Gragnano near Napoli in Italy is famous for its pasta and many murals can be found around the city relating to the classic Italian dish. Photos by Matt from Buenos Aires Street Art.
Mural in Gragnano by Jorit of Totò eating spaghetti (photo © BA Street Art)
Italian street artist Jorit painted a mural on wall on Via Nuova San Leone in 2017 depicting Italian actor Totò eating spaghetti with his hand from a scene in the movie “Miseria e Nobiltà”. The artwork was sponsored by Gragnano Hub and Gragnano City of Pasta Consortium.
Premiato Pastificio Afeltra – one of many pasta shops in Gragnano (photo © BA Street Art)
Gragnano, known as the capital of pasta, has local factories like Premiato Pastificio Afeltra (founded in 1848) which are known for their excellence in producing pasta using only the best Italian drum wheat semolina combined with natural spring water from the mountains in the region.
Maradona sitting on football in a wheat field by Leticia Mandragora (photo © BA Street Art)
In 2021, Spanish-Italian street artist Leticia Mondragora painted a mural of Diego Maradona in one of many wheat fields that can be found around Gragnano. This artwork was sponsored by Gragnano Hub.
Maradona mural in Piazzetta Orgli Amici (photo © BA Street Art)
Hundreds of murals of Maradona can be found all around Naples where the Argentine footballing icon helped Napoli Football Club win two titles in four years during the 1986-87 and 1989-90 seasons. Check out our blog post here about more Maradona street art in Napoli.
Mural featuring hands & spaghetti (photo © BA Street Art)
This spaghetti mural can be seen on Via Roma.
Sophia Loren with pasta earrings (photo © BA Street Art)
One of the most iconic murals in the city is a portrait of Italian screen icon Sophia Loren painted by Leticia Mondragora. It features the movie star wearing earrings made of farfalle pasta.
Area named Parco Sophia Loren (photo © BA Street Art)
The blue-toned portrait of Loren is located at Via Quarantola and was painted in 2020.
Streets in Gragnano with pasta shops, cafes, restaurants & ice cream parlours (photo © BA Street Art)
Mural by Brazilian artist Alex Senna (photo © BA Street Art)
Several international street artists like Alex Senna (Brazil) and Guido Palmadaessa (Argentina) have also painted murals around the city for Gragnano Street Art Festival. This mural (above) by Alex Senna can be seen as you enter the city on Via Castellammare 130.
Mural by Guido Palmadessa (photo © BA Street Art)
A block away at Via Castellammare 297 is the striking mural by Guido Palmadessa entitled ‘Murales Banderas de Dia’ painted in 2022.
Mural of Don Bosco by Leticia Mandragora (photo © BA Street Art)
Mural of Don Giovanni Bosco by Leticia Mondragora at Istituto Vincenzo D’Amato di Gragnano. Don Bosco was an Italian Catholic priest who was canonised in 1934. He was also a writer who dedicated his life to improving the education of street children, delinquents, and disadvantaged kids in Turin.
Falcon painted by JahOne (photo © BA Street Art)
And Bulgarian artist JahOne painted a colourful mural featuring a Peregrine falcon on the corner of Via Castellammare and Via Sepolcri.
Mural by Jay Kaes at a school in Gragnano (photo © BA Street Art)
And Spanish artist Jay Kaes painted a mural for Gragnano Street Art Festival entitled ‘Food for Thought’ relating to bullying and cyber bullying that may have caused a teenager named Alessandro to take his own life.
All photos © Buenos Aires Street Art
