Fine art photography - The CreativeMindClass Blog
Hand-made and custom made top hats, masks crowns, butterfly wings, paintings as backdrops, methods to record details, inspired by old noir films of the 1940s and 1930s. Numerous hours of planning and patience goes into every photo of fine art by the talented Italian artist Giulia Valente.
We were curious to know from Giulia what her secret to producing her high-quality photography. This is her tale.
"I completed my degree from Padua University in disciplines of Art, Music and Theater in the year 2006. I've always been captivated to art. One thing I enjoy when I live in Italy is the fact that art can be found everywhere, making it simple to get inspired.
My style is defined as fine-art photography. I see continuity between painting and photography. In a way, photography is painting's younger cousin. Photos, in addition to paintings can be my most important sources when I'm planning-to-shoot and retouch a new project."
"Giovanni Gastel," the recently passed away Italian photographer once stated that it is necessary to throw away 10,000 good ideas prior to finding the best one. In my own little way, to apply this principle. In fact, I have many ideas in my journal sketches, notes and ideas that will likely to be kept on paper for the rest of my life.
The most important step when creating a new idea is planning: pre-production is vital to decide to define and concentrate on the concept, and then make drawings, collect objects/props... It can be a long and stressful process due to the fact that photography of this type requires a lot of attention and even an obsession with the fine details, little things that aren't easy to think about, but can make all the distinction."
What was the secret in making the caterpillar photos?
"In the instance in The Caterpillar Project, I attempted to determine the characteristics that distinguish the person, that make him identifiable: the blue color, the hookah that smokes and the wings that he reveals when he transforms into a butterfly. But as well the manner of speaking - which is somewhat conceited and arrogant. After that, I attempted to bring all these elements in a cohesive manner, and combine them with the style and design I imagined.
In May of 2021, the exhibition featuring my chosen work was inaugurated in the the Laboratorio Cardin(Padua, Italy). I'm very happy and grateful as this is my first exhibition."
A selection of her fine art photographs, rooted in Italian and Flemish artworks of the both the XV and XVI centuries you can find on her Instagram as well as her website..
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