How fantastic it was to have my three art entries accepted for Orlando Museum of Art’s 1st Thursday, May 1, 2014 Exhibition:”Inside/Out.” This link leads to the story explaining the unusual inspiration and basic steps of their creation. https://bobbimastrangelo.com/MyNews/?p=4040 On May 1st, we loaded the art works and delivered them to the Read More …
“FLORIDA STORM SEWER” (detail) Florida Storm Sewer is the second of my Florida Trio Post Cards for NPCW. This art is cropped from the original art to fit the post card dimensions. View the whole Florida Storm sewer relief and story: https://bobbimastrangelo.com/MyNews/?p=4040 National Post Card Week is celebrated annually during the first full week of Read More …
For their 12th annual Paint the Town Art Show, Orlando Magazine is partnering with Gallery at Avalon Island to host an exhibition March 20 – April 11, 2014. Reception: March 20th 6:00 – 9:00 PM at Avalon Gallery: Orlando Bobbi Mastrangelo’s “The Street Was Paved in Gold” Orlando Magazine showcases art that best represents Orlando and its environs — Read More …
“Port Washington” 60″ x 40″ x 3″ sculpture relief by Bobbi Mastrangelo I am delighted to be a prize winner in this fourth annual CityScapes Exhibition. This competition was posted in Florida Artists Registry and theme fit my urban streets capes, so I submitted my manhole sculpture relief images. The Light Space & Time Online Read More …