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- BORN IN NAPLES IN 1955 , Augusto De Luca GRADUATED IN LAW , THEN BECAME A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE MID 70’IES WORKING ALONG THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY . IN HIS VERY SPECIAL STYLE , HE HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH MULTIPLE PHOTOGRAPHY GENRES , MAKING USE OF MANY MATERIALS , ALWAYS TRYING WITH HIS SNAPSHOTS TO ENHANCE PRIMARY ELEMENTS , MINIMAL EXPRESSION UNITS THAT MAKE UP IMAGES IN WHICH SHAPES AND SIGNS COMBINE IN A WAY THAT IS REMINISCENT OF METAPHYSICAL ATMOSPHERES . Read Less

HIS PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED BY MANY GALLERIES IN ITALY AND ABROAD . AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT EXHIBITIONS WE MENTION:...MUSEO DI VILLA PIGNATELLI (NAPOLI) – PALAZZO TAVERNA (ROMA) –GALLERIA DIAFRAMMA (MILANO) –GALLERIA KEN DAMY (BRESCIA) –CAMERA DEI DEPUTATI (ROMA) –STUDIO TRISORIO (NAPOLI) –GALLERIA CIVICA (MODENA) –GALLERIA LOTTI (BOLOGNA) –GALLERIA SAN FEDELE (MILANO) –ARCHIGINNASIO (BOLOGNA) –PALAZZO DUGNANI (MILANO) –VILLA STROZZI (FIRENZE) –PALAZZO BRASCHI,MUSEO DI ROMA (ROMA) –GALLERIA NUOVA FOTOGRAFIA (TREVISO) –ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA (LILLE,FRANCIA) – PALAZZO LANFRANCHI (PISA) –EXPO ARTE 1985 (BARI) –PALAZZO SFORZESCO (MILANO) –GALLERIA DRY PHOTO (PRATO) –ITALIAN CULTURE INSTITUTE (NEW YORK) –CHINA NATIONAL GALLERY OF AESTHETIC ARTS (PECHINO) –MUSEO ITALO AMERICANO DI SAN FRANCISCO (USA) –GALLERIA HASSELBLAD (GOTEBORG,SVEZIA) –ANFA (BARCELLONA,SPAGNA) –FOTOGRAFIA OLTRE (CHIASSO,SVIZZERA) –FNAC (LYON,FRANCIA) –GALLERIA VRAIS REVES (LYON,FRANCIA) –ITALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY (SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA) –GALLERIA CAMARA OSCURA (LOGRONO,SPAGNA) –FORUM EXPOSITION (BONLIEU ANNECY,FRANCIA) –MUSEO ITALO AMERICANO (SAN FRANCISCO) –MUSEO ANCIEN (GRIGNAN,FRANCIA) –ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS (TOURCOING,FRANCIA) –ARTEDER 1982 (BILBAO,SPAGNA) –JOURNEES INTERNACIONALES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE (MONTPELLIER,FRANCIA) –GALERIE DIVERGENCE (AYENEUX SOUMAGNE,FRANCIA) –RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE 1984 (ARLES,FRANCIA) .DEPT.OF ART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (CHATTANOOGA,USA) –MAISON DES ARTS (LAON,FRANCIA) –BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DI FOTOGRAFIA 1985 (BELGRADO) –FESTIVAL D’ANIMATION AUDIOVISUELLE 1986 (SAINT MARCELLIN,ISERE,FRANCIA) –MUSEE D’ART MODERN (LIEGI,BELGIO) Read Less

HIS PHOTOGRAPHS ARE KEPT IN VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS,BY SUCH INSTITUTIONS AS THE PARIS NATIONAL LIBRARY , THE ROME MUNICIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE , THE INTERNATIONAL POLAROID COLLECTION (USA) , THE MUSEE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DE CHARLEROI (BELGIUM)…AUGUSTO DE LUCA IS THE AUTHOR OF RECORD COVERS , ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN PICTURES AND PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS . HE TAUGHT PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE “MONTECITORIO CLUB”OF THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT . TELECOM ITALIA RECRUITED HIM FOR DESIGNING A SPECIAL EDITION TELEPHONE CARD FEATURING NAPLES,WITH A CIRCULATION OF 7 MILLION COPIES AND FOUR TELEPHONE CARDS FEATURING PARIS,DUBLIN,BERLIN AND BRUXELLES,WITH A CIRCULATION OF 12 MILLION COPIES. Read Less