Brassai: Paris Nocturne - Rilegato

Aubenas, Sylvie; Bajac, Quentin

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0500544255 ISBN 13: 9780500544259

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2013

Riassunto

Brassai (1899–1984) was the first and is still the most famous photographer to chronicle Paris after dark. Born in Hungary, he came to the French capital in 1924, working first as a journalist and then embracing photography, but it was the Paris of the 1930s that forms the bedrock of his body of work.Walking the city’s streets at night, Brassai captured a previously unseen world on camera. He shows us every face and every facet, from tough guys and showgirls to prostitutes and pleasure-seekers, from the bustling cafés and dance halls to the stillness of deserted streets and mist-shrouded monuments. Through his eyes, Paris becomes a world of shadows, in which light, the prerequisite for any photograph, is reduced to dimly lit windows, streetlamps in the fog, or reflections on a rain-soaked pavement.This book brings together some of the best-known images from Brassai’s classic Paris After Dark and The Secret Paris of the 30’s, showcasing them alongside previously unpublished photos and archive material. It places his work in its historical and artistic context, analyzing the unique nature of his photographic vision: part reportage, part social document, part poetic exploration.

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A gloriously shabby tapestry of Parisian life ... beautifully produced ... a joy. --The Times

Elegant --The Sunday Telegraph

Full of beauty, bleakness and insight, these images assure his place among the greatest photographers of the 20th century. --Hungry Eye

Excellent ... classic images. --Source Magazine

Reveals much about the photographer ... shows the diversity of themes even within the nighttime genre ... brings together his most iconic images ... the photographs of people in bars and brothels certainly capture a specific view of nighttime Paris in the early 1930s. --The Royal Photographic Society

A truly excellent, historic body of work and is a clear example of why Brassaï is still considered a master. A vital purchase for the serious collector of photography books --Amateur Photographer

rich in detail and historical connections, we re-visit the images with a renewed insight. --Black & White Photography

A truly excellent, historic body of work and is a clear example of why Brassaï is still considered a master. A vital purchase for the serious collector of photography books --Amateur Photographer

rich in detail and historical connections, we re-visit the images with a renewed insight. --Black & White Photography

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Book by Aubenas Sylvie Bajac Quenten

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0500544255
• ISBN 13: 9780500544259
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 311