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Hand-made and custom made top hats, masks crowns, butterfly wings and paintings for backdrops. macro techniques to capture the details that are inspired by vintage noir films from the 30s and 40s. Numerous hours of planning and patience goes into every photo of fine art by the talented Italian artist Giulia Valente.
We asked Giulia about what the secret of making her fine art photography. Here's her account.
"I graduated from Padua University in disciplines of Music, Art as well as Theatre in 2006. I've always been captivated by art: one aspect I love about living in Italy is the fact that art is everywhere, so it's easy to find inspiration.
My style is described as fine art photography: I am able to see the continuity between painting and photography. In a way, photography is painting's younger sister. Photographs, not just paintings, are my main sources when I'm planning-to-shoot and retouch a new project."
"Giovanni Gastel," the recently passed away Italian photographer, once told me that it is necessary to throw away 10,000 good ideas prior to finding the best one. I try, in my own little way, to implement this method. In fact, I have many ideas in my journal, sketches, notes, and thoughts that are bound to stay on my paper for all time.
The most important step when making a decision on a project is planning. Pre-production is essential to make decisions that define the main idea. Then, make drawings, collect objects/props... It's a very stressful and time-consuming stage because photography of this type requires a lot of attention and even an obsession with the fine details, those things that you may not immediately think about, but could make all the distinction."
What were the keys to making your caterpillar photographs?
"In the situation that I was working on for The Caterpillar project, I attempted to define the features which identify the character that make him identifiable: the color blue as well as the hookah he smokes, the wings when he changes into a butterfly, but also the attitude - somewhat conceited and arrogant. After that, I attempted to bring the various elements in a cohesive manner, and combine them with the style and style of the image I imagined.
On May 3, 2021 an exhibition of my selected works was launched in the Laboratorio Cardin(Padua, Italy). It is a great feeling and grateful as this is my first show."
The artist's other exquisite art photos, which are rooted in Italian and Flemish paintings of both the XV and XVI centuries you can find them on Instagram as well as her website..
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