Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the National Gallery, London, Oct. 31, 2012-Jan. 20, 2013, the CaixaForum Barcelona, Feb. 21-May 19, 2013 and at the CaixaForum Madrid, June 19-Sept. 15, 2013. Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and index.
Contents:
Photography and the art of the past -- Interview Maisie Broadhead -- Expression and memory--portrait photographs -- Interview Tina Barney -- Interview Richard Learoyd -- The divine ideal?--Photographing the body -- Interview Rineke Dijkstra -- Studies of time and beauty--Still-life photography -- Interview Sarah Jones -- Wild poetry--Seascapes and landscapes -- Interview Richard Billingham -- Afterword.
Summary:
"Today's photography is part of our own cultural moment, but it also arises from artistic traditions of the past. Seduced by Art looks at the effects of art and its history on the creation of photographs, tracing continuities in aims, visual style, and technical experimentation. This sumptuous book shows how photographers such as Julia Margaret Cameron sought to elevate the status of their work by referencing Old Masters. Similarly, contemporary practitioners look to their photographic predecessors, as well as art history, for inspiration. Among the many photographers featured are Ori Gersht, Luc Delahaye, Thomas Struth, Tom Hunter, and Helen Chadwick, and paintings from Caravaggio, Zurbaran, Delacroix, Ingres, Constable, and others. Each chapter takes a genre--portraiture, the nude, still life, and landscape--and discusses the challenges that each poses for photographers. Interviews with Tina Barney, Rineke Dijkstra, Richard Billingham, Richard Learoyd, Sarah Jones, and Maisie Maud Broadhead focus in-depth on contemporary working practices."--Publisher's website.
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