« Her work appealed to me because it holds one of the most important features of great photography: it makes me ask many questions. The clarity with which the series is imbued makes every photo a small film script, where I can immediately start to imagine the complete storyline.» Roy Kahmann, Founder and Owner Kahmann Gallery and GUP Magazine.
Marta Blue is an Italian self-taught photographer.
In 2018 she wins the Lensculture Emerging talent Awards, exhibiting some of her works at the Klompching Gallery in New York. From this moment she’s began to participate in some of the most important events and shows in the world including Art Basel, Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, Shanghai Photo Fair and Paris Photo. In 2019 she won the Fresheyes competition promoted by Gup magazine and began working with curators and art galleries, especially for the Asian market. She has worked for Penguin, Domus, AD China, Lula Japan, Elle decoration China, Libération. Today she is represented by Brownie Art in Shanghai. She’s currently an art director and photographer. Based in Milan.
Marta Blue is an Italian self-taught photographer.
In 2018 she wins the Lensculture Emerging talent Awards, exhibiting some of her works at the Klompching Gallery in New York. From this moment she’s began to participate in some of the most important events and shows in the world including Art Basel, Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, Shanghai Photo Fair and Paris Photo. In 2019 she won the Fresheyes competition promoted by Gup magazine and began working with curators and art galleries, especially for the Asian market. She has worked for Penguin, Domus, AD China, Lula Japan, Elle decoration China, Libération. Today she is represented by Brownie Art in Shanghai. She’s currently an art director and photographer. Based in Milan.
Awards
2019
FreshEyes First European Photography
Talent Book by GUP magazine
2018
LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards
Jurors’ Picks selected by Roy Kahmann
Show and Exhibitions
2021
Art Show for NeoShibuya Tv
“15 sec Museum” aired on 9 billiboards
(Tokyo)
2020
Solo Exhibition at Gallery of Modern Art
Space Place, (Ekaterinburg)
2019
Brownie for Design Shanghai
Campaign Gallery
(Shanghai)
PhotoFairs Shanghai
(Shanghai)
Brownie for Raffles City
Pop up Store
(Shanghai)
Brownie for Elle & Airbnb
Pop up Store
(Shanghai)
Imagenation Paris Photo
at Galerie Joseph Le Marais
(Paris)
FreshEyes
at Tbilisi Photo Festival
(Georgia)
FreshEyes
Book launch at Art Basel
(Switzerland)
FreshEyes Book launch party
at Voies Off Festival
(Arles)
Les Rencontres de la Photographie
(Arles)
“Sublimation” curator Lika Brutyan
at Galerie des Arnes x Les Rencontres
de la Photographie (Arles)
“Sublimation” curator Lika Brutyan
at Fondazione Luciana Matalon
(Milano)
“Touching Love” Solo exhibition
Campaign gallery - Brownie Art
(Shanghai)
2018
Lensculture Exhibition
at Klompching Gallery
(New York)
Print Swap Exhibition
at Root Studios
(NewYork)
Book Cover
2021
“NDA” a Novel by Caitlin Forst
Distribution in USA by Simon & Schuster
2019
“On earth we’re briefly gorgeous”
a Novel by Ocean Vuong.
Distribution and released in Italy, Germany,
Austria, Latin America, Switzerland, France,
Spain.
Publications
2020.21
Fisheye Annual Book
Fisheye magazine Photo Review
2019
“Dark Tourism” Vostok magazine vol. 17
Korea. Front back cover, and interview.
LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards, vol. 3
Jurors’ Picks selected by Roy Kahmann.
FreshEyes First European Photography Talent Book
By GUP magazine, first edition.
Mulieris magazine Pink issue.
Portfolio fotografia.
2019
FreshEyes First European Photography
Talent Book by GUP magazine
2018
LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards
Jurors’ Picks selected by Roy Kahmann
Show and Exhibitions
2021
Art Show for NeoShibuya Tv
“15 sec Museum” aired on 9 billiboards
(Tokyo)
2020
Solo Exhibition at Gallery of Modern Art
Space Place, (Ekaterinburg)
2019
Brownie for Design Shanghai
Campaign Gallery
(Shanghai)
PhotoFairs Shanghai
(Shanghai)
Brownie for Raffles City
Pop up Store
(Shanghai)
Brownie for Elle & Airbnb
Pop up Store
(Shanghai)
Imagenation Paris Photo
at Galerie Joseph Le Marais
(Paris)
FreshEyes
at Tbilisi Photo Festival
(Georgia)
FreshEyes
Book launch at Art Basel
(Switzerland)
FreshEyes Book launch party
at Voies Off Festival
(Arles)
Les Rencontres de la Photographie
(Arles)
“Sublimation” curator Lika Brutyan
at Galerie des Arnes x Les Rencontres
de la Photographie (Arles)
“Sublimation” curator Lika Brutyan
at Fondazione Luciana Matalon
(Milano)
“Touching Love” Solo exhibition
Campaign gallery - Brownie Art
(Shanghai)
2018
Lensculture Exhibition
at Klompching Gallery
(New York)
Print Swap Exhibition
at Root Studios
(NewYork)
Book Cover
2021
“NDA” a Novel by Caitlin Forst
Distribution in USA by Simon & Schuster
2019
“On earth we’re briefly gorgeous”
a Novel by Ocean Vuong.
