Untitled, from the series "Homage to Niépce"
<p>Here Paolo Gioli pays homage to photography pioneer Joseph-Nicéphore Niépce. Gioli made direct Polaroid impressions of an engraved portrait of the cardinal of Amboise that Niépce had used to create several heliographs, his early photographic invention. Following in Niépce’s experimental footsteps, Gioli tested the constraints of mass-produced instant film, cutting the freshly exposed film to extract the image-receiving layer and manipulate it further. Like specimens from the dawn of photography, these unique artworks defy common conceptions of photography—and also call for cautious handling and exhibition.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1982
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 16.9 × 16.9 cm (6 11/16 × 6 11/16 in.); Mount: 35 × 25.5 cm (13 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Paolo Gioli
Artist
Printmaking
Paolo Gioli was an Italian artist and filmmaker whose practice spanned experimental photography, cinema, and performance from the 1960s onward. Working primarily with analogue processes and often employing unconventional materials and techniques, he created works that challenged the mechanical nature of image-making itself. His investigations into light, time, and perception positioned him within the postwar European avant-garde.
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Untitled, from the series "Homage to Niépce"
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- Paolo Gioli
- Year
- 1982
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 16.9 × 16.9 cm (6 11/16 × 6 11/16 in.); Mount: 35 × 25.5 cm (13 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1982-113771
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- verified