Venetian Industries Festival

My entry for the much discussed contest for poster and flyer of Venetian Industries Festival

iPhone art photography

Mobiles are constantly reframing the way we interact with reality and each other. I’m a transitional, I started to use a mobile at 18 y/o it was as big as a banana, unfortunately not yellow, I used to forget it everywhere and typing SMS took me forever, today .. is a different story! I have a camera always at hand plus I can post and share my shots on the go. Add to that tons of fun apps to experiment with, spice it with a pool of likeminded geeks responding to your work and posting inspiring snaps.. got the picture?

iPhone art photography is an open contest I recently organized with llot creative network to promote research results and stimulate further interest in new media and social networking in relation to art and photography. The project in less then a week has collected many pictures and the participants have responded very well with discussion about post production, editing and software (Apps) used in their arts.

This is the first winner for best of the week, a great shot of the Louvre by Olivier Chatel with Hipstamatic App

Many consider the camera phone an inappropriate tool for photography, not to mention art. To cut a long story short I’d say art was never about dpi, ppi or megapixel.

“‘Album covers’ are now 50 pixel-wide pictures on their iPods, not gatefold cardboard experiences. Digital ‘stuff’ is home, not away and it’s unlikely that they’re drawn to design via traditional means. ‘Doing a nice bit of print’ is more a creative curiosity rather than a craving.”

— Johnson Bank’s adaptation of a recent article by Michael Johnson for Design Week

Many people are experimenting and doing a great work, here a few : David Hockney, Dennis Dunleavy, Matt Bango.
The contest is open to everyone, do participate!  ^__^ 533NEKTJT2EN

Monochromes

Monochromes, Italy  2007

I had the pleasure to join Roberto Abbadati (Chef) Giovanna Magri (photographer) and Luca Pedrotti (Graphic designer) in this art book project. Roberto asked me to put on paper the aesthetic concept . The book was presented at FolliFollie store (Brescia, Italy) in 2007 where I took the chance to document the event , the following year was exhibited at Arte Bianca XII 2008 and Eventi Fuori Salore (Mialno, Italy).