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Beyond the Paparazzi: Italian Photography Today |
| Section: THE ARTS / PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Author: Susan Tenaglia |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 10/1/1994 |
| Size: 1,680 Words, 10,849 Characters |
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No longer content to focus just on celebrity glitz, Italian photographers are now stylishly elevating their art while giving deeper insight into their indomitable culture.
Although Italian artists working in other media such as sculpture and painting are steeped in history, no one clearly understands where to place photographers in Italian culture. The term immagini italiane (Italian images) evokes impressions of timeless sculptures, austere palazzi, classical paintings, and Byronic landscapes. It conjures up a world in which artists play a specific social role, one that has been reinforced by centuries of tradition. It does not suggest the technical and highly reproductive qualities that characterize photography.
Like most people who are surrounded by the compelling aura of a...
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...cial demonstrations, homeless sleeping in Piazza Venezia, and an African in a ritual headdress dancing in front of Santa Croce in Florence reflect the transition from a monocultural society to a multicultural one.
Italian photographers have embarked on a journey. They are shaping the landscape in new and different ways and exploring it with a liberal eye and uniquely personal language.
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