Augusto De Luca

Augusto De Luca (Napoli, 1 July 1955) is an Italian photographer specialized in portraits.
Biography
After a conventional high school education, he enrolled in university and obtained a law degree. In the mid-1970s, his interest in photography led him to become a professional photographer. He then began to work in traditional photography and portraiture but also for experimental photography experimenting with a wide variety of materials. His style is characterized by a particular attention to highlighting the smallest expressive details of the framed object. His work includes images of pure realism, as well as others in which forms and signs combine according to indications inspired by the philosophy of metaphysics.
He has exhibited in a number of Italian and foreign galleries, museums and institutional headquarters, including the Italian Chamber of Deputies in Rome. During his career, he has also produced record covers, billboards and photography books.
In 1987, he directed the scenes for the television program directed by journalist Michele Santoro. He taught the art of photography at the Montecitorio Club of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
His books have been featured in essays, specialized magazines, and theme programs on Italian television Rai 2, and Rai 3 are introduced in their preface or explanatory texts by cultural figures such as poet Mario Luzi, director Lina Wertmuller, historian Giovanni Pugliese Carratelli, journalists Maurizio Costanzo and Sandro Curzi, architect Paolo Portoghesi, composer Ennio Morricone.
In 1995, an exhibition of his photographs at the Italian Chamber of Deputies was inaugurated by President Giorgio Napolitano and the "Onorevoli" parliamentarians Nilde Iotti and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
In 1996, he was awarded the "città di Roma" prize for the photographs in the book and composer Ennio Morricone for the poem "Roma Amore" published in the same book. Augusto De Luca returned to Naples around 2005, after living in Rome, he became particularly interested in graffiti.
Books
(1986) Napoli Mia.(Centro Il Diaframma / Canon Edizioni Editphoto Srl)
(1987) Napoli Donna.(Centro Il Diaframma / Canon Edizioni Editphoto Srl)
(1995) Trentuno napoletani di fine secolo. Electa, Naples,
(1996) Roma Nostra. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(1997) Napoli grande signora. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(1998) Il Palazzo di giustizia di Roma. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(1998) Firenze frammenti d'anima. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(1999) Bologna in particolare. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(2000) Milano senza tempo. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(2001) Torino in controluce. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(2002) Tra Milano e Bologna appunti di viaggio. Gangemi Editore, Rome,
(1992) Swatch Collectors Book 1. Editore M. Item — Switzerland,
(1992) Swatch Collectors Book 2. Editore M. Item — Switzerland,
References
External links
https://www.ragazine.cc/augusto-de-luca-photographer-interview/
https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2015/08/23/da-fotografo-dei-divi-a-cacciatore-di-graffiti-una-vita-piena-darteNapoli15.html?ref=search
https://www.arttrav.com/it/augusto-de-luca/?fbclid=IwAR0RD8IAlIVdnV2CfwcvA0mrv_VeF_5EhK6W2wVRjFcciVVObFZ0keEIJCQ
https://archeyes.com/architecture-space-sculpture-augusto-de-luca/?fbclid=IwAR0xDkoFAnpHkLPcNH6kOYrBgi91lsSFIi_c___vbVN2_iBJhVoU2OUFhuo
https://wevux.com/augusto-de-luca0061036?fbclid=IwAR0rzOWceUFo9QOnSHGo-_cBwcC7AFaK7BuTzMrDuWcuxL1w1NBp73rJJyY
https://www.lamletico.it/articoli/la-fotografia-creativa-nella-napoli-degli-anni-80?fbclid=IwAR0QrJQzme0ZuohYDQDQl2z3-lxU9riWvAOnh5RHuboPoQsJKkBxFW2LqR4
https://thepassengertimes.com/2018/03/26/perseverare-intertervista-ad-augusto-de-luca-photography-fotografia/?fbclid=IwAR0EwPI7ccL1AENlB1yTqRKoiz0A9zl06EgkzKUpMXyR4CxvZGGazy1_rLs
https://themeofabsence.com/portfolio/art-skulls-by-augusto-de-luca/?fbclid=IwAR3oc3igIbVa1C33QYHebXBt_XTVKvol2eAuearqaZ530zAdEAyagKao3fM
https://www.photofacts.nl/fotografie/rubriek/fotografen/fotoserie-firenze-van-augusto-de-luca.asp?fbclid=IwAR2wV0yaNri1Sb1N4yJfUpTr641OLPuHpNnE0l74Hcv3ky9_sfGMMaJdNdk
https://www.napoliateatro.it/2019/04/30/augusto-de-luca-intervista-al-genio-napoletano-della-fotografia/?fbclid=IwAR2Y1GcpysVS5N9600zHHtQgTIJoBz2AM_nk7VRWYpRFccvbz2-pf7jrEdU_aem_AdkDgZRt-7jleEOXpYP86z9TPBWmLOn0KyXx15eJ3P0VOHiwDIz8dUGPwBO_f-BokNw
https://culturainquieta.com/es/foto/item/20007-augusto-de-luca-captura-en-sus-retratos-lo-extraordinario-de-la-humanidad.html?fbclid=IwAR2P6MIhr1EF4LJHeGf3GpWkcZ0X4yPZ_e8ba-famRY7I0wJMUS_if7hdcA_aem_Adn-eR8Xm8aR1ZFlMCggbXIIK1AFoKl0NZMRDuM04TBa7R92NKQvEfTrhxqNRdnqg2A
http://www.toarchmagazine.it/index.php/2022/11/04/11336-augusto-de-luca/
1955 births
Italian photographers
Photographers from Naples
Living people
Artists from Campania
People from Naples
Artists from Naples
Portrait photographers
Architectural photographers
20th-century Italian photographers
20th-century Italian male artists
Italian contemporary artists
21st-century Italian photographers
21st-century Italian male artists