Enzo Rosamilia - Anfiteatro
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Description from the seller
Anfiteatro
Series The Sun of Pompeii
Year: 1981
Technique: photograph printed and sepia-toned by the author
Support: Amalfi handmade paper – 100% cotton
Weight: 300 g
Format: 50 × 70 cm
Edition: unique copy
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Description of the work
Original photograph belonging to the series “The Sun of Pompeii,” created by Enzo Rosamilia in the early 1980s. The image depicts the ancient Roman amphitheater of Pompeii, one of the oldest masonry amphitheaters in the world, immortalized in a broad and almost contemplative vision.
The composition emphasizes the circular shape of the amphitheater and the relationship between archaeological space and human presence: a solitary figure at the center of the arena underscores the monumentality of the place and the temporal dimension of history.
The photograph is manually printed by the artist on Amalfi paper, an artisanal paper produced according to traditional techniques, subsequently sepia-toned. This process gives the image a warm, tactile tone and a nearly painterly quality, transforming the photograph into a unique artistic object.
The series The Sun of Pompeii consists of 31 photographs made between 1980 and 1983, all printed in the 50 × 70 cm format with this particular technique.
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Signature
Signed in pencil by the author at the bottom right: Enzo Rosamilia – 1981.
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Artist biography
Enzo Rosamilia (Auletta, Salerno, 1955) is an Italian photographer and artist active in contemporary photographic research.
After studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, he develops a personal photographic research that fuses photography, matter, and historical memory. Since 1978 he has experimented with printing on hand-emulsified Amalfi paper, a technique that gives his works a unique painterly and tactile quality.
He has taught photography at the Liceo Artistico Sabatini-Menna in Salerno and has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in Italy and abroad.
His works are present in public collections and international institutions, including:
• Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Paris
• Museo Ken Damy – Brescia
• Fototeca 3M – Milan
• Archivio della Biennale di São Paulo
• Centro di Documentazione Fotografica – Senigallia
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Selected exhibitions and participations
Solo exhibitions
• Ken Damy Photogallery – Brescia (1983)
• Can Gallery – Seoul (1984)
• Galleria San Fedele – Milan (1986)
• Posada del Potro – Córdoba (1989)
• Centre Culturel de Huy – Liège (1995)
Group exhibitions
• Biennale di São Paulo (1981)
• Arteder – Bilbao (1982)
• International Festival of Photography – Liège (1986)
• Salon de Tokyo (1987)
• Biennale of Photography in Córdoba (1993)
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Conditions
Work in excellent condition.
The print shows the natural characteristics of artisanal Amalfi paper, an integral part of the artistic process.
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Shipping
The work will be shipped with professional protective packaging, between rigid cartons and impact-absorbing material.
Anfiteatro
Series The Sun of Pompeii
Year: 1981
Technique: photograph printed and sepia-toned by the author
Support: Amalfi handmade paper – 100% cotton
Weight: 300 g
Format: 50 × 70 cm
Edition: unique copy
⸻
Description of the work
Original photograph belonging to the series “The Sun of Pompeii,” created by Enzo Rosamilia in the early 1980s. The image depicts the ancient Roman amphitheater of Pompeii, one of the oldest masonry amphitheaters in the world, immortalized in a broad and almost contemplative vision.
The composition emphasizes the circular shape of the amphitheater and the relationship between archaeological space and human presence: a solitary figure at the center of the arena underscores the monumentality of the place and the temporal dimension of history.
The photograph is manually printed by the artist on Amalfi paper, an artisanal paper produced according to traditional techniques, subsequently sepia-toned. This process gives the image a warm, tactile tone and a nearly painterly quality, transforming the photograph into a unique artistic object.
The series The Sun of Pompeii consists of 31 photographs made between 1980 and 1983, all printed in the 50 × 70 cm format with this particular technique.
⸻
Signature
Signed in pencil by the author at the bottom right: Enzo Rosamilia – 1981.
⸻
Artist biography
Enzo Rosamilia (Auletta, Salerno, 1955) is an Italian photographer and artist active in contemporary photographic research.
After studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, he develops a personal photographic research that fuses photography, matter, and historical memory. Since 1978 he has experimented with printing on hand-emulsified Amalfi paper, a technique that gives his works a unique painterly and tactile quality.
He has taught photography at the Liceo Artistico Sabatini-Menna in Salerno and has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in Italy and abroad.
His works are present in public collections and international institutions, including:
• Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Paris
• Museo Ken Damy – Brescia
• Fototeca 3M – Milan
• Archivio della Biennale di São Paulo
• Centro di Documentazione Fotografica – Senigallia
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Selected exhibitions and participations
Solo exhibitions
• Ken Damy Photogallery – Brescia (1983)
• Can Gallery – Seoul (1984)
• Galleria San Fedele – Milan (1986)
• Posada del Potro – Córdoba (1989)
• Centre Culturel de Huy – Liège (1995)
Group exhibitions
• Biennale di São Paulo (1981)
• Arteder – Bilbao (1982)
• International Festival of Photography – Liège (1986)
• Salon de Tokyo (1987)
• Biennale of Photography in Córdoba (1993)
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Conditions
Work in excellent condition.
The print shows the natural characteristics of artisanal Amalfi paper, an integral part of the artistic process.
⸻
Shipping
The work will be shipped with professional protective packaging, between rigid cartons and impact-absorbing material.
Details
Date of print
1981
Artist
Enzo Rosamilia
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Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Anfiteatro
Condition
Fine
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
50 cm
Edition
Unica
Width
70 cm
Signature
Signed
Genre
Architecture
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