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Brassai, Paris
Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso
- GenresArtFrancePhotography
192 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 2004
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August 15, 2022
Good selection of Brassai's works with an essay stressing his artistic versatility.
May 27, 2011
Posted on my book blog.
Brassaï (or Gyula Halász) was a Hungarian photographer and artist in the early to mid-twentieth century, working mostly in Paris. He was part of the art scene there, and worked closely with the surrealists (even if he never considered himself to be one). I became acquainted with his work as a Photography student, but this was the first book I read that was entirely dedicated to him.
His photographic work is simply amazing. It is visually stunning, layered with possible interpretations. The historical interest is also considerable. Brassaï photographed everything, from people to landscapes, and the images provide a fascinating glimpse into Parisian life a century ago.
The essay at the start of the book wasn't as great as the images, unfortunately. Maybe there was something lost in translation (my copy is at the same time in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese) but the writing style was rather weak, with confusing sentences and disparate verb conjugations.
Still, well worth looking into, and a good introduction to the work of this wonderful photographer.
Brassaï (or Gyula Halász) was a Hungarian photographer and artist in the early to mid-twentieth century, working mostly in Paris. He was part of the art scene there, and worked closely with the surrealists (even if he never considered himself to be one). I became acquainted with his work as a Photography student, but this was the first book I read that was entirely dedicated to him.
His photographic work is simply amazing. It is visually stunning, layered with possible interpretations. The historical interest is also considerable. Brassaï photographed everything, from people to landscapes, and the images provide a fascinating glimpse into Parisian life a century ago.
The essay at the start of the book wasn't as great as the images, unfortunately. Maybe there was something lost in translation (my copy is at the same time in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese) but the writing style was rather weak, with confusing sentences and disparate verb conjugations.
Still, well worth looking into, and a good introduction to the work of this wonderful photographer.
January 25, 2024
Une exploration intéressante de la face nocturne, toujours claire-obscure, tantôt romantique, tantôt sale de Paris à son « âge d’or ». Le Paris d’Éluard, Matisse, Picasso, Beauvoir, et j’en passe, mais aussi celui des clochards, des travestis, prostituées, et autres silhouettes lointaines et marginales. Brassai est justement à la croisée de ces deux mondes, et son œuvre rappelle que l’imaginaire esthétique que l’on se fait souvent des hautes sphères de Montmartre et du quartier latin nous fait à oublier que ces personnes légendaires vivaient dans un environnement sombre et étrange, plein de brume, de débauche, et de personnes qui - au grand désarroi des droitards qui crient à la décadence - existaient déjà mais que l’on ne montrait pas.
February 8, 2013
Brassaï es un fotógrafo que te invita a sumergirte en su París nocturno. Cada una de sus fotos son inmensas. Muestran a ese París de 1930 lleno de neblina y nostalgia, el que todo amante de la fotografía analógica quisiera haber conocido para poder captarlo con sus propios ojos. Muy bello libro.
January 22, 2011
Insbesondere die Aufnahmen von Paris bei Nacht sind wunderschön.
March 31, 2014
A broad look at Brassaï prodigious output, the volume does not contain too many of the most evocative photos, but includes some portraits of famous artists, graffiti, etc.
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