My Marche (detail), 1970s–80s, Mario Giacomelli. The J. Paul Getty Museum. Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser. Reproduced courtesy Mario Giacomelli Archive © Rita and Simone Giacomelli
Mario Giacomelli: Figure/Ground
GETTY CENTER
West Pavilion, Lower Level
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Born into poverty and self-taught as a photographer, Mario Giacomelli (1925–2000) lived his entire life in Senigallia, along Italy's Adriatic coast. Soon after purchasing his first camera in 1953, he began creating humanistic portrayals of people in their natural environments and dramatic abstractions of the landscapes. Rendered in high-contrast black and white, his photographs are often gritty and raw, but always intensely personal.
This exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Daniel Greenberg and is made possible through gifts made by him and Susan Steinhauser.