“The Blue heART of Europe” is the title of the initiative that combines nature, art and sport and that will carry the signature of Agron Hoti. His ambitious project, on the scale of a Guinness record, includes a giant canvas of 7,600 m². The artist plans to create the largest painting ever created in Albania. Hoti will paint for about 3 months in the tent located next to “Italia” Square.

His brushstrokes will bring the ramifications of Europe’s only wild river, the Vjosa. These ramifications remain intact in the work, just like the river Vjosa flowing wildly in its natural bed. This picture will bring together a number of personalities of art, sport, history, media, politics and social life in the country. These characters will have the opportunity to, together with the artist, throw their colors and signatures on the canvas, becoming part of this artistic creation.

The work will be divided into about 2500 paintings and each of them will be unique and will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Enthusiasts will have the opportunity to make their favorite part of the painting, through an event aimed at pre-selling the work. Other pieces will also be available for purchase by art lovers who want to decorate their spaces with pieces of this painting.

The entire process will be carried out in real time in a space dedicated exclusively to the preparation of this gigantic work of art. The curious, the enthusiasts, but also passers-by will have the opportunity to closely document this colossal work and its realization. The entire development space of the activity, which will last 100 days, will take the form of a giant studio.

Painter Agron Hoti, whose works have been collected by world-famous figures such as footballers Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Francesco Totti, and others, employs the same style in his paintings, albeit on smaller scales in the arenas of Verona and Rome. In Verona’s finest area, near the famous house of Romeo and Juliet, he has managed to establish his own private gallery and studio.

“This is a project that has been brewing for many years. It has been realized in various forms, but on a smaller scale in Rome and Verona. Here, I had the dream to bring this idea to fruition. It’s my first time bringing such a giant project to Albania. It’s a large painting, 7,600 square meters. There’s no time limit, but I’ve set a goal to finish it within 3 months.

I haven’t come to create the world’s largest painting. I’ve come to create a painting with a concept, one that connects sport with nature. I’ve created a ligament with nature, the Vjosa River being the most interesting point of connection. It will be an intriguing work of art. Of course, there are messages conveyed at all times, but the main concept is the freedom that I have gained over time, which I wanted to link with Vjosa, gaining its own freedom to flow freely. The freedom of both coming together in a work of art.

It’s the largest painting in the world, but it’s not about aiming for a Guinness record; it’s about connecting it with sports, with football fields having these dimensions. It’s like Boca, an example I will realize on a large canvas. I have many years with this work. It’s only this work that has always engaged me. In Italy, I own my gallery, my studio. It’s everyone’s dream to return to their homeland with such a project,” said painter Hoti.

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