Sentences with phrase «of color photography»

A pair of photographs in this auction vividly display his genius with a variety of subjects as well as his mastery of both color photography and black & white.
Traditional publishing is probably a better route for a book of color photography, for example.
That's a shame because there is an impressive selection of shows opening, from a museum - ready look at the birth of color photography to new exhibitions from promising young names.
He could have been lauded as the great pioneer of color photography, but instead he preferred to drink coffee and photograph in his own way, amassing an archive of beautiful work that is now piled high in his New York apartment.
Though criticized at the time, his now legendary 1976 solo exhibition, organized by the visionary curator John Szarkowski at The Museum of Modern Art, New York — the first presentation of color photography at the museum — heralded an important moment in the medium's acceptance within the art - historical canon and solidified Eggleston's position in the pantheon of the greats alongside Henri Cartier - Bresson, Robert Frank, and Walker Evans.
His 1976 solo exhibition Color Photographs by William Eggleston, curated by John Szarkowski at The Museum of Modern Art, New York — the first presentation of color photography at the museum — heralded an important moment in the medium's acceptance within the art - historical canon and solidified Eggleston's position as one of its foremost practitioners, and throughout his prolific career, he has consistently developed his own uniquely recognizable and influential aesthetic.
Curated by Ellen Carey (who is presenting work, as well, showing Dings & Shadows), the exhibition examines the origins and history of color photography.
With a small number of contemporaries, he championed the elevation of color photography as art and redefined the documentary tradition in American photography.
Over the course of nearly six decades, William Eggleston — often referred to as the «father of color photography» — has established a singular pictorial style that deftly combines vernacular subject matter with an innate and sophisticated understanding of color, form, and composition.
illustrates through landmark works by Jan Groover (1943 — 2012), Joel Meyerowitz (b. 1938) and others the blossoming of artists» use of color photography that followed in the wake of Szarkowski's celebration of Eggleston.
Richard Misrach (born 1949) is credited with helping pioneer the renaissance of color photography and large - scale presentation in the 1970s.
Meyerowitz's first book, Cape Light (1978), is a much beloved classic of color photography and has sold more than 150,000 copies.
One of the foremost photographers working today, Joel Meyerowitz is renowned for his crucial role in the establishment of color photography as a fine art.
While his teacher is noted for his black - and - white images, Epstein is a master of color photography, capturing on film the American experience as well as images from countries throughout the world — he has traveled extensively and realized series on locales including Vietnam, India, Berlin, and his hometown of Holyoke, Massachusetts, among others.
From its creation in 1839, it had come a long way and in the next hundred years it saw the invention of color photography and much more evolved printing processes.
Leiter's first exhibition of color photography was held in the 1950s at the Artist's Club, a meeting place for many of the Abstract Expressionist painters of that time.
Completing the installation is a large - scale rendering of a color calibration card — the color grid that is used to maintain accuracy in the printing or post-production of color photography because it remains consistent in various lighting conditions.
PH: Insights is our main exhibition program that started from last year and this year taking on the theme of color photography.
The American photographer William Eggleston (b. 1939) was a pioneer in exploring the artistic potential of color photography.
Faced with the novelty of color photography and the chance to make it a reality, Haas plainly fell in love with color all over again.
If I understand correctly, the Modern gambled on its first show of color photography, and that same year Barnett Newman was about to set aside his «area of competence,» abstract painting, to make the sculpture that now graces the atrium of the remodeled Modern.
A key figure in American photography, Eggleston is credited with nearly single - handedly ushering in the era of color photography.
Saul Leiter (1923 — 2013) has only in recent years finally received his due as one of the great pioneers of color photography.
The «little book,» as he humbly spoke of it, became an overnight sensation with worldwide distribution and firmly established Leiter as an early pioneer in the history of color photography.
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A manifestation of the artist's «democratic» view of the camera, the series offers prime examples of his timeless aesthetic and mastery of color photography, through visions of unsuspecting architecture and infrastructure.
In the 1970s, Misrach helped pioneer the renaissance of color photography and large - scale presentation.
Considered the pioneer of color photography and the personal documentary style, William Eggleston first picked up a camera in 1957 and has been producing cutting - edge work for over fifty years since.
As an early advocate of color photography (mid-60's), Meyerowitz was instrumental in changing the attitude toward the use of color photography from one of resistance to nearly universal acceptance.
A pioneer of color photography, Meyerowitz produced images of alarmingly quiet city streets marked by beautiful subtleties of natural light.
The «little» book became an overnight sensation with worldwide distribution and firmly established Leiter as an early pioneer in the history of color photography.
Photographer William Eggleston is known as a pioneer of color photography, and his work has been instrumental in legitimizing the medium as fine art.
Hopper's watercolor views of clapboard houses, electric lines and windswept landscapes are displayed alongside black - and - white photographs by Robert Adams, Diane Arbus and Lee Friedlander, as well Stephen Shore, a pioneer of color photography, whose works here eerily echo Hopper's depictions of domestic architecture.
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