A Beautiful Collection from One of the MostInfluential Photographers of the 20th Century.Known for rejecting conformity and abiding only to intuition,Hungarian-born photographer Andr+- Kert+-sz (1894-1985) used his camera asa tool to explore the human condition in everyday life.He was a pioneerof the "spontaneous" photography movement. Smoothly and subtlety, hiswork moved between abstraction and Surrealism, Constructivism and humanism. Ultimately, his quest for visual authenticity has made him one of thegreatest and most influential photographers of the twentieth century.ANDR+#137; KERT+#137;SZ by No+-l Bourcier, is an illustrated overview of theacclaimed photographer's career.This book features 55 photographs inchronological order and text that offers insight into Kert+-sz's art andpersonality, as he drew upon his private life and everyday objects toinspire his creative work.This book covers the full range of Kert+-sz's photography career, one basedon capturing the fleeting moment, from his Parisian street scenes to thestill-life photographs made after he settled in New York.His motif ofelevating and transforming trivial objects into meaningful works of art isrevealed within all of the featured photographic essays, such as in TheFork, where Kert+-sz used light reflection and pure composition totransform a simple kitchen utensil into an interpretable object.Thismonograph is an elegantly produced introduction to his innovative visuallanguage and timeless photographs that continue to influence modernphotography.
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"There is in the work of Kertész a sense of the sweetness of life, a free and childlike pleasure in the beauty of the world and the preciousness of sight."--John Szarkowski, Looking at Pictures
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Noel Bourcier is Artistic Director of the Andre Kertesz Foundation. He has written numerous articles on photography, many of which have appeared in Art Press. He has organized numerous exhibitions, including 'Emmanuel Sougez, Eminence Grise' (1993), 'Andre Kertesz, Copy of a Life' (1994) and 'Sovereign England: The Golden Age of British Photography' (1996)
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Format:Hardcover
"Andre Kertesz," a book in the Aperture Masters of Photography series, brings together a rich collection of photographs by Kertesz. The book also includes the following: (1) an essay, written by Carole Kismaric, on his life and career; (2) a chronology of his life (1894-1985); (2) a list of his major exhibitions; and (4) a bibliography.
Kertesz' black-and-white photos include many scenes that are haunting, touching, or whimsical. I especially like his street scenes, which capture everyday people. His many photos of Paris life in the 1920s and 30s remind me of the writings of Henry Miller (see, for example, Miller's "Tropic of Cancer").
Some memorable images: a young boy in Paris holding a delicate-looking puppy; a wandering violinist on a street in Hungary; a snowy view of Washington Square; a grubby old man urinating on a street in Paris; a portrait of an imperious Colette. There are some witty captures, particularly one delightful shot of umbrella-wielding pedestrians on a Tokyo street. Kertesz had a keen eye and a marvelous sense of composition; this book is a visual treat from start to finish.
Format:Paperback
You really only need to two things about this book: one, that Andre Kertesz was a genius, and two, that this book published by Phaidon Press, so it's going to be very well done. The photographs in this book are sharper, more luminous and of a better variety than any other Kertesz book I've seen. The text blurbs that accompany each photograph (in addition to the excellent bio at the front) are informative and sophistocated, going well beyond the usual spartan location/date/f-stop infomation that many other monographs offer. As if that wasn't enough, it usually runs at least half of what other monographs will. Perfect stocking-stuffer.
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May 5 2002
By Matthew O. Nugent
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Format:Paperback
You really only need to two things about this book: one, that Andre Kertesz was a genius, and two, that this book published by Phaidon Press, so it's going to be very well done. The photographs in this book are sharper, more luminous and of a better variety than any other Kertesz book I've seen. The text blurbs that accompany each photograph (in addition to the excellent bio at the front) are informative and sophistocated, going well beyond the usual spartan location/date/f-stop infomation that many other monographs offer. As if that wasn't enough, it usually runs at least half of what other monographs will. Perfect stocking-stuffer.
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A wonderful collection of photographs
May 24 2002
By Michael J. Mazza
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Format:Hardcover
"Andre Kertesz," a book in the Aperture Masters of Photography series, brings together a rich collection of photographs by Kertesz. The book also includes the following: (1) an essay, written by Carole Kismaric, on his life and career; (2) a chronology of his life (1894-1985); (2) a list of his major exhibitions; and (4) a bibliography.
Kertesz' black-and-white photos include many scenes that are haunting, touching, or whimsical. I especially like his street scenes, which capture everyday people. His many photos of Paris life in the 1920s and 30s remind me of the writings of Henry Miller (see, for example, Miller's "Tropic of Cancer").
Some memorable images: a young boy in Paris holding a delicate-looking puppy; a wandering violinist on a street in Hungary; a snowy view of Washington Square; a grubby old man urinating on a street in Paris; a portrait of an imperious Colette. There are some witty captures, particularly one delightful shot of umbrella-wielding pedestrians on a Tokyo street. Kertesz had a keen eye and a marvelous sense of composition; this book is a visual treat from start to finish.
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Andre Kertesz
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By giannakos simos
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VERY GOOD QUALITY.
NICE SELECTIONS OF PICS, VERY GOOD PRINT.
THIS IS Andre Kertesz WHAT CAN SOMEONE SAY ..FURTHER THAN PERFECT
NICE SELECTIONS OF PICS, VERY GOOD PRINT.
THIS IS Andre Kertesz WHAT CAN SOMEONE SAY ..FURTHER THAN PERFECT
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