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Emotionally and physically exhausted after the loss of Elizabeth, his wife and lifelong companion, André Kertész was admittedly a broken man who had lost his direction. His remarkable recovery began when he was inspired by a small glass bust and he embraced the new Polaroid SX-70. In poignant, beautiful, and sometimes haunting photographs, we witness the artist's late life rebirth as Kertész dipped into his reserves one last time, tapping new people, ideas, and tools to generate a whole new body of work. In the process he transformed from a sad old man waiting to die into one who could not wait for the next click of his camera. Taken in his apartment, just north of New York City's Washington Square, many of the photographs were shot either from his window or in the windowsill. His fertile mind at work, Kertész arranged personal objects into striking still lifes set against cityscape backgrounds, reflected and transformed in glass surfaces. Almost entirely unpublished work, these photographs are a testament to the genius of the photographer's eye as manifested in the simple Polaroid.
Instant photography --- 77.071 KERTESZ --- fotografie --- Kertész André --- New York --- polaroids --- portretfotografie --- reportagefotografie --- stadsfotografie --- twintigste eeuw --- Photography, Instant --- Kertész, André. --- Exhibitions --- diffusion transfer prints --- Kertész, André
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Polaroid instant photography revolutionized the taking and making of pictures, and the story of its beginnings is a simple one. In 1943, after being asked by his daughter why she couldn't immediately see the photograph he had just taken, American inventor and scientist Edwin H. Land conceived of the technology required to make this seemingly impossible demand a reality--within an hour. Land's creation was a groundbreaking scientific accomplishment that also heralded an exciting new chapter of artistic expression. Through the efforts of thousands of photographers the world over, as well as the corporation's own artist support program, which provided many with materials, Polaroid would help shape the artistic landscape of the late twentieth century. Published to accompany a major traveling exhibition, The Polaroid Project is a creative exploration of the relationship between Polaroid's many technological innovations and the art that was created with their help. Richly designed with over 300 illustrations, this beautiful volume showcases not only the myriad and often idiosyncratic approaches taken by such photographers as Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ellen Carey, and Chuck Close, but also a fascinating selection of the technical objects and artfacts that speak of the sheer ingenuity that lay behind the art. With essays by the exhibition's curators and leading photographic writers and historians, The Polaroid Project provides a unique perspective on the Polaroid phenomenon--a technology, an art form, a convergence of both--and its enduring cultural legacy. La photographie instantanée de Polaroid a révolutionné la prise et la fabrication d'images, et l'histoire de ses débuts est simple. En 1943, après avoir été interrogée par sa fille, pourquoi ne pouvait-elle pas voir immédiatement la photo qu'il venait de prendre, l'inventeur et scientifique américain Edwin H. Land a conçu la technologie requise pour transformer cette réalité impossible en réalité - dans l'intervalle d'une heure. La création de Land a été une réussite scientifique révolutionnaire qui a également annoncé un nouveau chapitre passionnant de l'expression artistique. Grâce aux efforts de milliers de photographes du monde ainsi que par le programme de soutien artistique de la société, qui fournissait beaucoup de documents, Polaroid aiderait à façonner le paysage artistique de la fin du XXe siècle. Publiée pour accompagner une importante exposition itinérante, "The Polaroid Project" est une exploration créative de la relation entre les nombreuses innovations technologiques de Polaroid et l'art qui a été créé avec leur aide. Richement conçu avec plus de 300 illustrations, ce beau volume présente non seulement les myriades d'approches souvent idiosyncratiques adoptées par des photographes comme Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ellen Carey et Chuck Close, mais aussi une sélection fascinante des objets techniques et des objets d'art évoquant la pure ingéniosité reposant derrière l'art. Avec les essais des conservateurs de l'exposition et des principaux écrivains et historiens photographiques, "The Polaroid Project" offre une perspective unique sur le phénomène Polaroid - une technologie, une forme d'art, une convergence des deux - et son héritage culturel durable.
Instant photography --- Art and technology --- polaroïd --- 767.9 --- 760.5 --- Photography, Instant --- fotografie, bijzondere technieken in de fotografie - overige bijzondere techieken --- fotografie, verzamelen - musea - tentoonstellingen --- Polaroid Corporation --- Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Mass. --- Exhibitions --- Land-Wheelwright Laboratories --- Photographie
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