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Francesco Romoli | |
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| Born | 27 May 1977 Pisa, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa. |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Francesco Romoli (born 27 May 1977) is an Italian artist, based in Tuscany.
He combines photography with graphic design to create intriguing and surreal images, seeking to disconnect the photographic medium from reality.
Education
[edit]Born in Pisa, Romoli studied computer science at the University of Pisa.
Career
[edit]In his solo exhibition in Milan, at the MIA Fair in April 2015,[1] the artist presented for the first time his series of Photographs Dark City, made by miniature scenes and dioramas of a fictional city.[2]
He is known internationally for his series Imaginary Towns, created in 2013, a series of photographs made by cardboard.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He lives and works in Pisa.
Awards and exhibitions
[edit]Romoli's works were selected for the Sony World Photography Awards 2014, exhibited at Somerset House in London.[4]
In April 2014, Romoli's GIF Pandemonim: Death & Rebirth was presented at the Saatchi Gallery in occasion of the Saatchi Gallery and Google Plus Motion Photography Prize.[5]
The works of Romoli have been presented in various art fairs, including the MIA Fair in Mila; the Photissima in Turin; and in Venice.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "MIA Fair Milano 2015: Francesco Romoli" (in Italian). 2015.miafair.it. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Chobotiuk, Kayla (1 April 2015). "Dioramas of a Fictional, 'Dark City' Have Us Questioning Reality". Feature Shoot. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ [dead link]"Imaginary Towns I Francesco Romoli | Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism". Vsw.org. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ [dead link]"NO.3, Francesco Romoli © Francesco Romoli, Sony World Photography Awards". Artribune. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ [failed verification]"The Motion Photography Prize in Association with Google". Saatchi Gallery. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.