This Wednesday, Alicante photographer and writer Pepe Calvo continues his PhotoSoul cycle about the great photographers in history. Vivian Maier, Edward Muybridge and Dorothea Lange The new figures analyzed by Calvo will be as follows: three sessions It will be held at the Rafael Altamira Hall between January and March. Alicante City University Headquarters (Ramon and Cajal, 4). First One of these will be on Wednesday, January 24 at 19.30.
The PhotoSoul cycle offers: speeches-colloquium About the most important artists of the photographic image that make up the History of Photography. At the event, a video featuring the most outstanding works (40 or 50 works) of the analyzed subject will be projected and a discussion will be held with the participants. This cycle will take care three classicstwo important writers – Vivian Maier and Dorothea Lange – and the teacher of teachers, Edward Muybridge, Recognized worldwide for its excellence. All three owners A personal and original photographic workAccording to the person in charge of the cycle, it was carried out with great skill.
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Vivian Maier. A babysitter’s secret passion
“Hiding a work of art is not the same as destroying it. Vivian Maier hid her work and left it in the hands of others.” Mark Brown.
This is the story of an unknown woman who became famous by leaving the whole story in the hands of others. Treasure collected in the streets throughout his life. Owner of a silent existence, full discretionno one knew how to understand that they were dealing with an extraordinary artist.
Edward Muybridge. movement showed
An artist must be brave, he must be moody, he must have an ego, but most of all talent; Those who knew the great Edward Muybridge said that he was controversial, hypocritical, unstable, revolutionary, narcissistic and arrogant because he wanted to be seen as either god or devil; Prone to anger, unbridled and mischievous, his great deeds came from his antics. He lived like a man surrounded by a man. mysterious aura. He aspired to be a scientist, but it was impossible for him to stop making art.
Dorothea Lange. The historical voice of social conscience
There is a Chinese proverb that Dorothea Lange greatly appreciates: “What the mind cannot see, the eyes blind.”
He knew how to understand the message by opening his eyes to the circumstances taking place at the time. most precarious classes He stood out as one of the prominent names in the photography history of the society in his era. great women ahead of their time. “I was never aware of my professional career, I got caught up in my instincts and devotion to myself,” the photographer said.
Pepe Calvo
In each session, the colloquium speech will be given by a photographer, writer and columnist. Pepe CalvoThe author, who has had a long career in exhibitions and publishing since 1975, has contributed to the Arte y Letras supplement of this newspaper. exhibitions in galleries, museums and art centers From Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and other cities in Spanish territory; In addition to developing exhibitions and projects at the Musée de la Photographie à Charleroi in Belgium; Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil; Modena, Italy for photography; Liége, Belgium, Musée d’Art Walden; Milan (Italy), Affordable Art Fair; Jenkins-Romero Collection, New York; Prague (Czechoslovakia), Instituto Cervantes; International Art Digital Wrong; Cervantes Institute, Porto (Portugal); University of Colorado, USA, among others.