The competition and the temperature are heating up! Most of the artists have worked right through the night, some have slept by their artworks, others have managed short breaks.
Today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, thousands of people attend mass conducted by the Bishop of Mantova. People continue to flow through the piazza as the artworks form an incredible gallery of colour and passion by artists from all over the world. It is a majestic sight. The endurance of the artists is to be applauded. Regardless of the official results everyone here is a winner in our eyes. With 5 hours to go everyone is working hard to be finished by the 5pm deadline. Everyone is a winner in our eyes.
Today’s paper – Gazzetta di Mantova – news about the Australians coming to make a documentary about the ‘Olympics’ of Street Painting
7am – the crowds rebuild
Anton – Australia, a last minute opportunity arose for Anton to join us and lend support to Jenny
Bernardo von Hessberg – Germany, Italy, Australia – he’s one multicultural man and one of our favourites. He was the one that suggesting Andi start a festival in Australia.
Chalk artist or coal miner?
Claudio – Italy, we’ll be interviewing him later today
Genna Panzarella – San Francisco, USA
Jenny’s on track this morning – what are we up to now – 5th wind
Magnificent works are coming to life
Mariano Botteli is producing an anamorphic artwork using the cylinder and distortion
More and more people come to see the artists work
Our super film team is lead by Claire Balart. Claire is filming Tomo Saito from Japan.
Ruben Martinez – Mexico
Taking time out from the competition – where’s the soap?
The Bishop of Mantova arrives and is met by the Mayor
The Bishop on his way into the Church for the most significant mass of the day for The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – thousands attend
The Church overflows with people attending the mass for the The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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