Harry Gruyaert

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0500544484 ISBN 13: 9780500544488

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2015

Born in Antwerp in 1941 and a member of Magnum Photos since 1982, Harry Gruyaert revolutionized creative and experimental uses of color in the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by cinema and American photographers, his work defined new territory for color photography: an emotive, non-narrative, and boldly graphic way of perceiving the world.In 1972, while living in London, Gruyaert created the striking series TV Shots by turning the dial on a television set at random and photographing the distorted images he saw there. A later series, Made in Belgium, portrays his ambivalent relationship with his homeland in a palette of saturated tones. In his most recent work, he embraces the possibilities of digital photography, taking further creative risks to capture light in new ways.Gruyaert’s images are autonomous, often independent of any context or thematic logic. This volume, the first retrospective of his work, is a superb overview of his personal quest for freedom of expression and the liberation of the senses.

Recensione:

A pioneer of colour photography. --Independent

François Hébel's stunning book not only showcases Gruyaert's outstanding work, but also the important role he played in establishing colour photography as an art form. --Aesthetica

First English-language monograph on [the] Magnum master. --Observer

The images gathered together in a new book of his photographs are full of quiet, even banal moments. But they are transformed by Gruyaert's eye, an eye that can find beauty in a raincloud, flaking paint or a string of lightbulbs. --The Herald, Glasgow

There are some absolute gems contained within this book... --Amateur Photographer

Harry Gruyaert's eponymous new book is a retrospective of his career from the 1970s to the present ... The book documents some of the more interesting places in the world ... only Gruyaert could have made them look this way. --Picture Book of the Week, New Statesman

Handsomely produced. --Lens Culture

Offer[s] a comprehensive retrospective of his career. --British Journal of Photography

A much-needed retrospective. --The Bookseller

One impossibly vivid image after another. --Daily Telegraph

This lavishly produced book ... --RPS Journal (Royal Photographic Society)