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News and Articles on Bill Brandt
Universal Archive. The Condition of the Document and the Modern Photographic Utopia Oct 25, 2008
Standing out among the almost 250 authors represented in the exhibition are Lewis Hine, Walter Ballhause, Alexander Rodchenko, Morris Engel, Andr Kertsz, Weegee, Eugne Atget, Paul Strand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt, Walker Evans, Brassa, Robert Doisneau, Bill Brandt, Dorothea Lange, El Lissitzky, Dziga Vertov, Herbert Bayer, Walter Gropius, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Edward Steichen, August Sander, Franco Pinna, Francesc Catal-Roca, Ramon Masats, Oriol Maspons, Joan Colom, Xavier... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Talking heads Oct 12, 2008
Karsh's equivalent in Britain was Bill Brandt. Brandt was a more profound photographer with a greater range (his nudes are among the most remarkable photographs of the 20th century). (Boston Globe)
A love affair with the face Feb 18, 2008
There are emblematically fine things from the photography greats: Walker Evans, Paul Strand, Bill Brandt (a great photo of poet Dylan Thomas), Alvin Langdon Coburn (including a remarkably poetic - and rare - self-portrait from 1905) and the always majestic Julia Margaret Cameron. Also represented are Andre Kertesz, Florence Henri, Arnold Newman, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Erwin Blumenfeld, Richard Avedon, Diane Arbus, Herbert Bayer, Harold Edgerton, Cecil Beaton, Nan Goldin, Eve Arnold, the... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Focus on Women Aug 8, 2007
The international masters Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bert Stern, Bill Brandt and Edward Weston combine with the Australians Olive Cotton, Jon Lewis, David Moore, Max Dupain, Juno Gemes, David Potts and Robert Besanko to complete an evocative collective portrait of women. (Full disclosure requires I reveal I have a minor presence in this display. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
In the Spirit of Jazz Aug 8, 2007
" Shooting 35mm, Mr. Buzash experiments with filters and also the development of the film, leaving it in the chemicals longer than purists might. This gives the images a grainy, high-contrast quality, de-emphasizing the details and actual physicality of the person in the shot. Twentieth century British photographer Bill Brandt employed a similar technique, aiming to capture the essence of his famous subjects, such as Dylan Thomas, Cecil Beaton and Benjamin Britten. Interestingly, Mr. Buzash... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
A window on the working class Jan 29, 2007
It's also a throwback -- to the tradition of Bill Brandt, the German-born photographer who became a leading force in British photography in the thirties and forties, famously portraying the London citizenry during the Blitz in images of gritty perseverance and raw, human beauty. The three photographers in this exhibition seem likewise to be drawn to the humanity of their mostly working-class subjects, depicting them as a brave, resourceful and uncomplaining lot who have carried their country... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
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