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Francesco Romoli | |
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| Born | 27 May 1977 Pisa, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa. |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Francesco Romoli (born 27 May 1977) is an Italian artist, based in Tuscany.
Style
[edit]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.