Nina
K. San Diego, 2001
Photo
credit: Pasquale Verdicchio
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“Karavasiles
was selected from one of many artists who responded
to the call for ideas when the Little Italy
Association asked to participate in the program
called Public Art Sites.”
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About
the Artist :::
Nina
holds a BA from Montserrat College of Art Beverly,
MA and a masters of fine art from the University of
California. An accomplished artist she has had numerous
commissions, solo exhibitions and in 2001 received
commendations from Mayor Dick Murphy. You may learn
more about Nina by visiting her website at: www.ninak.info
A
panel of artists and community members chose three
finalists of which Nina was one. They made the final
decision and commissioned her to develop her design
“Recipe for Friendship”. The art piece
consists of ten sidewalk plaques and four cafe -like
tables. The first sidewalk plaque is located at the
corner of India Street into Amici Park. On each of
the cafe tables in the park is a bronze sculpture
- a plate of food with its recipe engraved on the
napkin.
A
visitor can bring a piece of paper and pencil and
burnish the recipe to take home an authentic Italian
recipe from the neighborhood!
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