Paolo Vegas
July 20, 1969 / cm 100x170 / Anno 2016 / Collage su stampa lambda montato su dibond , Collage on lambda print mounted on dibond panel
Cloning in Yellow and Pink / cm 109,5x118,5 / Anno 2014 / Collage su stampa lambda montato su leger 30mm, Collage on lambda print mounted on leger 30mm
Paolo Vegas nasce a Biella il 04 Giugno 1973, si diploma all’Istituto Europeo di Design nel 1992, inizia la sua attività di fotografo a Milano collaborando con diverse agenzie pubblicitarie. L’artista è fortemente influenzato da questo periodo. Nel 2010 nasce il Progetto Clonazioni, nella stessa immagine il soggetto è ritratto almeno due volte creando dei veri e propri cloni. Vegas effettua più scatti della medesima ripresa mantenendo invariate le distanze focali per ottenere un’uniforme profondità di campo. Ogni scatto va a costituire un frammento dell’immagine finale. Negli ultimi lavori sfrutta una tecnica diversa che permette di ottenere clonazioni in contesti unici e irripetibili. Ad ogni opera applica oggetti rendendola un collage a pezzo unico.
Paolo Vegas, born in Biella, Italy, on 4 June 1973, graduated from the European Institute of Design in Milan in 1992. He began his career as a photographer in Milan collaborating with various advertising agencies. It is precisely the advertising world that artistically influenced him. In 2010 he started working on his “Progetto clonazioni” (“Cloning Project”). In this series of works the subject is portrayed simultaneously two or even more times, creating therefore clones of it. Vegas shoots his subjects in different poses against the same background while keeping the camera stationary; the individual frames are then collated to create the final artwork. In his latest works he creates clones in unique and unrepeatable settings. To each artwork he adds a three-dimensional object, creating a unique collage, his recognizable signature.
Paolo Vegas, born in Biella, Italy, on 4 June 1973, graduated from the European Institute of Design in Milan in 1992. He began his career as a photographer in Milan collaborating with various advertising agencies. It is precisely the advertising world that artistically influenced him. In 2010 he started working on his “Progetto clonazioni” (“Cloning Project”). In this series of works the subject is portrayed simultaneously two or even more times, creating therefore clones of it. Vegas shoots his subjects in different poses against the same background while keeping the camera stationary; the individual frames are then collated to create the final artwork. In his latest works he creates clones in unique and unrepeatable settings. To each artwork he adds a three-dimensional object, creating a unique collage, his recognizable signature.