Born in Paris in 1959, Claudio Basso has had an impressive volume of work published across four continents. His professional career started in Milan mentored by Alberto Nodolini, the renowned Art Director of Italian Vogue. "I remember spending many hours with a loupe looking at the film of American masters like Avedon, King, Penn, Watson and then absorbing the technical discussions that would see their work become a published icon of our culture. It was nourishing and motivating at the same time."From Milan to London, Paris and New York Claudio created editorial for prestigious magazines such as American Vogue, New York Woman, French Elle, Italian Vogue, Vanity, Bazaar, Amica and Grazia. The elegance of his work also contributed to such prominent catalogues as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Bonwitt Teller and the German Otto Versand. While recognized in Japan for the Max Factor cosmetic campaign and in Greece and Brazil for his stunning Elle covers, Claudio never abandoned his most intimate work of Private Portraiture. In 1990 he exhibited in NYC a memorable series of Black & White featuring celebrities with infants. The collection, called "A Star and A Baby" was successfully auctioned to raise funds for a charity organization devoted to help children born with AIDS and had a deep impact on Claudio's career."I realized I am nothing but a story-teller, someone who loves people and loves to tell their story or to invent one. It was time for me to learn how to tell better stories".The following year Claudio packed his bags and moved to Australia where he took a deep dive into motion picture working with advertising commercial scripts. A challenge in his eyes that led to producing dozens of spots and landed him, once again, global recognition and the International Mobius Award for Outstanding Creativity. By the turn of the century Claudio returned to the United States to continue his work in photography. Enriched by twenty something years behind the camera, a list of celebrities and supermodels photographed with a unique style that combines sensuality, elegance and sophisticated photography, Claudio Basso works from his studio in Connecticut with his wife, Sheri.
A comment on the latest exhibit “Drifters”
“Claudio Basso is a masterful artist adept at capturing the spirit
and soul of any subject matter. In this first landscape series, he
was able to make even trees look like sensual and organic creatures. Claudio is truly a gifted artist who has the ability to
change the way in which we perceive the world around us”.
Jennifer Blei Stockman, President Guggenheim Museum NYC