150 Years of Photography, Life's 1988 Anniversary Issue

I have the Life magazine's - 150 Years of Photography - it's their 1988 Anniversary Issue!.. I'll bring it to class this thursday... :)

Hanna

So, I have 2 classes with Jon, meaning I have 2 blogs to keep up with. I'm cross-posting this, as it's just that good.

Yes, yes, I know this is a photography class, but you must see this movie. The cinematography, & editing alone are of an aesthetic I don't often see, particularly in more mainstream movies. This aesthetic captured my attention from the minute the movie started. For lack of a better word at the moment, it was beautiful. The score is a plus too & fits perfectly with the film in every way. Everything was very cohesive.

LINK

I am sure this has a ton of editing to enhance the color but I loved the vivid color, cheery yet kind of eerie. But the light reflected on the ground is what amazes me most. just thought I'd share.

Josef Koudelka

http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&pid=2K7O3R135R3G&nm=Josef%20Koudelka

Mauricio Lasansky - From "Expressions"

The following is an excerpt from "Expressions", a book written by Lasansky. For those who don't know who he is, there is more information on that website about him and his work. He is one of the most notable and inventive artists of the last century and his work has been displayed most anywhere that art is able to be displayed.

I found this excerpt to be quite revealing and inspiring when it comes to thinking about your artistic process and the things that you observe as an artist. He describes a process of drawing constantly, always switching between works as you see fit, and defining your medium, whether that's using one already formed or creating your own for your message. Along with other insight, reading about his work and about him is fascinating.

http://www.lasanskyart.com/artist/news/articles/expressions_14_31-42.shtml

tilt-shift

I got to try-out our classes' tilt-shift lens that "straightens out buildings for great architectural images... super for that type of work.. here is an example of what I did... Give it a go! any questions please ask me..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9505367@N06/5583370827/lightbox/

Have fun! Jim Price

Visiting Artist!!!

HARMONY HAMMOND

The Boise State University Art Department Visiting Artist and Scholar Program is proud to present a free public lecture byHarmony Hammond. In conjunction with the lecture, there will be a free public screening of The Heretics, the 2009 film by Joan Braderman which features Harmony Hammond, Pat Steir, Ida Applebroog and other founding members of the magazine “Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art and Politics” (1977-92).

About the Events

Free Film Screening – The Heretics – Tuesday, April 5^th, 2011 from 11:55am to 1:30pm in The Special Events Center, Student Union Building.

Free Public Lecture – Wednesday April 6th, 2011 at 6pm in the Lookout Room, Student Union Building (Free parking available in the Liberal Arts parking lot (between LA and SPEC).

About the Artist

Harmony Hammond is an artist, art writer and independent curator who lives and works in Galisteo, New Mexico. Considered a pioneer of the feminist art movement, she lectures, writes and publishes extensively on feminist art, lesbian art, and the cultural representation of “difference”.

Hammond was a co-founder of A.I.R., the first women’s cooperative art gallery in New York, (1972), and co-editor of Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art & Politics, (1976). She was a Professor at the University of Arizona (Tucson), from 1988-2005, and has recently been a Visiting Artist at: Skowhegan, Anderson Ranch, the Santa Fe Art Institute and the Vermont Studio Center.

Her work has been shown internationally in venues such as Site Santa Fe; New Museum, NYC; Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn; National Academy Museum, NYC; Bronx Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe; P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens; Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Neue Galerie, Graz, Germany; Museum of Contemporary Arts, Havana; Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City; and the Haags Gementemuseum, the Hague.

Her book Wrappings: Essays on Feminism, Art & the Martial Arts, (TSL Press, 1984), a classic on 70s feminist art, is out-of-print. Her ground-breaking book Lesbian Art in America: A Contemporary History (Rizzoli, 2000) received a Lambda Literary Award.

For more information contact carolineearley@boisestate.edu or go to http://www.harmonyhammond.com