"Prodigies in photography are singularly rare; women prodigies virtually unheard of." - Abigail Solomon-Godeau. Francesca Woodman (1958-1981) has become one of the most talked about, most studied, and most influential of late twentieth century photographers. She started taking photographs when she was barely thirteen and in less than a decade created a body of work that has now secured her a reputation as one of the most original American artists of the 1970s. Woodman brought an understanding of Baroque painting, Modernist art and contemporary post-minimalist practice to her haunting, sensual images. Both in her work with models, and in sometimes disturbing self-portraits, Woodman made a thoroughgoing challenge to the certainties of photography. Interested in how people relate to space, and how the three-dimensional world can be reconciled with the two dimensions of the photographic image, Woodman played complex games of hide-and-seek with her camera. One of the enduring appeals of her work is the way in which she constructs enigmas that trap our gaze. She depicts herself seemingly fading into a flat plane, merging with the wall under the wallpaper, dissolving into the floor, or flattening herself behind glass. But is this disappearing act really the artist putting in an appearance? That we are never completely sure what we are looking at means that we keep looking. Woodman constantly compares the fragility of her own body with the physical environment around her. Fascinated by transformation and the permeability of seemingly fixed boundaries, Woodman's work conjures the precarious moment between adolescence and adulthood, between presence and absence. This comprehensive monograph includes over 250 of Woodman's works - some of which have never been exhibited or published before - as well as extracts from her journals selected by her father George Woodman. There are examples of her large-scale blueprints and reproductions of her photobooks, including "Some Disordered Interior Geometries", which was published in 1981, the year she took her own life. An extensive text by Chris Townsend examines the influences of gothic literature, surrealism, feminism and post-minimalist art on Woodman's photographs. Townsend places Woodman in relation to her contemporaries, such as Cindy Sherman and Richard Prince. This book confirms Woodman's position as one of America's most talented photographers and important artists since 1970, with an influence lasting well beyond her own time. Interested in how people relate to space, and how the three-dimensional world can be reconciled with the two dimensions of the photographic image, Woodman played complex games of hide-and-seek with her camera. One of the enduring appeals of her work is the way in which she constructs enigmas that trap our gaze. She depicts herself seemingly fading into a flat plane, merging with the wall under the wallpaper, dissolving into the floor, or flattening herself behind glass. But is this disappearing act really the artist putting in an appearance? That we are never completely sure what we are looking at means that we keep looking. Woodman constantly compares the fragility of her own body with the physical environment around her. Fascinated by transformation and the permeability of seemingly fixed boundaries, Woodman's work conjures the precarious moment between adolescence and adulthood, between presence and absence.
0 有用 李杳 2024-01-05 22:06:10 安徽
本人在二十岁的第一天,买了第一本伍德曼的影集,她在二十二岁时杀了自己,留下的幻觉让我眩晕到现在。//我活过了二十二岁!难道不是个神迹!?
0 有用 Ranciere 2018-10-23 10:26:54
灵又敏锐 很多sequence让representation有更多layer 有趣的是书的装帧 给读者更intimate的体验 需要展示多少自我和过过之 最近思考的问题 persona 还是mask 不一样的 可以考虑这个方向
1 有用 樂嘉良 2013-01-30 08:31:29
没有意识的如同死物一般的身体 灵魂却如同藏匿在浴缸中座椅下凝视着你 best self-portrait photography
0 有用 伤心杀人橙 2023-10-08 01:13:58 广东
灵性,神秘,魔性,有趣;黑白,胶片,人体融合场景,肢体,裸露;怪诞,超现实,夸张构图……上帝早早在23岁就把她收去当天使了,怪不得十几岁拍的最过曝的一张题为《On being an angel》,活得超前,想得超前,拍得超前,历久弥新。
0 有用 理智荔枝木 2024-03-23 11:37:34 北京
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0 有用 DJDOpenTheDoor 2024-04-14 18:47:47 广东
摄影界萨拉凯恩,甲买了怕封面妈见打,放我这就是我的了😘😘内容与07年那本相差无二
0 有用 理智荔枝木 2024-03-23 11:37:34 北京
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0 有用 李杳 2024-01-05 22:06:10 安徽
本人在二十岁的第一天,买了第一本伍德曼的影集,她在二十二岁时杀了自己,留下的幻觉让我眩晕到现在。//我活过了二十二岁!难道不是个神迹!?
0 有用 moondust 2024-01-05 12:42:13 福建
灵动,原始的表现欲。对于破败居所的演绎和以家装/树木作为伪装,动物的本能。
0 有用 伤心杀人橙 2023-10-08 01:13:58 广东
灵性,神秘,魔性,有趣;黑白,胶片,人体融合场景,肢体,裸露;怪诞,超现实,夸张构图……上帝早早在23岁就把她收去当天使了,怪不得十几岁拍的最过曝的一张题为《On being an angel》,活得超前,想得超前,拍得超前,历久弥新。