John Bellany: A Voyage to Barga. Barga’s tribute to the great Scottish Artist

A year from his death, Barga pays tribute to one of the greatest Scottish artists Sir John Bellany. A tribute not only for his artistic importance, but also for his love and passion for Barga and the Serchio Valley. A promise made to him while still alive and finally fulfilled with this intense two-month exhibition in four important locations in the town where you can follow his “Voyage to Barga” from the dark moments of his early life tormented by desperation and disillusionment to the new light found when he discovered the Serchio Valley and set up a second home in Fosciandora with his loving wife Hellen. A home where he started to live again just like the famous Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli a century ago when he discovered his “Garden of Eden”.Artistic similarities that bind the two “Maestros” in this “Voyage to Barga”. A voyage towards a paradise of serenity, inspirations of colour and poetic verses dedicated to the…