Giovanni Gastel

Giovanni Gastel
Born	(1955-12-27)27 December 1955 Milan, Italy
Died	13 March 2021(2021-03-13) (aged 65) Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Photographer

Giovanni Gastel (27 December 1955 – 13 March 2021) was an Italian photographer.[1][2][3]

Biography

Giovanni Gastel began to approach photography in the early 1970s.

In 1981, he started working for numerous fashion magazines, including Vogue, Elle, and Vanity Fair; he also collaborated with world-famous brands such as Dior, Trussardi, Krizia, Tod's, and Versace.

During these years of intense professional commitment, he began to develop his personal style, characterized by a poetic irony. His passion for art history led him to introduce a taste for balanced composition into photographs. His references are to Pop Art and Irving Penn's photographic work.

From 15 September 2020 to 5 March 2021, the MAXXI Museum in Rome presented the exhibition “Giovanni Gastel, The People I Like”.[4]

Gastel died from COVID-19 in Milan on 13 March 2021, at the age of 65, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[5]

References

1. Redazione Online (23 May 2019). "Al Festival dell'Invenzione, Giovanni Gastel incontra il pubblico". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
2. "Omaggio a Giovanni Gastel sul Lago di Como: in mostra 38 foto iconiche". la Repubblica. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
3. Merlo, Vera Giovale (14 November 2016). "Intervista a Giovanni Gastel. "L'eleganza? È un valore morale"". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
4. "Giovanni Gastel. The People I like | MAXXI". www.maxxi.art. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
5. "Morto il fotografo Giovanni Gastel: era ricoverato per Covid in condizioni gravissime". www.ilmessaggero.it. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.