Gaetano Mansi Explained

Gaetano Mansi
Birth Name:Gaetano Mansi
Birth Date:20 July 1956
Birth Place:Ravello, Campania, Italy
Occupation:Photographer
Years Active:1976–present

Gaetano Mansi (July 20, 1956) is an Italian fashion and portrait photographer.

Career

Early career, education

He started his career in Salerno, working as an assistant for Studio Segno, advertising agency founded by Pino Grimaldi. In the Seventies his main professional field was reportage. He is coauthor of Missus est Angelus, a photographic essay on John Paul II.[1] The magazine Il Tempo Illustrato publishes his images of Rino Mele’s avant-garde theater.[2] In 1978 he contributes to the exhibit “Autodocumentazione”.[3] He gets a degree in Art History with a thesis on the history of fashion photography. He takes active part in the workshops at “Venezia 79 la fotografia”, sponsored by UNESCO.[4] [5] [6] [7]

1980s

In 1980 he contributed to the documentation of the earthquake in Irpinia(November 23rd 1980) flying over the disaster area on a helicopter. His reportages are published by the weekly magazine Epoca as well as many international periodicals.[8] He takes part in the recognition of the historical buildings in Campania promoted by the Department of Restoration of Naples University. All the findings have been gathered in the volume “Oltre il Terremonto”. From 1981 on he starts to work for Casa Vogue magazine, thanks to the friendly intervention of his mentor Aldo Ballo. His contribution to Casa Vogue will go on for more than a decade. His works are also published by british Condé Nast House&Garden. With Alessandro Pinto he publishes the books Cilento[9] and La Costa dei Miti.[10] Following his interest in fashion photography he startscontributing to Vogue Italia.

1990s

In the Nineties he starts to work for Il Venerdì di Repubblica with portraits and reportages: among the others a shooting on Eva Herzigova in the Bahamas. While in Jerusalem for Il Venerdì he is assaulted and wounded by a terrorist. He is one of the very few surviving Westerners in the Intifada.[11] [12] [13] [14] His are the images that launch Samarcanda, a successful TV show by Michele Santoro. He shoots fashion campaigns on location, from Africa to North America with top models and actresses like Linda Evangelista, Monica Potter, Melba Ruffo, Michelle Hunziker.[15] He is coauthor of the book on the history of fashion photography La Fotografia di Moda tra Immagine e Rappresentazione.[16]

2000-present

From the year 2000 on he focuses exclusively on fashion, shooting in Italy and abroad for advertising campaigns and fashion magazines.[17]

He contributed to the volume Corso di Fotografia[18] and prints the books 40 Volte Bianca,[19] PassingThrough,[20] [21] CentoAsa[22] Grana & Pixels.[23] His exhibition "Grana & Pixels“ takes places in Rome in 2017.[24] It consists of 300 billboards posted all over the city of Rome linked to an app that geolocalizes every one of them.

From 2018 he is a contributor for Diva e Donna magazine, with Daniela Rosa Cattaneo as fashion director.

Style

Gaetano Mansi's style has been influenced by the different genres he experimented through the years. He prefers to shoot on location, often employing mixed light, natural and artificial. His images are almost always dynamic, never posing, with a particular attention to lighting and composition.[25]

Books

Publications

Exhibitions

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Missus est angelus, Il Laboratorio Edizioni, 1978.
  2. News: Pellecchia. Erminia. Ecco la Citta teatro, l'esperimento è regola. Il Mattino. 26 October 2020. 21.
  3. Quando le gallerie erano spazi di idee, Il Mattino, Salerno, October 11 2020, page 27
  4. Web site: Intervista a Joe Oppedisano. 5 August 2020 . 2020-12-04. It.
  5. International Center of Photography di New York, Official program 1979.
  6. News: Venise 79. Photo. 4 August 1979.
  7. Rassegna stampa Venezia 79 la fotografia, Comune di Venezia, Assessorato alla cultura, 1979.
  8. News: Sisma Album 1980. Il Mattino, Salerno. 22 November 2020.
  9. Cilento con Alessandro Pinto e Aldo Falivena, Comunità Montana Gelbison e Cervati, 1981.
  10. La Costa dei Miti, con Alessandro Pinto, Comunità Montana Lambro Mingardo, 1983.
  11. News: Accoltellato da un arabo fotografo del Venerdì. La repubblica, Roma. 30 April 1991. 15.
  12. News: Haig a Baker: Israele. Il Tempo, Roma. 30 April 1991. 11.
  13. News: Palestinese ferisce fotografo di Repubblica. Il La Stampa, Torino. 30 April 1991. 8.
  14. News: Israele, ferito fotografo Mansi. Il L'Unione Sarda, Cagliari. 30 April 1991. 5.
  15. Web site: L'occhio di Gaetano sulle star. 2020-12-04. it.
  16. La fotografia di moda tra immagine e rappresentazione, Elea Press,Salerno, 1992.
  17. Web site: Adoro il talento artistico di Mansi, con lui si lavora sorridendo. 2020-12-04. it.
  18. Corso Di Fotografia, National Geographic/Editoriale La Repubblica,Roma,2000
  19. 40 Volte Bianca, Marte Editrice, 2008.
  20. Web site: Ritratti di gente comune:le fotografie nate per caso. 11 December 2013 . 2020-12-04. it.
  21. Passing Through, Marte Editrice,Colonnella, 2013.
  22. CentoAsa, Marte Editrice,Colonnella, 2017.
  23. Grana & Pixels, Marte Editrice,Colonnella, 2017.
  24. Web site: A Roma Grana&Pixels, una mostra fotografica diffusa per la città. 7 July 2017 . 2020-12-05. it.
  25. News: Un Amore di Ragazza. Fotagrafare, Rome. September 2016.
  26. Quando le gallerie erano spazi di idee, Il Mattino, Salerno, October 11 2020, page 27
  27. Web site: A Roma Grana&Pixels, una mostra fotografica diffusa per la città. 7 July 2017 . 2020-12-05. It.
  28. Web site: Gaetano Mansi a Casa dei Carraresi con Volti e Anime. 2022-12-22. It.
  29. Web site: 22 December 2022. 2022. it. Gaetano Mansi a Casa dei Carraresi con Volti e Anime.

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