Giovanni Gastel
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Born | Milan, Italy | 27 December 1955
Died | 13 March 2021 Milan, Italy | (aged 65)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Photographer |
Giovanni Gastel (27 December 1955 – 13 March 2021) was an Italian photographer.[1][2][3]
Biography[]
Giovanni Gastel began to approach photography in the early 1970s.
In 1981 he started working for numerous fashion magazines, including: Vogue, Elle, and Vanity Fair, also collaborating with world-famous brands such as Dior, Trussardi, Krizia, Tod's, and Versace.
During these years of intense professional commitment, he began to develop his personal style, characterized by a poetic irony. His passion for art history led him to introduce a taste for balanced composition into photographs. His references are to Pop Art and Irving Penn's photographic work.
Gastel died in Milan from COVID-19 on 13 March 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. He was 65.[4]
References[]
- ^ Redazione Online (23 May 2019). "Al Festival dell'Invenzione, Giovanni Gastel incontra il pubblico". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Omaggio a Giovanni Gastel sul Lago di Como: in mostra 38 foto iconiche". la Repubblica. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Merlo, Vera Giovale (14 November 2016). "Intervista a Giovanni Gastel. «L'eleganza? È un valore morale»". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Morto il fotografo Giovanni Gastel: era ricoverato per Covid in condizioni gravissime". www.ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- 1955 births
- 2021 deaths
- Photographers from Milan
- 20th-century Italian photographers
- 20th-century male artists
- 21st-century Italian photographers
- 21st-century male artists
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Lombardy
- European photographer stubs
- Italian artist stubs