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
Died13 March 2021(2021-03-13) (aged 65)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationPhotographer

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, also collaborating 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.

Gastel died in Milan from COVID-19 on 13 March 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. He was 65.[4]

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. "Morto il fotografo Giovanni Gastel: era ricoverato per Covid in condizioni gravissime". www.ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 14 March 2021.


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