Brassai:
The Eye of Paris
by Anne Wilkes Tucker, Peter C. Marzio
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Brassaï: The Eye of Paris is both the catalog of an exhibition of Brassaï's
photographs organized by the Houston Fine Arts Museum and a valuable biography
of the artist. In 1932, only three years after he purchased his first camera
(a Leica), Brassaï published a portfolio of 64 photos titled Paris by
Night that caused an immediate sensation. His lively eye (seen in an enigmatic
photograph at the beginning of the book) captured fresh, unique images
of the city and its citizens. Fascinated by the underworld, he moved easily
among gangsters and prostitutes in bars and bordellos; he was equally at
home among the fashionable and wealthy, and just as devastating in his
depiction of them. He used magnesium flares for low-contrast shadows, catching
his subjects in natural poses at significant moments. The wide range of
Brassaï's work is suggested by his formal nudes, which have an affinity
with Edward Weston's, and his informal portraits, which remind viewers
of Diane Arbus, who admired his work. Brassaï was a central figure in
the intellectual and artistic circles of Montparnasse that made Paris the
most exciting city in the world during the 1930s. In a long essay that
includes lively anecdotes of the photographer's relationships with Picasso,
Henry Miller, Kertesz, and many other luminaries, the author re-creates
the aesthetic and philosophical ferment of the period. Brassaï: The Eye
of Paris recognizes the artist's talents in five different media--photography,
filmmaking, sculpture, writing, and drawing--but focuses on what he is
best known for: lyrical and penetrating photographs of the City of Light.
--John Stevenson - Amazon.com
Hardcover - 367 pages
ISBN: 0810963809
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(Hardcover - August 2000)
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: Paris By Night
by Paul Morand
(Hardcover - May 2001)
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(Hardcover - November 1999)
The
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by Brassai, Richard Miller (Translator)
(Paperback - March 2001)
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by Brassai, Timothy Bent (Translator)
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