Photography - Fine Art        Wolfgang Tillmans (Contemporary Artists) Jan Verwoert Phaidon Press, 2002 Alongside portraits, Tillmans has expanded his subject to include architecture, landscape and still life, and he has produced installations of his work reminiscent of Raymond Pettibon and the collage techniques of the 1960s conceptual artists. From lifestyle magazines spreads Tillmans has moved to room-sized installations, for example of faraway views the concorde flying overhead (Chisenhale ...             Contacts, Vol. 3: Conceptual Photography5 reviews John Baldessari Arte, 2005 Conceptual Photography! + Photographers include... + Educator Recommended In contrast to a lot of American productions on art/artists, this stands out for being tasteful, informational, and interesting. For relying on the strength of the actual photographs, instead of irritating editing or distractions related to the process or a heavy biography on the creator's personal ...             Uta Barth (Contemporary Artists)1 review Matthew Higgs Phaidon Press, 2004 A Revision of Vision: "Uta Barth" by Matthew Higgs (et al) This splendid monograph on the work of Uta Barth lays out in lavish detail how she deconstructs vision into a series of sensations and effects. She began making pictures of the backgrounds of snapshots, and then photos of the backgrounds of action film stills. Her aim was the periphery of conscious ...             Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky8 reviews Lori Pauli, Michael Torosian Yale University Press, 2003 Manufactured Landscapes + dramatic + Art & patience I viewed the original exhibition at the National Arts Gallery in Ottawa a few years back. The images are breathtaking, unnerving and awe inspiring.             Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph16 reviews Aperture, 1997 You Must Change Your Life + Exactly what I expected. . . + "Cast A Cold Eye On Life, On Death. Horseman, Pass By!" Epitaph of W.B. Yeats + Our World in the Eyes of Diane Arbus + Very Intriguing!             Dog Days Bogota1 review Steidl, 2007 Amazing images! I am so clearly biased, as my wife and i adopted a baby girl from Bogota, Colombia in February of 2007. These images were part of our journey, adn speak to us on a very personal level. But, having shared the book with many non-adoptive friends and aquaintences, I know they speak to them as as ...             Fashion Magazine by Alec Soth1 review Magnum Photos, 2007 Fashion Magazine by Alec Soth A unique pictoral entre in to the world of fashion by contemporary photography's favored son, Alec Soth. This is a beautiful book.             Collier Schorr: Jens F. SteidlMack, 2005 Description: "The Jens pictures began as an experiment. To photograph a young boy in many of the positions that Andrew Wyeth painted the model Helga; to give someone another identity and photograph them through the transformation. Working exclusively in a small town in Germany, I was also interested in the impulse of Americans like Henry James, to travel to Europe in search of a certain ...             Tierney Gearon: Daddy, Where Are You?2 reviews Steidl/Dangin, 2006 Tierney's Laughter + Powerful and poignant I've known Tierney Gearon since she was a nineteen-year old girl from Atlanta, studying ballet on scholarship at the University of Utah. And to me, one of the most pleasant things about being around her has always been her unabashed, spontaneous, and at times almost helpless laughter. The first ...             Photo Trouvée Michel Frizot, Cedric de Veigy Phaidon Press, 2006 "Photo Trouvee" brings together 285 anonymous 'amateur' photographs, which were discovered and collected over a period of over twenty years in flea markets and antique shops. They are taken from the private collections of Michel Frizot, one of the most highly respected photohistorians in France and internationally, and his colleague Cedric de Veigy, professor of photography and film. These images ...             The Park1 review Kohei Yoshiyuki Hatje Cantz/Yossi Milo, 2007 Rapture after midnight. This is by far one of the greatest photography books in my collection. The reproductions are beautiful. The layout is flawless, and the text is perfect. Every one of Yoshiyuki's photos from "The Park" are beautifully reproduced in this text. The size of the plates is perfect. I spent hours looking ...             Contacts, Vol. 2: The Renewal of Contemporary Photography4 reviews Contacts 2 Arte, 2005 Unique and Thought Provoking + great nuggets + Photographers include... This DVD collects 11 filmed segments made for French Television over the course of several years. Each segment is almost exactly 13 minutes long. In each segment an individual photographer speaks about their work - their own personal backgrounds, their inspirations, their methodology and their ...             The Photobook: A History - Volume 22 reviews Martin Parr, Gerry Badger Phaidon Press, 2006 Through the lens with print: part two + An excellent sequel... As I wrote in my review of the first edition, both will surely become the standard reference about photobooks. This second one is mostly concerned with contemporary photography and the coverage is really impressive which raises an important point: both books regard their subject as a lively and ...             Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky8 reviews Lori Pauli, Michael Torosian Yale University Press, 2003 Manufactured Landscapes + dramatic + Art & patience I viewed the original exhibition at the National Arts Gallery in Ottawa a few years back. The images are breathtaking, unnerving and awe inspiring.             Photo Trouvée Michel Frizot, Cedric de Veigy Phaidon Press, 2006 "Photo Trouvee" brings together 285 anonymous 'amateur' photographs, which were discovered and collected over a period of over twenty years in flea markets and antique shops. They are taken from the private collections of Michel Frizot, one of the most highly respected photohistorians in France and internationally, and his colleague Cedric de Veigy, professor of photography and film. These images ...             The Photobook: A History - Volume 22 reviews Martin Parr, Gerry Badger Phaidon Press, 2006 Through the lens with print: part two + An excellent sequel... As I wrote in my review of the first edition, both will surely become the standard reference about photobooks. This second one is mostly concerned with contemporary photography and the coverage is really impressive which raises an important point: both books regard their subject as a lively and ...             Fashion Magazine by Alec Soth1 review Magnum Photos, 2007 Fashion Magazine by Alec Soth A unique pictoral entre in to the world of fashion by contemporary photography's favored son, Alec Soth. This is a beautiful book.             Contacts, Vol. 3: Conceptual Photography5 reviews John Baldessari Arte, 2005 Conceptual Photography! + Photographers include... + Educator Recommended In contrast to a lot of American productions on art/artists, this stands out for being tasteful, informational, and interesting. For relying on the strength of the actual photographs, instead of irritating editing or distractions related to the process or a heavy biography on the creator's personal ...             Uta Barth (Contemporary Artists)1 review Matthew Higgs Phaidon Press, 2004 A Revision of Vision: "Uta Barth" by Matthew Higgs (et al) This splendid monograph on the work of Uta Barth lays out in lavish detail how she deconstructs vision into a series of sensations and effects. She began making pictures of the backgrounds of snapshots, and then photos of the backgrounds of action film stills. Her aim was the periphery of conscious ...             Collier Schorr: Jens F. SteidlMack, 2005 Description: "The Jens pictures began as an experiment. To photograph a young boy in many of the positions that Andrew Wyeth painted the model Helga; to give someone another identity and photograph them through the transformation. Working exclusively in a small town in Germany, I was also interested in the impulse of Americans like Henry James, to travel to Europe in search of a certain ...              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6) we recommend Through the lens with print: part two leave a comment home  impressum - about us