In times when photographers aspire to classical forms and
painters search for ever more abstract and progressive
compositions; these two artistic disciplines have never produced
such dichotomously-opposed work.
In the series “Light”, I explore the constant, yet hidden dialogue
between Photography and Painting. This dialogue facilitates the
exchange of philosophies, ideologies and techniques amongst
many other facets of aesthetic and conceptual practice.
Underpinning the series is the premise that these two parallel
fields are both based on only one identical principle: Light.
Through re-creation, I shift the focus of those old masters from
the religious and allegorical to the semiotic and pragmatic one. A
pure reflection to our society today and a perfect juxtaposition of
the two disciplines.
Carlo Oggioni is an emerging photographer born in Milan in 1981 and he currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.
His personal admiration for classical art, has led him to pursuit this recent photographic project with the same observing nature displayed in his earlier works and with a strong reference to renaissance and golden age paintings in homage to his cultural heritage.
Carlo’s photography has been awarded multiple times and his recent work, including individual images from the Light series, enriched several private collections in Australia and abroad.
Today Carlo is regularly engaged within the commercial photography industry although he still regards himself primarily as a social observer and a storyteller
Awards 2015 Ballarat Biennale group exhibition
2015 CCP Salon - Acquisitive Award
2016 X2 Silver Award AIPP
2017 Magnet Gallery group exhibition
2018 Solo exhibition at 101 Collins
