Mario Sorrenti
Encyclopedia
Mario Sorrenti is a photographer and director
best known for his spreads of nude models in the pages of Vogue
and Harper's Bazaar
.
Sorrenti was born in Naples
, Italy, but moved to New York City at the age of ten where he is still based. He is the son of New York based advertiser, Francesca Sorrenti. He has had exhibitions in London (Victoria and Albert Museum
), Paris, Monaco
and New York
(Museum of Modern Art
). He has undertaken campaigns and directed commercials for Calvin Klein
, and has shot Kate Moss
for the Calvin Klein Obsession ads. He has also worked for Lancôme
, Paco Rabanne
and Benetton
. He is currently signed exclusively with the agency Art Partner.
Additionally, Sorrenti is responsible for the photographs on several music releases, most notably Shakira
's Oral Fixation Vol. 1, as well as R&B artist Maxwell's album Embrya and a solo album by John Taylor of Duran Duran
. His first musical project was the photography for rock group Del Amitri's 1995 album, Twisted, and its associated single releases.
Younger brother, fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti
, died after overdosing on heroin in February 1997.
A photographic study of Davide Sorrenti
, his younger brother and fashion photographer, who died in 1997 from a drug overdose.
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
best known for his spreads of nude models in the pages of Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
.
Sorrenti was born in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy, but moved to New York City at the age of ten where he is still based. He is the son of New York based advertiser, Francesca Sorrenti. He has had exhibitions in London (Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
), Paris, Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
). He has undertaken campaigns and directed commercials for Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
, and has shot Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
for the Calvin Klein Obsession ads. He has also worked for Lancôme
Lancôme
Lancôme Paris is a makeup brand. Owned by L'Oréal since 1964, Lancôme is part of the Luxury Products division, which offers skin care, fragrances, and makeup at higher-end prices....
, Paco Rabanne
Paco Rabanne
Francisco "Paco" Rabaneda Cuervo, more commonly known as Paco Rabanne is a Franco-Spanish fashion designer. He fled Spain for France with his mother when the Spanish Civil War broke out...
and Benetton
Benetton Group
Benetton Group S.p.A. is a global luxury fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965. Benetton Group is listed in Milan....
. He is currently signed exclusively with the agency Art Partner.
Additionally, Sorrenti is responsible for the photographs on several music releases, most notably Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
's Oral Fixation Vol. 1, as well as R&B artist Maxwell's album Embrya and a solo album by John Taylor of Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
. His first musical project was the photography for rock group Del Amitri's 1995 album, Twisted, and its associated single releases.
Younger brother, fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti
Davide Sorrenti
Davide Sorrenti was a fashion photographer, son of photographer and advertiser Francesca Sorrenti; and brother of Mario Sorrenti , and Vanina Sorrenti Davide Sorrenti (July 9, 1976 Naples, Italy - February 4, 1997 New York, USA) was a fashion photographer, son of photographer and advertiser...
, died after overdosing on heroin in February 1997.
Published works
- The Machine, Steidl/Editions, 2001. ISBN 3-88243-793-6.
A photographic study of Davide Sorrenti
Davide Sorrenti
Davide Sorrenti was a fashion photographer, son of photographer and advertiser Francesca Sorrenti; and brother of Mario Sorrenti , and Vanina Sorrenti Davide Sorrenti (July 9, 1976 Naples, Italy - February 4, 1997 New York, USA) was a fashion photographer, son of photographer and advertiser...
, his younger brother and fashion photographer, who died in 1997 from a drug overdose.