A fresh look at the Renaissance…
Art historians, painters and photographers alike should take a peek at the Swiss/Italian photographer Christian Tagliavini’s visionary Renaissance series ‘1503’.
Inspired by a desire to fuse the work of the painters Agnolo di Cosimo (Il Bronzino) and Modigliani, the project utilises richly exquisite die-cut costumes to dramatic and mesmerising effect. Christian says about his work, “I build up stories and dramatize them using photography and creativity as a skillful artifice, at the same time being author, stage designer, costume designer, casting manager, director – and photographer.”
If you are interested in his work, take a look at this Youtube clip of him talking about his working methods. The complete series can be viewed here.
Julia (OCA art history tutor)
Fascinating work. Very visually inventive. Thanks for posting this Jane.
We invite all of you to visit our just opened exhibition “Quadreria Privata” with recent works of Christian Tagliavini.
I enjoyed looking at these photos and YouTube clips. Imaginative, fascinating work with an element of fun. Thank you Julia for drawing attention to this interesting photographer. Lucy