The word “emerging” suggests a creative to look out for, generally someone who is young and showing signs of promise.
Olympus by Nicholas GioiaCredit: Nicholas Gioia
However, in the case of Nicholas Gioia, an architect who has been focusing his practice on photography for the last 15 years, it’s been a slow burn with solo exhibitions in both Melbourne where he resides, and a couple of exhibitions in Turin, Italy.
And although Gioia sees himself as “emerging”, he recently turned 70.
“My transition into photography started by taking images on my Nokia phone of the many things I was drawn to on my walks whether it was certain gutters edging pavements or even the strange and bizarre, like an air conditioning unit awkwardly strung across a clothesline,” says Gioia.
An industrial site in Brunswick photographed at 7am on a Sunday morning presented quite a surrealist image, not dissimilar to a painting by artist Jeffrey Smart (hence this photograph is loosely referred to as ‘Jeff’).
Other photos have been taken in Turin. The Lingotto factory, for example, built after the First World War, features a ribbed concrete elliptical-shaped ramp. This photograph appears as an abstract form as do many of Gioia’s other images – including a pair of fleshy white hands appearing from a ceramic vessel. “Some of the things that attract my eye are quite mundane,” says Gioia, picking up an image taken in Turin of a concrete detail on the edge of a building.
“It looks like someone gasping with an open mouth. You could read the shape of the aperture as someone experiencing horror as much as someone completely elated or surprised,” he adds.
With 15 years of experience, Gioia’s photographs are still affordable, starting at $450 (includes GST) for the smaller works and up to $1800 for the larger images (unframed). Many works are purchased at exhibitions while others are sold by word-of-mouth.
The increasing popularity – and value – of emerging photographers
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The word “emerging” suggests a creative to look out for, generally someone who is young and showing signs of promise.
Olympus by Nicholas GioiaCredit: Nicholas Gioia
However, in the case of Nicholas Gioia, an architect who has been focusing his practice on photography for the last 15 years, it’s been a slow burn with solo exhibitions in both Melbourne where he resides, and a couple of exhibitions in Turin, Italy.
And although Gioia sees himself as “emerging”,........
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