Vito Di Bari
Artist Bio
With everything I do, I believe that beauty will save the world, one site at a time: every city, town, or village can be a notable destination for visitors and a place where its native people can be proud.
My mission is to convert sites into memorable destinations for visitors and iconic places of pride for local residents by using symbolic metaphors to create site-specific artworks related to the culture and peculiarities of each location. Any destination can be transformed into a landmark that generates local pride.
Over the course of my career, I have created art spaces that draw people in, engage the community, and encourage social interaction. I have completed vibrant artworks at a similar scale to this call, including multimedia installations, kinetic works, mosaics, anamorphic murals, and freestanding sculptures.
I always collaborate with the community to refine concepts and designs; therefore, community engagement is a primary part of my design process. It is my utmost priority to seek constant community input and approval. We build a relationship with communities through site visits, communication, and proactive cooperation. My approach is made of research, understanding the location and its story (and stories), creating community engagement, and talking with stakeholders. All this to always create works that are site-specific and make the residents proud, while attracting visitors.
I am confident that my work, coupled with local historical appreciation and a record of creating memorable public art, will not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the location but will also deeply resonate with the broader community.
Vito Di Bari
Artist Work
Title: Zero Mile Marker by Vito Di Bari
Category: Visual Art
Genre: Mixed Media
Description: MEDIA: Digital painting, aluminum wraps, vinyl prints
DIMENSIONS: 20 x 100 x 900 ft.
DESCRIPTION: This installation redesigned the borderline between the two vibrant Miami neighborhoods by combining Ancient Roman symbolism with contemporary design. The result was a luminous underpass which dazzled passersby while navigating strict structural limitations.
Title: Sun Salutations by Vito Di Bari
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Sculpture
Description:MATERIALS: Water jet cut powder coated aluminum, dichroic glass
DESCRIPTION: Consisting of three concentric rings and a central circle representing the sun, this interactive sculpture is a conceptual composite inspired by a fusion of the West Palm Beach seal and logo. Kinetic elements bring the shimmering, metaphoric artwork to life.
Title: Elevate the Game by Vito Di Bari
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Sculpture
Description: The sculpture honors the qualities of the sports offered at the center, with a constant intertwining of lines that generate dynamism and movement into the sculpture, crossing and overlapping each other while giving birth to the figures of the three athletes, depicted at the apex of their athletic gestures.
Location
33138