Giovanni Gastel

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

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

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.