2006
Massimo Vitali was born in Como, Italy, in 1944. He studied photography at the London College of Printing, in the 1970s initially working as a photojournalist, but at the beginning of the 1980s, a growing mistrust in the belief that photography had an absolute capacity to reproduce the subtleties of reality led to a change in his career path.
Vitali worked in cinematography for film and television before beginning a fine art practice in 1995. Over the next two decades, he would gain recognition for his highly detailed, epic-scale panoramas — sociopolitical observations of the natural habitat of humankind at leisure. Vitali’s iconic series of beach panoramas, captured from a distance with an elevated large-format camera platform, began in the light of drastic political changes in Italy.
Drawing inspiration from Renaissance and Old Flemish masters, in which the central space is fully exploited and the urban or natural landscape becomes the background, Vitali’s large-scale photographs grasp the viewer by capturing highly detailed observances of the recreational habitats of modern civilization.
Vitali’s work has been collected in six monographs: Beach and Disco, Natural Habitats, Landscapes With Figures, Swimming Pools, Short Stories and, in 2020, Entering A New World.
Additionally, Vitali’s work is represented in the world’s major museums, including the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Fonds national d'art contemporain in Paris, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Fondation Cartier in Paris and the Museo Luigi Pecci in Prato.
Vitali lives and works in Lucca (Italy) and in Berlin (Germany).
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(Biography provided by Edition EKTAlux)
The Tower of Babel, After Bruegel Chromogenic Print, Signed, 2007
By Vik Muniz
Located in Aventura, FL
Chromogenic print. Signed and dated "Vik Muniz 2007" on a label affixed to the reverse. From the edition of 6. Custom framed as pictured. The artwork is in excellent condition. All...
C Print
Two Athletes, Hand Signed, Edition of 30, 20 x 16 inches
By Michal Chelbin
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered and titled on verso. Image Size: 10 X 10 Inches. Sheet Size: 20 X 16 Inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition ...
Paper, Photographic Film
EVA; Le Porge, France, Archival Digital Print, Signed, Edition 33/75, 2003
By Jock Sturges
Located in Aventura, FL
Archival digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. This photograph appears in Jock Sturges: Notes. Sheet size 17 x 13 inches. Image size 13...
Digital
Sunrise on Silent Lake Lithograph Print, Signed Edition of 350
By Jake Vandenbrink
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Edition of 350. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the artist: As a self taught artist, Jake's style has developed over many years, evolving since childhood. Early in life he nurtured a bond with nature and wildlife that eventually became the basis for his artistic endeavors. Jake captures the landscape with striking compositions emphasizing light and color. Among the artist\'s favorite subjects are serene lakes, forests, and mountains of North America. Jake has enjoyed a popular following throughout the past 23 years that he has been showing, and his art continues to attract collectors throughout Canada and beyond. His art has found homes in his native province of Ontario, as well as internationally. He is honored to have collectors as far away as Japan, Dubai, Europe, as well as a growing clientele in Western Canada.
Paper, Lithograph
Mille (Two) Framed Hand Signed Pigment Print, Street Art, 2024, Edition 60/75
By Jason Boyd Kinsella
Located in Aventura, FL
Pigment print on hahnemuhle photo rag satin 310 gsm paper. Hand signed lower right by Jason Boyd Kinsella. Hand numbered 60/75 lower left. Artwo...
Paper, Pigment
Untitled (Ariane) Archival Pigment Print, Pop Art, Signed Edition
By Robert Longo
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Archival pigment print on wove paper. Published by Adamson Editions, Washington, D.C. Sheet 33.86 X 52.76 in. Image: 29.92 x 48.82 in. Editio...
Archival Pigment
Horizon, diptych
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Massimo Vitali photograph diasec mounted framed with white maple - two sizes per panel: 60x75 each or 80x105 each
Pigment
Santa Cesarea diptych - large scale Mediterranean beach scene (artist framed)
By Massimo Vitali
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Santa Ces...
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Wood, Archival Paper
Santa Maria al Bagno diptych - large scale Mediterranean beach scene (framed)
By Massimo Vitali
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and ritua...
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Wood, Archival Paper
Punta Tegge Diptych - large scale Mediterranean beach scene in Sardinia (framed)
By Massimo Vitali
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Punta Teg...
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
De Haan Kiss offset lithograph by Massimo Vitali. Published by Steidl Verlag.
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"De Haan Kiss" from "A Portfolio of Landscapes and Figures" offset lithograph. Image of swimmers in pool under dome. Massimo Vitali Steidl Verlag, Götting...
Lithograph, Offset
Trittico Forum (2011) - large format triptych photograph of iconic Roman site
By Massimo Vitali
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format photography capturing the iconic monumental architecture of the ancient Forum Romanum in Rome by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Trittico Forum (2011) three individually framed original archival photography prints, each with diasec (acrylic glass) face mount in contemporary light grey lacquered gallery frames 76.7 in x 61.25 in (194.8cm x 156cm) / each 4,6m / 183.75" / 15' 4" installation width limited edition of 6 + 2AP signed, titled and dated verso 'Roman Forum' was installed at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy, as part of 2014 'Art in Embassies' exhibition curated by Virginia Shore and Claire D...
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Wood, Archival Paper
The celebrated Italian photographer is sheltering in place in Tuscany while awaiting a return to normalcy.
This set of recipes and original prints might not make you a better chef. But it will make you smile.
