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Andreas Feininger: That's Photography
“The camera is superior to the eye, and the photograph can, and ideally should, portray the world more graphic than reality itself.” --Andreas Feininger
The basic principles underlying the photographic art of Andreas Feininger are clarity, simplicity and organization. The eldest son of painter Lyonel Feininger, he was born in Paris in 1906. Upon completion of training as a cabinet-maker at the Bauhaus in Weimar in the early 1920s, he went on to study architecture in the state schools of Weimar and Zerbst. It was while working as an architectural photographer in Stockholm that he developed the sweeping vistas and fine balance for which his pictures were famous. Emigrating to New York following the outbreak of World War II, Feininger was hired as a photo-editor by Life magazine. In his own work, he captured images of urban canyons, skyscrapers, bridges and elevated railways in concentrated, atmospheric photographs that are regarded as classical works today. He applied the same enthusiasm to nature his detail images of insects, flowers, shells, wood and stones imbue these forms with a sculptural character. That's Photography presents the work of this classic photographer, who died in 1999.
The basic principles underlying the photographic art of Andreas Feininger are clarity, simplicity and organization. The eldest son of painter Lyonel Feininger, he was born in Paris in 1906. Upon completion of training as a cabinet-maker at the Bauhaus in Weimar in the early 1920s, he went on to study architecture in the state schools of Weimar and Zerbst. It was while working as an architectural photographer in Stockholm that he developed the sweeping vistas and fine balance for which his pictures were famous. Emigrating to New York following the outbreak of World War II, Feininger was hired as a photo-editor by Life magazine. In his own work, he captured images of urban canyons, skyscrapers, bridges and elevated railways in concentrated, atmospheric photographs that are regarded as classical works today. He applied the same enthusiasm to nature his detail images of insects, flowers, shells, wood and stones imbue these forms with a sculptural character. That's Photography presents the work of this classic photographer, who died in 1999.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published August 2, 2004
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February 26, 2024
Great discover, nice work, but I wonder why the photos are not presented in chronological order?
He has a big influencer for Antoine Desilets and I understand why now.
P.s. Little date mistake in p.264-265 is it 1948 or 1947? Cause it looks like same place, same day…
He has a big influencer for Antoine Desilets and I understand why now.
P.s. Little date mistake in p.264-265 is it 1948 or 1947? Cause it looks like same place, same day…
August 13, 2012
Good overview of Feininger's work. He was a technical master as well as a good photographer so his images are very rich and enjoyable.
August 4, 2016
There were lots of photographs I admired and the author's essay at the beginning of the book was useful but there weren't as many excellent photos as I expected.
Recommended.
Recommended.
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