Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
Presale AUCTION 333 – Photographs from important european collections Auction 333 – Photographs from important european collections
Friday 11 April 2025 hours 17:00 (UTC +01:00)
VITTORIO STORARO The Way
Lambda print2019Cm. 100 x 200Limited edition of 250Signed on front bottom rightCertificate of authenticity from “Storaro Art”The image with the photograph of Marlon Brando is taken from the film“Apocalypse Now” by Francis Ford CoppolaThree-time Oscar winner for photography Vittorio Storaro, forApocalypse Now, Reds and The Last Emperor, has neverstopped studying to refine his technique and photographiccomposition; colors are used to create psychological effects andinfluence emotions.“Apocalypse Now” from 1979 is not only a cinematographicproduct of considerable importance but also a trueartistic product: photography is part of the expressivearchitecture of the film in such a significant way thatit takes on a fundamental role in the poetics of the entire film.The image of the work refers to the crucial sequence of the film;the central character, Colonel Kurtz / Marlon Brando, entersthe scene through some photographic reproductions shown tothe one who will become his executioner.The representation has a clear evocative function; it refersto an individual whose features and voice we know but whois elusive from a psychological point of view; It is in the revelation ofthis dark point that the portraits of Colonel Kurtzlead the viewer to understand his mysterious andanguished side
