Dido Fontana
- Biography
- Bibliography
- Artworks
- Solo exhibitions
- Group exhibitions
Dido Fontana nasce a Mezzolombardo (IT) nel 1971. Vive in Trentino ma lavora nel mondo, a seconda di dove viene spinto dai suoi progetti.
Dido Fotana è un fotografo autodidatta con uno stile antifashion e neobarocco. Non ritocca le foto perchè, secondo lui, “la realtà è di per sè troppo interessante”.
La produzione più recente di Dido è frutto del lavoro di progetti collettivi e personali in Europa e negli Stati Uniti, che si sovrappone alle commissioni ottenute dal mondo della moda, della comunicazione e dell'editoria. I due ambiti, quello più specificatamente creativo e quello commerciale, si confondono lasciando emergere una creatività onnivora ed una spiccata personalità, sia per quanto riguarda l’interpretazione del mezzo fotografico sia per la definizione dei soggetti individuati.
Dido Fontana was born in Mezzolombardo (IT) in 1971. He lives in Trentino but works in the world, depending on where he is pushed by his projects.
Dido Fontana is a self-taught photographer with an anti-fashion and neo-baroque style. He doesn't retouch the photos because, according to him, " reality itself is even too interesting".
His most recent production is the result of the work of collective and personal projects in Europe and the United States, which overlaps with commissions obtained from the world of fashion, communication, and publishing. The more specifically creative and the commercial area melt together, showing his omnivorous creativity and energetic personality: both in terms of interpretation of the photographic medium and the definition of the subjects identified.
Education
1997-1999
Degree in Physical activity, food, nutrition and diet therapy, International University of La Salle, USA
1989
High school diploma at Istituto Alcide Degasperi, Borgo Valsugana, Trento, Italy
Awards
2015
Untitled (Christ), acquired by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, USA
2007
First Prize. The Quest of Fashion, Phot Prize, Pitti Immagine, Firenze, Italy
Books
2020
THE PERSONAL TRAINER, n°5
2016
COTTO AL DENTE
NEW FASHION NUDES_GOLIATH BOOKS (Goliath Books editor)
2013
THE PERSONAL TRAINER, n°4
THE PERSONAL TRAINER, n°3
2011
PERVERDIDO
2010
DIDOCENTRICO
Magazines
KID'S WEAR MAGAZINE
GOLIATH™
GINZA/Bottega Veneta®
Kult Mag
Le Follie Shop®
Mecki's_F**king&Perfect®
Centrale Fies
PLAYBOY®
GINZA /Armani®
BLINK-Korea
T-I-S-S-U-E
Foto&Video magazine-Moscow
Hammerfest®
Unravel 19022010®
Inked Girls®
AlanAlice®
Enquire
Remember Paper
Karin+Raoul
Yuhmm Magazine
Nude Paper
Trendhunter
Iconique
The Imagist
Photographer and Muse
Lifelounge
Rich Guys Hunter
Lamono
Digital Temple
Erographic
Flash glam trash!
Sodium
Changethethought
Scandoblog
Body Collector
Runningdive
Le Chagrin
Dadanoias
nofoundproject
Art Nudes
yay!everyday
Bend Me Over
Indienudes
The Dinner Jacket-Ca
Photo Couture
180Mag-Ca
FashionPh
UPP Magazine-Uk
SoTacky Magazine-Nl
F-Stop Magazine-Us
Fefe Project-It
ffffound!
