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the pursuit of form,
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This review is from: Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico Years (Hardcover)
We take it for granted now: the ability of a photograph to go past the 'whatisit'stage and to celebrate pure form. This is so much a part of our world that it has become a staple in advertising and a cliche in photos of the nude.
So it's easy to forget that formalism was once a radical idea that steered photography away from pictorialism and into a truly modern sensibility. It's also easy to forget that it's not easy to carry off a true celebration of form: it requires technique so perfect that it disappears. Edward Weston was both a pioneer and a master of formalism in black and white photography and this book represents his early efforts. Tina Modotti, whose more passionate work may have a shorter shelf-life is more easily seen in connection with the symbolism of Diego Rivera and Frieda Kahlo. Both artists are well-presented in this lovely book. Lynn Hoffman author of bang BANG: A Novel |
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Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico Years by Sarah Lowe (Hardcover - May 1, 2004)
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