Diane Arbus Diane Arbus was born, to a wealthy Jewish family, in 1923. David Nemerov, her father, was the hard-working son of a Russian immigrant; her mother Gertrude was the daughter of the owners of Russek's Fur Store. After the marriage, David helped manage Russek's, and oversaw its transformation into a department store, Russek's of Fifth Avenue, which specialized in furs. Diane (pronounced Dee-Ann ) was a privileged child, raised with her two siblings in large apartments on Central Park West and Park Avenue. The wealth was complicated, as it often is, by distant parents: her father was kept away by work and her mother by depression. She was luminous, with large green eyes, a delicate, exotic face and a slim body. At the age of 13, she met Allan Arbus, an employee in the advertising department of her parents' store, and they married, with her parents' grudging assent, after she turned 18. The professional separation was followed, in 1959, by a marital separation.
Eugène Atget Organ Grinder (1898) Eugène Atget (12 February 1857 – 4 August 1927) was a French flaneur[1] and a pioneer of documentary photography, noted for his determination to document all of the architecture and street scenes of Paris before their disappearance to modernization.[1] Most of his photographs were first published by Berenice Abbott after his death.[2] An inspiration for the surrealists and other artists, his genius was only recognized by a handful of young artists in the last two years of his life, and he did not live to see the wide acclaim his work would eventually receive.[2] Biography[edit] Atget's birthplace in Libourne (France) Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget was born 12 February 1857 in Libourne. Atget moved to Paris in 1878. Still living in Paris[5] he became an actor with a travelling group, performing in the Paris suburbs and the provinces. Starting in 1898, institutions such as the Musée Carnavalet and the Bibliothèque historique de la ville de Paris bought his photographs.
Los Intocables: Poignant portraits of crucified children capture the evils that harm children By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:15 GMT, 8 September 2013 | Updated: 06:56 GMT, 9 September 2013 A controversial photo collection show children crucified to the backs of people who inflict violence. Erik Ravelo, a Cuban artist, arranged the harrowing combinations in order to highlight different ways children are both directly and indirectly harmed by adults. A child in his underwear is placed on the back of a priest marks the sexual abuse scandals that have plagued the Catholic church in recent years. Scroll down for video Sin: This photo is directed at the sexual abuse of children at the hands of Catholic priests International: Thailand is singled out in this photo, which is named after the country, for their notorious sex trade that causes so many young girls to become the subject of sex travelers The other instance where sexual misconduct comes into play is the photograph where a young girl is placed on the back of a man in glasses and a hat holding a camera.
10 of Art History's Most Controversial Photographers [NSFW] In 1971 Norman Mailer said that “giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child.” Lo and behold: Child With Hand Grenade. Even before her suicide that year, Arbus’ magnificent body of work evoked criticism and suspicion of exploitation. She was drawn to the so-called deviants, outsiders, marginalized people, glamorous transvestites, graceful giants, disturbed-looking children, circus performers and of course, twins and subjects with other birth eccentricities. Had she lived, Arbus would have been 89 years old today. In tribute, we’d like to present you with this brief survey of some of the most controversial photographers, contemporary and of recent yesteryear. Diane Arbus Arbus was a curious case.
DIANE ARBUS: "Flirt, Flash & Mirror" (2013) A husband and wife in the woods at a nudist camp, N.J., 1963 By Anna Solal Translated by Chris Farmer, 2013 I saw this show a few months ago in Berlin but it took some time to fully digest it. As with all great photography, discipline combines with chance, a most appreciated quality, provided it remains neither fully tamed nor untamed. Even though we identify ourselves with them, the stranger has first been part of a conscious selection of models. 42nd Street movie theater audience, New York City, 1958 The photographs appear self-evident and luminous, whilst effectively covering the complex realities of life, portraying these mysterious powers through the very fact that something is escaping our attention. We are a long way from the kind of artist with whom contact, discussion and surprise give way to methodological, intimidating and even summarily irrefutable debate. (All rights reserved.
The Collection | Eugène Atget. (French, 1857-1927) French photographer. An only child of working-class parents, he was orphaned at an early age and went to sea. Determined to be an actor, he managed to study at the Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique in Paris for a year but was dismissed to finish his military service. By 1891 Atget had found a niche in the Parisian artistic community selling to painters photographs of animals, flowers, landscapes, monuments and urban views. The oeuvre demonstrates this variance throughout; while Old Paris was Atget’s main theme, as he worked he occasionally made photographs that seem more picturesque, imaginative or formally inventive than others. The tendency towards personal autonomy and free expression grew more marked as Atget’s career progressed. In 1920 Atget sold most of his negatives of Old Paris to the government; he had completed that section of his work. Atget’s best work is a poetic transformation of the ordinary by a subtle and knowing eye well served by photography’s reportorial fidelity. top
The ultimate guide to flat design It is easy to say that 2013 has so far been the year of flat design. Even Apple, the driver of the skeuomorphic design trend for many years, is trying some level of flat design when it releases iOS 7 later this year. So are you ready to try it out as well? Not sure how to get started? WebdesignerDepot is here to help with a guide of flat design resources. We’ve put together a giant list of everything flat design, from free UI kits to color palettes to typography options. If you want to test the flat design waters or swim out a little deeper, we have everything you need to get started, from ready-made tools to tutorials for the do-it-yourselfer. Flat design 101 Flat design is a style that lacks the “tricks” designers often use in order to create a realistic or three-dimensional effect. Flat design techniques avoid embellishments such as bevels, embossing, drop shadows, gradients or artificial textures. Animation is typically avoided in flat design projects and large images are in. UI kits
The Time-lapse Photography How to Guide - Learn Time-lapse Photography | Learn Time-lapse Photography Hello and welcome to the time-lapse photography how-to guide, an evolving road-map for the evolving art of altered time perception cinematography. This page attempts to weave together separately covered tutorials, tips, and resources into one location that can hopefully act as a launching pad for your own time-lapse experiments and productions. Time discovers truth. -Seneca We’ve come a long way since Occident’s hooves left the ground but time-lapse still requires patience, dedication, and some special tools and know-how in order to get the scene we design in our minds to show up on screen. Outstanding forums: Let’s go ahead and get started: Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as you might think. Stability (or controlled movement) is the most essential component for a time-lapse photographer. What makes a good time-lapse camera? I have broken the external intervalometer world down into 4 segments. Neutral Density (ND) Filters You’ll end up with a shot just like everyone else’s. 1 second Longer