Welcome to my site.

Let me start with a close-up of a photograph that I love, taken from my recent project on New York City’s Art Deco architecture. This project highlights 60 buildings from the 1920s and 1930s, showcasing the unique aspects of this exceptional architectural style.

Knock, Knock, Knock from the Cesati Collection. Currently exhibiting at FMR.

The finest pieces from Cesati’s collection of door knockers, which I photographed years ago, are currently on display at Franco Maria Ricci’s – Labirinto della Masone headquarters in Fontanellato.
Visiting the exhibition titled “Knock, Knock, Knock” offers a unique opportunity to appreciate the original objects, my photographs, the exclusive art collection, and the stunning Labyrinth. A splendid catalog is also available.

Roberto Bigano Shooting Art.

I am an eclectic photographer, and I believe that combining various techniques and experiences enhances my skills and background. Over the years, I have developed expertise in photographing a wide range of artistic subjects, including paintings, sculptures, architecture, and vintage cars. Recently, I have focused on the Art Deco style in New York City.
To provide a better understanding of my work, I have included some background images.

Bugatti.

Above a Bugatti Atalante, one of my signature images. I have a special connection with the Bugatti brand. My journey began with photographing classic cars and started with the book “Divina Bugatti.” This experience led me to document the fascinating history of Bugatti’s Italian venture in the 1990s. I also captured unique images at the Bugatti International Meeting, which celebrated the brand’s centenary.
Below is the very first design of the Bugatti EB110, featuring covered rear wheels as envisioned by Gianpaolo Benedini.

Wonderful Mistakes.

“Wonderful Mistakes” is a captivating story that begins with a misplaced box of film left outside, exposed to the elements, including heat and insects. As a result, the negatives stick together and undergo a transformation. Dirt, bugs, and other unknown particles become embedded in the gelatin. This alteration of the original details creates new “original images” with fresh meanings.

Plastic Girls.

I have been shooting “Plastic Girls” for over forty years. They fascinate me and tell a lot about a country’s culture and the evolution of fashion and style. I always took all the photos in the stores’ windows through the glass and never with special permits. All these wonders are available to anyone who can see them.

Anna Longo about my “7816” exhibition

…questo lavoro fa di Bigano un ricercatore, uno sperimentatore, un ingegnere, uno “scienziato”, impegnato a sviluppare la tecnica di costruzione delle immagini, ma fa di lui anche un visionario capace plasmare il reale per fargli assumere la forma la più conforme all’ideale: una Bugatti è trasfigurata in una linea di luce sinuosa, un manichino in una donna vibrante d’emozione, un’armatura in un eroe mitico, la gipsoteca in un’unica scultura sensuale. Potere della trasfigurazione, potere della costruzione, potere della creatività unita alla tecnica ma al servizio dell’ideale.

…this work makes Bigano an engineer involved with developing the technique for constructing images, but it also makes him a visionary able to model reality to give it a form as close as possible to the ideal one: a Bugatti car is transfigured into a sinuous line of light, a mannequin into a woman vibrating with feeling, armour into a mythical hero, and Canova’s plaster cast gallery into a single sensual sculpture. The power of transfiguration, the power of construction, the power of creativity united to technique, but in the service of the ideal.