Distribution and released in Italy, Germany,
Austria, Latin America, Switzerland, France,
Spain.
Publications
2020.21
Fisheye Annual Book
Fisheye magazine Photo Review
2019
“Dark Tourism” Vostok magazine vol. 17
Korea. Front back cover, and interview.
LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards, vol. 3
Jurors’ Picks selected by Roy Kahmann.
FreshEyes First European Photography Talent Book
By GUP magazine, first edition.
Mulieris magazine Pink issue.
Portfolio fotografia.
Clients & Features
Pinterest
Penguin Random House
Kein Studio
Paper Journal
Google
Airbnb
Elle Decoration
AD
Ideal
Spectrum Boutique
Causette magazine
Libération
La Nave di Teseo Editore
Editorial Anagrama
Hanser Publisher
Domus
C41 magazine
Phroom magazine
GUP magazine
PHMUSEUM
L'Officiel Italia
Fisheye Magazine
iGNANT
Oneg Magazine
Opendoors Gallery
Beatz of All Nationz
Domestika
TheVisualVoices
Weandthecolor
TheWalkman
Exibart
Dazed
LensCulture
Hypebae
Nowness
Fubiz
Shutterstock
L’Espresso
MarieClaire
Photographize
Rockit
Featured Shoot
Milk
Aurora fotografi
FrizziFrizzi
Structured Mag
The Pupil Sphere
HurtLamb
Selected Interview
NASTY “Introspective Experimentations” by Maria Abramenko
Domus “Pixel’s Intuitions”
M&C Saatchi “Diversions”
WÜL magazine “The Stanislavski Technique”
C41 “Sensually portraits the concept of trasformations”
GUP mag “Creatures”
l’Officiel Italia
Fisheye “Les creations sensorielle de Marta Blue”
iGNANT “The stirring and sensual world of Marta Blue”
Domestika “La sensualidad cromatica de Marta Blue”
Phroom “Creature”
Public Offerings “Marta Blue: Imagined Narratives”
Palm Studio* feature
“Darkness is colorful” a cura di Alessandro Curti, Still Fotografia
Paper Journal “Darkness is colorful”
Musee magazine “Woman Crush Wednesday”
Yogurt magazine “Darkness is colorful”
Penguin Random House
Kein Studio
Paper Journal
Airbnb
Elle Decoration
AD
Ideal
Spectrum Boutique
Causette magazine
Libération
La Nave di Teseo Editore
Editorial Anagrama
Hanser Publisher
Domus
C41 magazine
Phroom magazine
GUP magazine
PHMUSEUM
L'Officiel Italia
Fisheye Magazine
iGNANT
Oneg Magazine
Opendoors Gallery
Beatz of All Nationz
Domestika
TheVisualVoices
Weandthecolor
TheWalkman
Exibart
Dazed
LensCulture
Hypebae
Nowness
Fubiz
Shutterstock
L’Espresso
MarieClaire
Photographize
Rockit
Featured Shoot
Milk
Aurora fotografi
FrizziFrizzi
Structured Mag
The Pupil Sphere
HurtLamb
Selected Interview
NASTY “Introspective Experimentations” by Maria Abramenko
Domus “Pixel’s Intuitions”
M&C Saatchi “Diversions”
WÜL magazine “The Stanislavski Technique”
C41 “Sensually portraits the concept of trasformations”
GUP mag “Creatures”
l’Officiel Italia
Fisheye “Les creations sensorielle de Marta Blue”
iGNANT “The stirring and sensual world of Marta Blue”
Domestika “La sensualidad cromatica de Marta Blue”
Phroom “Creature”
Public Offerings “Marta Blue: Imagined Narratives”
Palm Studio* feature
“Darkness is colorful” a cura di Alessandro Curti, Still Fotografia
Paper Journal “Darkness is colorful”
Musee magazine “Woman Crush Wednesday”
Yogurt magazine “Darkness is colorful”
