Noir et Blanc

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!NoiretBlancdocumentsMarcoDelogu’sartisticcareerfromthe1980stothepresentforthefirsttime.WithseriesrangingfromCardinals,RomanStatues,andGypsies,toJockeys,Prison,Peasants,andShepherds,hisworkisprincipallyfocusedonportraiture.Deloguhasonlyrecentlyshiftedhisemphasisfrommantohissurroundings,withaseriesofstudiesentitledTwoMigrationsandFourEquestrianStudies,markingthefirststeptowardthenewsenseoffreedomthatcharacterizeshislatestwork,Natures.Deloguhasalwaysbeeninterestedinunderstandingthebehavioralcodesofdifferentcommunitiesandhasalwayssoughtvisualandhumandepth.Consequently,theseriesofphotographsthathehastakenovertheyearsdonotmerelyprobedifferentcategoriesofpeople,butrevealtheuniqueindividualityoftheirsubjectsinareciprocalexchangeofglances.Inagradualtransitionfromblacktowhite,thejoyfulmomentsofDelogu’sNaturesrevealanewinnocenceoftheeye.Ultimately,Deloguseeksafreshbutalwaysrigorousfreedomandpuresimplicityinvisionsthatareindependentoftime,space,andeventheshotitself,whichbecomesalmostevanescentandsuggestspathsextendingbeyondphotography.