Exhibition: Philadelphia Photographers at Schmidt Dean Gallery
Archives For Photography
William Klein is a legend in the fashion and documentary photography world. His ability to transcend anything he works with is a testament to his legendary status.
Have a look at the images that got him hired at Vogue. He was a master right out of the gate.
Download the 32 page pdf on this incredible body of work from the great photography gallery http://www.hackelbury.co.uk
“William Klein: Black and Light, (1952-2015) is the second in the imprint series – unique and beautifully produced publications, each dedicated to the work of a single artist; in–depth and in print. Imprint #2 is the first publishing of a seminal maquette created in 1952 by cult photographer, film-maker and master of the photo book, William Klein (USA, born 1928). It is comprised completely of experimental photograms made only with light and movement – events captured and transformed in the darkroom. Created just after and inspired by Klein’s late 40’s/early 50’s geometric paintings and screens, when first exhibited in 1953 they led directly to his invitation to work for Vogue in 1954. The rest, as they say, is history”
Via: http://www.hackelbury.co.uk
Via: http://www.hackelbury.co.uk
William Klein’s First Images
LIGHT WORKS The Art of the Photogram
12 – 15 November 2015 | Paris Photo, Grand Palais, France
27 November 2015 – 30 January, 2016 | ATLAS Gallery, London, UK
LIGHT WORKS: The Art of the Photogram brings together a diverse selection of unique work from artists from the first half of the 20th century to the present day, united by their use of the photogram for creative purposes. Photograms are a camera-less technique for image making, and produce a 1:1 representation of the objects laid upon a light sensitive material. The resulting image is a negative shadow that varies in tone dependent on the transparency of the objects placed on the light sensitive paper to make the photogram. Unlike photographs, photograms do not provide a sense of time or space, they abstract images and objects from their original context, suspend a traditional reading of the image, and retain an air of the mysterious.
Say what you will about the music of Mr. Springsteen but I am always stunned by his ability to speak so eloquently about his art, music and mythic writing (that captures his american life so perfectly and profoundly). He is our great observer and this HBO documentary sums up so beautifully why he is one of our national treasures. Listen to a true master explain how he made his great double album, The River.
One of the things most overlooked is his pinpoint writings on love.
“She’ll lead you down a path
There’ll be tenderness in the air
She’ll let you come just far enough
So you know she’s really there
Then she’ll look at you and smile
And her eyes will say
She’s got a secret garden
Where everything you want
Where everything you need
Will always stay
A million miles away”
From: The Secret Garden
Maybe one of the most influential photographers (along with her late husband Bernard) to have lived in the modern era….
“They are best known for their extensive series of photographic images, or typologies, of industrial buildings and structures, often organised in grids. As the founders of what has come to be known as the ‘Becher school’ they influenced generations of documentary photographers and artists. They have been awarded the Erasmus Prize and the Hasselblad Award.” via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_and_Hilla_Becher
Obituraries here:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/oct/15/hilla-becher
Via the New York Times and Sonnabend Gallery
Via MOMA.org
Hilla Becher 1935 to 2015