Siena, a city of artistic brilliance at every turn! But there are 12 artistic sites here that you may not have heard of which are most certainly worth a visit on your next vacation to Tuscany! The ‘Tempo Zulu’ was a fantastic art project founded in 2004 where 12 well known contemporary artists were asked to leave their mark on the city in a subtle yet fascinating way.
Stay in a beautiful holiday villa in Siena where you can look for these artworks and many other attractions in the city itself.
Stay in a beautiful holiday villa in Siena where you can look for these artworks and many other attractions in the city itself.
These are not artworks that are screaming for attention. In fact they are almost hidden and await a keen art loving tourist to seek them out. Each of these artworks hint at reflecting upon the importance of artistry in human life and its context in our daily lives.
We’ll give you a clue as to the location of some of these enchanting artworks; one is somewhere in Piazza Matteotti and another is well hidden in the Santa Maria della Scala museum.
Learn more clues about the whereabouts of all twelve of these artistic marks in Siena by visiting the Tempo Zulu website.
We’ll give you a clue as to the location of some of these enchanting artworks; one is somewhere in Piazza Matteotti and another is well hidden in the Santa Maria della Scala museum.
Learn more clues about the whereabouts of all twelve of these artistic marks in Siena by visiting the Tempo Zulu website.
Their fate lies in the durability of their design as many existing on regular paving stones which are trodden upon by people daily. But their true purpose is perfectly summed up by a quote from the creators of the Tempo Zulu project;
“Art lives around us, walks with us, rarely fails to stop our steps, but it beats where it exists and, when it’s found, inexplicably changes us, pushing our horizons among the narrow walls of the streets of a city.”
Come and look for these little treasures of Siena on your next trip here!
“Art lives around us, walks with us, rarely fails to stop our steps, but it beats where it exists and, when it’s found, inexplicably changes us, pushing our horizons among the narrow walls of the streets of a city.”
Come and look for these little treasures of Siena on your next trip here!
Photo credits
picture 1: Tango7174 / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: siena art / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: siena art / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 1: Tango7174 / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: siena art / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: siena art / CC BY-SA 3.0