Alex Fakso (b. 1977) is an Italian street photographer and artist based in London. He started out as a graffiti and skateboard photographer in the early 90s in Italy. His interest in photography led to studying it at the Arts Institute of Cittadella in Italy. Over the years, he has broadened his horizon and now takes photos with analog as well as digital cameras, yet all coined by his own particular style. He has internationally known and appreciated, both for the commissioned work and for its solo exhibition, thanks to his untiring ability to experiment and always be a step forward.
Alex Fakso’s intrinsic aim is to produce compelling and dramatic images where the silent protagonists are graffiti writers juxtaposed to train depots and underground tunnel sceneries. In recent years, his work has begun destroying the aesthetics and meaning of images, thanks to the use of waste objects focusing on transforming photographs into rare and unthinkable artworks. His interest is always in showing humans in a personal way. His books Heavy Metal and Fast Or Die dive deep into alien landscapes and capture with raw authenticity, revealing the vivid atmosphere and sensations of a parallel world that breaths and moves through the darkest bends of our cities. Fakso reconstructs the underground epic of a handful of credible dreamers who communicate only with each other, regardless of praise or criticism.
His works have reached the pages of renowned publications like Rolling Stone, Vice, Xplicit Grafx, and Corriere della Sera. With a bold presence in the art world, he has showcased his work at prestigious venues such as Le Grand Palais in Paris for the Le Grand Palais Immersif exhibition and the Pennings Foundation in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His artistic influence stretches across Europe, with exhibitions from Barcelona to Moscow, while also leaving a lasting impact in global cities like Tokyo, São Paulo, and Los Angeles.
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