Luca Pierro's photostream  

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Exhibitions 2011
2011/2012 - Discorsi VIsivi - Benevento (Italy)
2011 - IT TAKES MORE - Getty gallery - London
2011 - Mostra-Mi 2 - FONDERIA NAPOLEONICA EUGENIA -Milan

Exhibitions 2010
2010 - MostraMi, Palazzo Giureconsulti - Milan
2010 - VENDUTO, Quartiere Ortica - Milan
2010 - U.S. Consulate General - Forma - Milan

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"Luca uses natural substances such as water, flour, talcum powder or sugar to create artificial images,creating unique works of art. As a surrealist painting, the works of this extraordinary self-taught artist certainly deserve to be discovered. "
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Your self-portraits are amazing. How much digital manipulation do you do, if any?

The people who see my work think they are photoshoped. Actually, they are not. I try to reach the effects, textures and lights with the least amount of manipulation as possible so I use a lot of materials like flour, milk, water and other. For the lighting, I usually use a single flash with an umbrella reflector.



Many of your images are very dark. What type of emotions do you try to evoke in your viewers?

The intention is to express a micro and macro cosmos where the figure of the artist can forcefully enter onto the scene. My figure represents a man, "the man," involved with materials. All the elements that can lead back to "Mother Earth." In this way, the body becomes the vehicle of expression. The traceability of the material used on the body surface is important for me. Equally important are the light and dark. The contrast between these two elements evokes the struggle between life and death.




Where do you get your inspiration?

My first inspiration was my mother. Thanks to her, I learned to appreciate painting and art. I do not have a specific artistic reference. Rather, I try to be attracted by what I see and to elaborate it in my inner world. I remain, however, always fascinated by the work of some great artists. I love the use of light in Caravaggio, the reinterpretation of the real in Magritte, and the human despair in Bruegel.



What piece of advice would you give to aspiring photographers?

I have no advice to give. I can only say what is right for me. Try to figure out what you have inside. All images, colors, emotions are already inside of us because they are part of our human nature. The trick is to find a way to release this inner world. (No copycats)

The entire Interview: www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/using-the-body-as-a-ve...