Rosario Civello began to be interested in Photography by the latest ‘70s, taking
photographs with his father’s old camera and making researches in different
directions to free his creative spirit and get deeper in an increasing sensibility of
his visual language. Now he finds constant inspiration in the Nature, in the
secret language of the landscapes that becomes clear when the subject
appears to be loved and taken as a picture. His love for Nature, in its broadest
meaning, led him to study Astronomy at the University of Bologna where he
obtained his degree. The space surrounding us is often composed of numerous
elements arranged chaotically. Everything he does is to put order in the
composition, creating a balance of elements - light and dark, points, lines,
planes and forms. He visually deconstructs the scene, discarding the
superfluous, so that it fits to its natural inclination towards minimalism. “Signs”
series, taken on the Alps, is inspired by the book “Point and line to plane” of
Wassily Kandinsky, read several years before the shots. “Point and line, from
geometric entities intangible, from conceptual abstraction, materialize, become
concrete form on the surface.” These images can be interpreted as abstract
paintings or as landscape photography; they very much have a foot in both
realms. The inclusion of the trees or human figures, even at reduced scale,
draws us back to the photographic origins of the images and facilitates a new
way of viewing, and a realization that these are not abstract constructions but
photographs of actual places and objects. His artworks have been exhibited in
Italy and he has received several international awards and prizes. He has been
elected Photographer of the Year 2015 at the 4th Zebra Awards and Discovery
Of The Year 2016 at the ND Awards.
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photographs with his father’s old camera and making researches in different
directions to free his creative spirit and get deeper in an increasing sensibility of
his visual language. Now he finds constant inspiration in the Nature, in the
secret language of the landscapes that becomes clear when the subject
appears to be loved and taken as a picture. His love for Nature, in its broadest
meaning, led him to study Astronomy at the University of Bologna where he
obtained his degree. The space surrounding us is often composed of numerous
elements arranged chaotically. Everything he does is to put order in the
composition, creating a balance of elements - light and dark, points, lines,
planes and forms. He visually deconstructs the scene, discarding the
superfluous, so that it fits to its natural inclination towards minimalism. “Signs”
series, taken on the Alps, is inspired by the book “Point and line to plane” of
Wassily Kandinsky, read several years before the shots. “Point and line, from
geometric entities intangible, from conceptual abstraction, materialize, become
concrete form on the surface.” These images can be interpreted as abstract
paintings or as landscape photography; they very much have a foot in both
realms. The inclusion of the trees or human figures, even at reduced scale,
draws us back to the photographic origins of the images and facilitates a new
way of viewing, and a realization that these are not abstract constructions but
photographs of actual places and objects. His artworks have been exhibited in
Italy and he has received several international awards and prizes. He has been
elected Photographer of the Year 2015 at the 4th Zebra Awards and Discovery
Of The Year 2016 at the ND Awards.
BIOGRAPHY
© Rosario Civello Photography | All Rights Reserved
Eng
|
Ita
R O S A R I O C I V E L L O
About
Awards
Prints
Contact
B&W
Colour
Publications
Exhibitions