Dido Fontana
Through the mind of the artist (a present for my father), 2020
photography fine art giclèe print on baryte paper, 107 x 160 cm
Dido Fontana
Temporary Portrait_Daniel González, 2019
video, one minute, still camera, questions
Dido Fontana
PRIMEVAL#2, 2019
Giclèe print on baritate paper, 90 x 60 cm
Dido Fontana
Vanitas #3, 2018
Ed. 1/3, lightbox, 40 x 60 x 5,5 cm
Dido Fontana
From the Love of Truth, 2018
video full HD, 2'50' loop, still from the video
Dido Fontana
Untitled, 2015
Unique 1/1, polittico, nr. 7 C-print, 91 x 106 cm, detail
Dido Fontana
Untitled (f**king & perfect), 2013
c-print, 30 x 45 cm
Dido Fontana
Untitled, 2013
Ed. 2/9, C-print from negative film, 30 x 45 cm
Dido Fontana
Untitled, 2013
Ed. 1/3, C-print, 100 x 70 cm
Dido Fontana
Untitled, 2013
Ed. 1/3, C-print, 70 x 100 cm
Dido Fontana
Untitled, 2011
c-print framed, 50 x 70 cm
Dido Fontana
Untitled, 2008
Ed. 1/2, C-print, 100 x 150 cm
Dido Fontana
Non è il caso né di avere paura né di sperare, bisogna cercare nuove armi, 2020
c-print, 60 x 90 cm
Dido Fontana
XIMENA_TEMPORARY PORTRAIT_QUARANTINE EDITION, 2020
video, one minute, webcam, questions (still from the video)
Dido Fontana
PRIMEVAL#1, 2018-19
Giclèe print on baritate paper, 90 x 60 cm
Dido Fontana
Vanitas #2, 2018
Ed. 1/3, lightbox, 40 x 60 x 5,5 cm
Dido Fontana
Terrorist of Love, 2016
giclèe print on baryte photographic paper, 100 x 150 cm, ed. 2+2AP
Dido Fontana
Untitled, 2015
Ed. 2/2, c-print, 100 x 150 cm
Dido Fontana
Giorgina, 2015
Ed. 1/9, c-print, 45 x 30 cm
Dido Fontana
Temporary ice rings, 2013
photography fine art giclèe print on baryte paper
Dido Fontana
Mara_Thomas, 2013
Ed. 1/5, c-print, 45 x 30 cm
Dido Fontana
Yanna, 2013
Ed. 1/5, c-print, 30 x 45 cm
Dido Fontana
The opposite of indifference and the opposite of boredom (L’opposto dell’indifferenza e l’opposto della noia), 1997
Unique 1/1, installation, mixed media on canvas + printing on sticker, 220 x 100 cm
2020
Temporary portrait, Golab, Milan, Italy
Didddo - Touch Me!, Boccanera Gallery, Trento, Italy
2018
DON'T SAY "DIDO SHOW", SAY BOMBA, Artrophia, Trieste, Italy
From the Love of Truth, Golab, Milan, Italy
2017
Amen, Boccanera Gallery, Trento, Italy
SMASH&GRAB, Locust Projects, Miami, USA
2016
Cotto al dente, Butter Gallery, Miami, USA
2015
Stay Strong (Z), Boccanera Gallery, Trento, Italy
2021
Dal ritratto al selfie. La rappresentazione del sé dalla Preistoria a oggi, curated by Gianluca Fondriest, in collaboration with Marcello Nebl, Palazzo Assessorile, Cles, Trento, Italy
2020
L’Indifferente, Boccanera Gallery online
Boccanera Fiction, Boccanera Gallery online
Love is the answer, Boccanera Gallery online
2019
Everyday Life. Economia globale e immagine contemporanea, curated by Gabriele Lorenzoni and Carlo Sala, in partnership with Festival dell'Economia 2019, Galleria Civica, Mart, Trento, Italy
Cave Canem, Boccanera Gallery, Trento, Italy
2017
RICORDI?, by Settimio Benedusi, Milan, Italy
SUPERCONTINENT, XXXVII edizione Drodesera, Centrale Fies, Dro, Italy
2014
The Art of Murder, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, USA
2013
55th Venice Biennale, Maldives Pavilion, Free Fucking Foolery with Kedos.it, Venice, Italy
2012
Stylescout, Amsterdam, Netherlands Deus Dei (super ego), Tenerife, Spain
2008
Palazzo degli Specchi, Messina, Italy
2007
DEPOP, S. Caterina Museum, Treviso, Italy
The Quest of Fashion, Pitti Immagine, Florence, Italy
2006
Freak Dolls, Rome, Italy
Golden Opportunity, Marx Saunders Gallery, Chicago, USA