Marcus Luconi

Artist Statement - Elemental_Marcus Luconi
I am a photographer passionate about images produced with the human figure, studio portraits, locations, environments with natural light, mixing of lights, external lights, all light is fundamental and used in my art.
Elemental, a photographic project created in 1996, that continues to this day, unites the human and the environment.
As a child until I was a teenager, my greatest pleasure was living close to nature, the woods, countryside, rivers, lakes, anyway, living in a small country town, it was possible.
I didn’t always respect nature as I do today, I learned that we must take care of what we love and respect, “humankind and the environment”. Produced in the Photographic Set, the work consists of original photography, with transparent color film, without pre-production montages, until 2005. Professional models, chosen by affinity, small team and united by the same ideal. Artistic make-up, professional specialized in characterization with body painting and props from the environment itself.
Photographed with natural light and occasionally using a flashlight to highlight important highlights.
From 2005 onwards, original photographs with digital back and digital cameras, with the s...

Marcus Luconi's Education

Marcus Luconi was born in 1953 in Santa Rosa, and grew up in São Luiz Gonzaga, RS, Brazil.
A member of the third generation of photographers from the Luconi family in Brazil.
He learned the basic principles of photography from his parents at an early age.
1975, in Florianópolis, doing freelance photography, and having recurring dreams, and from these dreams, he finally came to the certainty of what he wanted to do for the rest of his life, to be a professional photographer.
1976, Porto Alegre, photographer at Cia Jornalística Caldas Jr, freelance for newspapers and magazines, advertising photography.
1977, advertising photographer and guest professor of photography at SENAC/RS.
1979, His first major project was the creation of the photography company Kromak, specialized in producing fashion catalogs, maintaining for over 40 years, one of the largest photography studios in Brazil.
In 1980, he began producing personal photo essays, artistic photography with an emphasis on the human figure.

From 1987 to 2000, he participated in the NYC PhotoExpo every year, where he updated his knowledge of world professional photography.

In 1993, his personal style of photography attracted the Brazilian publisher Abril, P...

1998, Elemental Exhibition, Porto Alegre, Brazil
1999, Elemental Exhibition, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2002, Elemental Exhibition, Art Cubic Gallery, Barcelona, ​​Spain.
2005, Honorable Mention, Advertising and Commercial, Golden Light, NYC.
2005, Premio Abril Publicidade, Gold, reader preference, Playboy cover.
2009, Master Cup, International Color Awards, NYC, Honorable Mention in Nude.
2010, First place, Elemental, Galleria Spazio Surreale, Art fair of Anzio, Italy.
2013, Saatchi Art – Site, artistic portfolio and online sales
2015, Elemental Show, Artavita Gallery - Los Angeles - USA
2017, Artexpo Summer Rome 2017
2018, Artexpo Future World Art Festival
2018, Artexpo Winter Rome
2019, Contemporary Art Station - Shibuya Station Exhibition
2019, ArtExpo New York -Eric Art - Elemental