 Trade In this Item for up to £2.00
Trade in Art Photography Now for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £2.00, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
`Excellent survey of fine-art photography ... thought-provoking ... excellent text. If you're looking to discover what's going on in the fine-art photography world, this is the book for you.'
--Amateur Photographer
'Pretty much every page contains an arresting image'
--The Independent --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
--Amateur Photographer
'Pretty much every page contains an arresting image'
--The Independent --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Product Description
This lavishly illustrated, accessible survey presents the work of over seventy international artists at the forefront of the boom in photography (e.g. Gursky, Sherman, Calle, Parr, and Barney). Introductions to each section outline the genres and how themes and how issues like memory, time, objectivity, politics, identity and the everyday are tied to certain approaches. Each photographers work is then presented in sequence, with commentaries by the author highlighting the arts most important aspects.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly, I'd give this a 3 if it weren't such good value in terms of paper and ink compared to many photo books.
As others have described, the book features a sectioned approach to the big hitters in art and contemporary photography from the last 30 or so years, in fact, in some cases I was surprised to see such old work from (excellent) artists like Sugimoto. Images from the 70's aren't very NOW as the book might have you expect, even if they are lovely! Reproductions are good throughout and it covers a wide range of styles and genres, like most photography books it has a strong European and American bias, but that's nothing new.
My complaint with the book would be that it could certainly cover some newer, emerging talent, while the book covers many artists you wouldn't see on the shelves of Waterstones it's by no means packed with obscure young talent in need of exposure, pun not intended. The other issue for me is the text, it's both typographically poor, in that it's MASSIVE and poorly laid out, it's also very thin on conceptual detail and depth. Won't be a problem for everyone, but I'd have liked to see more.
That aside, for it's current very low price it serves as a great introduction to a fascinating area the arts, just don't expect too much. Should you be interested in a more comprehensive survey of modern photography try and track down a copy of Vitamin Ph, which is excellent. Or better yet support British journals such as Photoworks and Source!
As others have described, the book features a sectioned approach to the big hitters in art and contemporary photography from the last 30 or so years, in fact, in some cases I was surprised to see such old work from (excellent) artists like Sugimoto. Images from the 70's aren't very NOW as the book might have you expect, even if they are lovely! Reproductions are good throughout and it covers a wide range of styles and genres, like most photography books it has a strong European and American bias, but that's nothing new.
My complaint with the book would be that it could certainly cover some newer, emerging talent, while the book covers many artists you wouldn't see on the shelves of Waterstones it's by no means packed with obscure young talent in need of exposure, pun not intended. The other issue for me is the text, it's both typographically poor, in that it's MASSIVE and poorly laid out, it's also very thin on conceptual detail and depth. Won't be a problem for everyone, but I'd have liked to see more.
That aside, for it's current very low price it serves as a great introduction to a fascinating area the arts, just don't expect too much. Should you be interested in a more comprehensive survey of modern photography try and track down a copy of Vitamin Ph, which is excellent. Or better yet support British journals such as Photoworks and Source!
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is divided into themes, such as The City, Portraiture,
etc.
It provides a great intro to all sections, notes on a body of
work that is current for each of the photographers she has
chosen in each section, and the reproductions are amazing.
Each photographer has a quote that is especially well chosen
to depict their body or work, or that reveals about them as a photographer/artist.
etc.
It provides a great intro to all sections, notes on a body of
work that is current for each of the photographers she has
chosen in each section, and the reproductions are amazing.
Each photographer has a quote that is especially well chosen
to depict their body or work, or that reveals about them as a photographer/artist.
17 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is beautifully illustrated and has an excellent range of photographers and genres of photography. A good book for discovering the less talked-about photographers who deserve to be more well known. It's very nicely presented and a must-buy for anyone who has even a slight interest in art photography.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Very ordinary book
The author seems to rant a lot merely compiling the photographs of famous photographers. But the content is badly managed & even the selection of photographs leave a lot to be... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Damoo
Art Photography Now
Beautifuly written and in depth analized of general photography, from cultural point of view to artistic one.
a must for photography takers and lovers.
a must for photography takers and lovers.
Published 5 months ago by Azem Koleci
Lazy
A lazy book that simply promotes the usual suspects in the art photography world and adds absolutely nothing new to the mix. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul R Ellis
Great insight
A great book especially for me as I've started an HND in photography. Easy to read and laid out well.
Published 6 months ago by Zoe
Junk
We all know that a great deal of nonsense surrounds the world of fine art and it seems fine art photography falls victim to the same problem. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Nadger
Great Book
I had to buy this book as part of my reading list for university. I really love this book.
It has great introductions to each of the genres of photography. Read more
It has great introductions to each of the genres of photography. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Charlotte
Worth every penny
This book is beautifully illustrated and has an excellent range of photographers and genres of photography. Read more
Published on 1 April 2006 by Mr. J. A. Holmes
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
