William Ropp: overzicht jaar fotografie (1987-2007) - Hardcover

9789078068143: William Ropp: overzicht jaar fotografie (1987-2007)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9078068140 ISBN 13: 9789078068143

Publisher: Voetnoot, 2009

Among contemporary European art photographers, William Ropp has emerged as one of the most innovative. His strangely beautiful, surreal and haunting black-and-white portraits and studies of the human form leave an indelible impression on the viewer. Ropp has produced numerous unforgettable portraits of both adults and children, as well a large body of work devoted the nude. Marked by his use of diffuse and often moving light irradiating pitch-dark settings, Ropp's photography reflects his explorations of solitude and introspection, the conscious and the unconscious, and concepts of identity, the self and the other. His preoccupation is the human face and form but in some images Ropp literally incorporates surreal creatures, birds or fish enveloping or merging with his human subjects as mythical symbols of the unconscious. Many of his most affecting images were achieved with Ropp's unique technique of moving light and very long exposures, creating an otherworldly, atemporal environment of fantastical and sometimes disturbing beauty. This first major monograph devoted to Ropp presents 100 plates comprising a chimeric, ethereal body of work infused with a strong emotional element.

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De Franse fotograaf William Ropp [1960] legt menselijke lichamen vast, soms ten voeten uit, soms een detail, soms een portret. Handen, gezichten en ogen zijn prominent aanwezig in Ropps fascinerende en expressieve beelden, waar licht en schaduw een magisch spel lijken te spelen.
De bekende Amerikaanse dichter, kunstcriticus en fotohistoricus John Wood schreef een boeiende inleiding. De uitgave is Engelstalig en bevat ca. 130 afbeeldingen in zwart-wit.