Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (55) [Paperback]

Jeannine Fiedler (Author)

Book Description

Series: 55 | Publication Date: January 5, 2001

This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy - comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured photographer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press (January 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714840181
• ISBN-13: 978-0714840185
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good quick introduction to a leader of the avant-garde, January 1, 2002

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This review is from: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (55) (Paperback)

Moholy is best represented by his posthumously published masterpiece Vision in Motion (1947), which is currently out of print. However, many of his artistic ideas (machine aesthetics, democratization of art, ties between high art and popular culture) and styles are represented in the 55 photographic works offered here--many of which are not strictly photographs, having been created outside the camera. Moholy plays freely over the range of visual possibilities--monochrome vs. color, from representation of nature through abstraction to pure construction on the one hand and to fantasy on the other. With Jeannine Fiedler's introduction and comments on the works, this book gives a good sense of what Moholy is all about for a small commitment of money and time.