Piero Gemelli

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Born in Rome in 1952, Piero Gemelli studied architecture and taught photography and advertising at the European Institut of Design until 1982. As a photographer, he started out creating advertising images and programs in multivision. In 1982, Gemelli moved to Milan where he worked for Italian Vogue and other international magazines. In 1987 Gemelli opened a studio in Milan.

Piero Gemelli is considered one of the most celebrated Italian photographers and has displayed his work in exhibitions worldwide. His work is also credited in various articles and publications.

In 1987, Gemelli received a Merit Award for Magazine Features. He also wrote a book Piero Gemelli Fotografie 1983-1993, published by Art Studio/Idea Books.

Today Piero Gemelli works between Milan, Paris and New York City. Besides his work in photography, he is also an art director, an exposition planning consultant and a video and commercials director.

[edit] Piero Gemelli exhibitions

1985 E' presente alla mostra " 20 Anni di Vogue Italia ", with a selection of images. 1986 " Parfums de Femmes " organized by the " Parfumerie Française " and French Vogue in Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo 1988 He is invited by the German BFF in Hamburg, to participate at the annual advertising congress, he will hold a conference as well and present a selection of his work. 1989 Gallery " Il Diaframma " in Milan 1991 " 40 Ans de Photo Italienne " in Paris at the " Galerie du Théâtre Agora ". International exhibition " Meisterstuck in Focus - the Art of Photography ", organized by German Montblanc. 1992 Presentation of " Mercedes S-Class " at the Geneva International Motor Show organized by Easteman Kodak Company-Rochester-USA e Mercedes Benz " A propos de la Photographie Italienne " at the " Musée de l' Elysée " in Losanne. Finarte buys at a benefit auction, a series of three photos for Anlaids. 1993 Opening of " La Collezione Permanente di Fotografia " Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Accademia Carrara of Bergamo. 1994 Benefit Exhibition for Amnesty International, organized in the Gallery at the Palazzo ex Stelline in Milan. "Idea Progettata fotografie 1983-1993 " gallery " Il Diaframma " in Milan. 1995 " Un Cuore per Amico " in the Triennale di Milano building; Finarte buys for Anlaids, his photo-sculpture entitled " Hearth/Earth " at the benefit auction. 1996 Finarte buys for Anlaids, one of his art pieces during a benefit auction at the exhibition " Convivio " " 20 Artisti Interpretano la Sedia " (20 artists interpret the chair) organized by Promosedia, for the Salone del Mobile (Furniture Exhibition), in Milan. " Act For Aids " in Munich, followed by a benefit auction to raise money for research against AIDS. " Moda e Gioielli " organized by Bulgari in collaboration with international fashion stylists. 1997 He presents for the first time a sculpture made of iron thread at the exhibition " Un Fiore per Amico ", it will be bought for Anlaids at the Sotheby's benefit auction. Three sculptures in iron thread are presented for the first time at the exhibition " Design - Selezione di Artisti Internazionali presso la Galleria Colombari di Milano ", at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile (International Furniture Exhibition). 1998 " Beauté " at the gallery " Espace Planète " in Paris. " Beauty in Progress " at the Gallery Gio'Marconi in Milan. 2002 One of his pictures " Ritratto Surrealista " vintage 1989, is bought at a Sotheby's auction in Italy.

[edit] ARTICLES

ZOOM Italia 10/1983 PHOTO Francia 08/1985 - 08/1995 PHOTO Italia 11/1984 - 09/1986 - 05/1987 - 06/1990 - 02/1991 - 11/1991 COMMERCIAL PHOTO Jappone n.7 - 1995 PROGRESSO FOTOGRAFICO Italia 11/1990 - 06/1994 - 01/1995 LANDSCAPE Polaroid Magazine 02/1987 PROFESSION PHOTOGRAPHE Francia n. 13 - 1987 PHOTOGRAPHY Germania 06/1984 SNOECKS magazine Olanda 1997 PHOTOGRAPHIE INDEX II Germania 1999 GRAPHIS PHOTO Zurigo 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1990 - 1996 GRAPHIS BOOK DESIGN I Zurigo 1995 GRAPHIS magazine New York n. 253 - 1988 GRAPHIS magazine New York n. 298 - 1995 DESIGN ANNUAL New York n. 23 - 1989 DONNA magazine Italia 11/1999 20 ANNI DI VOGUE ITALIA 1964-1984 Ed. Condé Nast, Milano 1985 BEAUTY PHOTOGRAPHY IN VOGUE Martin Harrisno Ed. Octopus Book, Londra 1987 THE WEDDING DRESS Maria Mc Bride Mellinger Ed. Random House, New York 1993 FOTOGRAFI ITALIANI Ed. Bolis 1993 MODA E GIOIELLI Ed. Leonardo Arte, Milano 1997 ARMANDO POLLINI Ed. Leonardo Arte, Milano 1997 AN IMAGE OF CLASS Ed. Cantz, Germania 1992 ACT FOR AIDS catalogo, Monaco di Baviera 1997 UN CUORE PER AMICO catalogo Finarte, Milano 1995 CONVIVIO catalogo Finarte, Milano 1996 FLOWERS catalogo SOTHEBY'S, Roma 1997 20 ARTISTI INTERPRETANO LA SEDIA catalogo, Promosedia, Milano1996 STILE Arte n 65 feb 2003 STILE Arte n 67 apr 2003