Lyle Rexer est un auteur et critique accompli dont le travail explore l'intersection fascinante de l'art, de l'architecture et de la photographie. Il possède un œil vif pour les mouvements historiques et avant-gardistes dans l'art visuel, explorant en particulier les processus photographiques non conventionnels et l'évolution de l'abstraction. Par ses essais captivants et ses expositions organisées, Rexer remet constamment en question les perceptions et révèle les récits plus profonds ancrés dans la création artistique. Son écriture éclaire la frontière entre le vu et l'invisible, offrant des aperçus uniques sur l'esprit créatif.
The book features a collection of 22 oversized daguerreotypes, showcasing Chuck Close's artist-friends, including notable figures like Cindy Sherman and Philip Glass. Collaborating with daguerreotype expert Jerry Spagnoli, Close captures stunningly detailed images that reflect the gravity of the medium. Each photograph is paired with a poem by Bob Holman, enriching the portrayal of Close's influential circle. This work serves as both a captivating group portrait and an exploration of the complexities of photography, accompanied by a traveling exhibition starting in November 2006.
Abstraction has been a fundamental aspect of photography since its inception, reflecting the medium's enduring appeal. This book is the first in English to document the rise of abstraction in photography, placing it in historical context while exploring contemporary practices. Author Lyle Rexer investigates key moments in the evolution of abstraction, starting with early pioneers who believed the camera could unveil hidden realities. The narrative follows the Photo-Secessionists, who prioritized emotional expression and process over mere representation, and delves into Modernist and Surrealist innovations. From the 1950s to the 1980s, numerous photographers, including Edward Weston, Aaron Siskind, Barbara Kasten, Ellen Carey, and James Welling, embraced abstraction from diverse perspectives. Rexer also examines how the history of abstraction informs current artistic practices, highlighting contemporary artists like Penelope Umbrico, Michael Flomen, and Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, who challenge traditional definitions of photography by exploring conceptual avenues that blur the lines between photography, painting, and sculpture. This volume combines Rexer's engaging narrative with rich illustrations and includes primary texts and interviews with influential figures such as Alvin Langdon Coburn, László Moholy-Nagy, Gottfried Jäger, Silvio Wolf, and Walead Beshty.
The book presents the first major retrospective of a remarkable street photographer whose work remained largely undiscovered outside of prominent collector and gallery circles. Featuring around 170 photographs, it highlights Newman's impeccable technique and his keen eye for capturing human moments in New York City scenes, sports action, and impressions from other parts of the USA.
Focusing on the critical understanding of photography, this book explores fifteen significant photographs and their historical, aesthetic, and biographical contexts. It serves as an intensive course accessible to both undergraduates and general readers, highlighting works by notable photographers like Roland Fischer and Nancy Rexroth. The author examines various photography issues, including authorial intent and audience perception, while connecting historical developments to contemporary practices. Richly illustrated, it offers a valuable introduction to the complexities of image production.
Born in Camaguey, Cuba in 1955, Demi depicts a vibrant and intimate universe centered upon children, but hers is neither a sugar-coated nor an innocent vision. Demi paints luminous and powerful children whose lives have been exposed to the vagaries of the adult world. Demi has first-hand knowledge of the plight of children whose fates are altered by devastating events. Her father was executed in Castro's Cuba when she was still a child. Her family's home and resources were all confiscated and they scraped together a living until Demi was sent to Puerto Rico to live with relatives at the age of six. She finally joined her family in America in 1971, and they eventually settled in Miami where she studied at Miami-Dade Community College. Demi is a sobriquet to indicate her life was cut in half by exile, and she emphasizes individuality and ambiguity by avoiding the use of a last name. Demi deliberately employs a naïve style and paints mainly children. Her subjects are denuded and androgynous, preternaturally mature and far from ingenuous, reflecting their precocious experiences. Although rooted in her personal history, these subjects are fanciful and universal, with powerful social and political overtones.
Sergei Romanov (born 1970), a movement of one, comprises the "antiquarian avant-garde." The Russian photographer takes portraits, mostly of female nudes, using an archaic the ambrotype, positive photographs directly printed onto glass. This publication also includes an interview with the artist.
Würden Sie dreißig Stunden lang von einer bestimmten Stelle auf einen berühmten Ort blicken, könnten Sie dennoch nicht all die Details und Ereignisse erfassen, die in einem Panoramafoto von Stephen Wilkes zu finden sind. Aus einem festen, meist erhöhten Blickwinkel nimmt er über einen Tag hinweg mehr als 1.500 Fotos auf und fügt diese akribisch zu einem einzigen Tableau zusammen. In dieser Sammlung werden 60 epische Panoramen präsentiert, die zwischen 2009 und 2022 entstanden sind – von der Serengeti in Tansania bis zur Blauen Lagune in Island, vom Grand Canyon bis Coney Island und vom Trafalgar Square bis zum Times Square. Diese Orte sind Teil unseres kollektiven Gedächtnisses. Wilkes wartete mehr als zwei Jahre auf die Genehmigung, Papst Franziskus bei der Ostermesse im Vatikan zu fotografieren. Das Ergebnis zeigt den Pontifex insgesamt zehnmal. Zudem werden zahlreiche Details präsentiert, die wesentlicher Bestandteil der Komposition sind und als eigene kleine Kunstwerke gelten. Jedes Bild nimmt uns mit auf einen faszinierenden Trip von der Morgen- bis zur Abenddämmerung an den symbolträchtigsten Orten der Welt und lässt uns das tägliche Pulsieren natürlicher und künstlicher Sehenswürdigkeiten neu erleben.
