Graziano Gasparini (31 July 1924 – 30 November 2019) was a Venezuelan architect, photographer, painter and historian,[1] sometimes referred to as Graciano Gasparini (ie using a Spanish version of his first name).
Gasparini was born in Gorizia, on the Italian–Slovenian border, in 1924. After completing his education in Venice, he worked for Carlo Scarpa in connection with the Biennale. After a break caused by the Second World War, the famous exhibition resumed in 1948, and Gasparini first visited Venezuela that year while promoting it.[2] He settled in Caracas and pursued a career as an architect. He specialised in restoring Spanish Colonial architecture, while developing a parallel career as an architectural historian.[3] The buildings he worked on include the Bolivarian Museum in Caracas, which was inaugurated in 1960. Beginning with a survey of Spanish Colonial churches in Venezuela (Templos coloniales de Venezuela. Caracas, 1959), he published on a variety of topics related to Latin American architecture, including prehispanic and indigenous traditions. Caracas a través de su arquitectura remains the only compendium on the history of architecture of Venezuela's capital. His scholarship was recognised by the award of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1987.[4]
Gasparini's first wife was the Venezuelan sociologist Olga Lagrange, who died in 1971.
Some of his publications were written jointly with his second wife, the american anthropologist Luise Margolies. He died in Caracas, aged 95
His brother Paolo Gasparini (1934, Gorizia, Italy) was trained as a photographer within the Italian neorealist current, at the beginning of the fifties. In 1955 he settled in Venezuela, where he began to dedicate himself professionally to architectural photography. At the same time, he works on street reporting using a realistic language that is influenced by photographers such as Paul Strand, William Klein or Robert Frank. For direct urban photography, Gasparini uses a 35mm camera, while he reserves the medium format for architecture. In his practice, sequences or series are essential, which constitute photographic essays in which images are juxtaposed and dialogue with each other. As a socially committed photographer, Gasparini has portrayed the cultural tensions and contradictions of all the Latin American countries. His images convey the harsh social reality faced by a region whose cultural authenticity is unquestionable and where local tradition dialogue with a clumsy imposed modernity. Gasparini publishes various projects in photobook format, which he combines the making of photomurals and audiovisual projections. Between 1961 and 1965 he had the chance to record the daily events of the Cuban Revolution through being on the island. The ensuing photograph series was due to be published in France with the collaboration of Armand Gatti, but ultimately remained unpublished. The perfectly conserved mock-up of the project was donated to Museo Reina Sofía by Paolo Gasparini in 2015.
Bibliography
Templos coloniales de Venezuela. Graziano Gasparini. 1959
Caracas a través de su Arquitectura. Graziano Gasparini and Juan Pedro Posani (1969)
Inca Architecture. Graziano Gasparini and Luise Margolies. (English translation 1980)[5]
Las fortificaciones del período hispánico en Venezuela. Graziano Gasparini (1985)
Arquitectura Indigena de Venezuela. Graziano Gasparini and Luise Margolies (2005). An excerpt La Vivienda Colectiva de los Yanomami appears in "Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America": Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 1.
References
^"Murió Graziano Gasparini, restaurador de monumentos históricos en Venezuela". El Pitazo. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
^"Graziano Gasparini". Prodavinci. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^"RESEÑA SOBRE LA PROTECCIÓN DEL PATRIMONIO HISTÓRICO Y ARTÍSTICO VENEZOLANO". revista de patrimonio (revistadepatrimonio.es). Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^"John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Graziano Gasparini". gf.org. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^"Book review". Science. 1980. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
External links
Registro Nacional Voz de los Creadores. 2004.
March 12, 2023
graziano, gasparini, july, 1924, november, 2019, venezuelan, architect, photographer, painter, historian, sometimes, referred, graciano, gasparini, using, spanish, version, first, name, gasparini, born, gorizia, italian, slovenian, border, 1924, after, complet. Graziano Gasparini 31 July 1924 30 November 2019 was a Venezuelan architect photographer painter and historian 1 sometimes referred to as Graciano Gasparini ie using a Spanish version of his first name Gasparini was born in Gorizia on the Italian Slovenian border in 1924 After completing his education in Venice he worked for Carlo Scarpa in connection with the Biennale After a break caused by the Second World War the famous exhibition resumed in 1948 and Gasparini first visited Venezuela that year while promoting it 2 He settled in Caracas and pursued a career as an architect He specialised in restoring Spanish Colonial architecture while developing a parallel career as an architectural historian 3 The buildings he worked on include the Bolivarian Museum in Caracas which was inaugurated in 1960 Beginning with a survey of Spanish Colonial churches in Venezuela Templos coloniales de Venezuela Caracas 1959 he published on a variety of topics related to Latin American architecture including prehispanic and indigenous traditions Caracas a traves de su arquitectura remains the only compendium on the history of architecture of Venezuela s capital His scholarship was recognised by the award of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1987 4 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life EditGasparini s first wife was the Venezuelan sociologist Olga Lagrange who died in 1971 Some of his publications were written jointly with his second wife the american anthropologist Luise Margolies He died in Caracas aged 95His brother Paolo Gasparini 1934 Gorizia Italy was trained as a photographer within the Italian neorealist current at the beginning of the fifties In 1955 he settled in Venezuela where he began to dedicate himself professionally to architectural photography At the same time he works on street reporting using a realistic language that is influenced by photographers such as Paul Strand William Klein or Robert Frank For direct urban photography Gasparini uses a 35mm camera while he reserves the medium format for architecture In his practice sequences or series are essential which constitute photographic essays in which images are juxtaposed and dialogue with each other As a socially committed photographer Gasparini has portrayed the cultural tensions and contradictions of all the Latin American countries His images convey the harsh social reality faced by a region whose cultural authenticity is unquestionable and where local tradition dialogue with a clumsy imposed modernity Gasparini publishes various projects in photobook format which he combines the making of photomurals and audiovisual projections Between 1961 and 1965 he had the chance to record the daily events of the Cuban Revolution through being on the island The ensuing photograph series was due to be published in France with the collaboration of Armand Gatti but ultimately remained unpublished The perfectly conserved mock up of the project was donated to Museo Reina Sofia by Paolo Gasparini in 2015 Bibliography EditTemplos coloniales de Venezuela Graziano Gasparini 1959 Caracas a traves de su Arquitectura Graziano Gasparini and Juan Pedro Posani 1969 Inca Architecture Graziano Gasparini and Luise Margolies English translation 1980 5 Las fortificaciones del periodo hispanico en Venezuela Graziano Gasparini 1985 Arquitectura colonial iberoamericana Graziano Gasparini editor 1997 Arquitectura Indigena de Venezuela Graziano Gasparini and Luise Margolies 2005 An excerpt La Vivienda Colectiva de los Yanomami appears in Tipiti Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America Vol 2 Iss 2 Article 1 References Edit Murio Graziano Gasparini restaurador de monumentos historicos en Venezuela El Pitazo 30 November 2019 Retrieved 2019 12 02 Graziano Gasparini Prodavinci Retrieved 16 March 2016 RESENA SOBRE LA PROTECCIoN DEL PATRIMONIO HISToRICO Y ARTISTICO VENEZOLANO revista de patrimonio revistadepatrimonio es Retrieved 26 September 2015 John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Graziano Gasparini gf org Retrieved 26 September 2015 Book review Science 1980 Retrieved 17 September 2015 External links Editinterview Registro Nacional Voz de los Creadores 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graziano Gasparini amp oldid 1110826823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
