Exposiciones para ver. Fundación Canal.Vivian Maier. PhotoEspaña 2016
Hace unos años tuve ocasión de ver fotos de esta fotógrafa en Valladolid y, desde el primer momento, me gustaron, al tiempo que me parecía que era una fotógrafa de gran calidad.
domingo, 12 de mayo de 2013
Exposiciones para ver Vivian Maier Sala San Benito Valladolid
Ahora, dentro del marco de PhotoEspaña 2016 se puede ver una muy amplia exposición de sus fotos.
Es, en mi opinión , la mejor exposición de PhotoEspaña.( por cierto Fundación Canal ha acertado este año en sus exposiciones de PhotoEspaña pues la de Paco Gómez es muy buena)
Es, en mi opinión , la mejor exposición de PhotoEspaña.( por cierto Fundación Canal ha acertado este año en sus exposiciones de PhotoEspaña pues la de Paco Gómez es muy buena)
Sobre la historia del descubrimiento y conocimiento de su obra es recomendable ver, antes de asistir a la exposición el corto documental que incluyo más abajo realizado por el descubridor de su obra
Finding Vivian Maier - Official Movie Trailer
Fue, con mucho, la exposicion con más publico, en el momento de mi visita, que vi en mi recorrido por las diferentes salas de las exposiciones de PhotoEspaña de este año.
La historia de sus fotos y de lo conoce de su vida influyen en la atracción por su obra.
Pero hay que verlas para disfrutarlas y opinar personalmente.
Creo que es una gran fotógrafa que fotografía continuamente su entorno, todo tipo de temas, especialmente a la gente incluido ella misma pero sin olvidar la arquitectura.
Este tema es especialmente llamativo pues, considerando la época que vivió eso supone, de facto, hacer varios miles de fotos cada años cosa rara, muy rara para alguien no profesional, a lo que se suma el hecho de que, al parecer, pasó o se han encontrado pocos fotos suyas sobre papel.
....In 1956, when Maier moved to Chicago, she enjoyed the luxury of a darkroom as well as a private bathroom. This allowed her to process her prints and develop her own rolls of B&W film......
....In 1956, when Maier moved to Chicago, she enjoyed the luxury of a darkroom as well as a private bathroom. This allowed her to process her prints and develop her own rolls of B&W film......
Busca el momento haciendo fotos con muy pocos elementos.
Recordar que hay una web sobre ella
Often described as ‘Mary-Poppin’s’, Vivian Maier had eccentricity on her side as a nanny for three boys who she raised like a mother. Starting in 1956, working for a family in an upper-class suburb of Chicago along Lake Michigan’s shore, Vivian had a taste of motherhood. She’d take the boys on trips to strawberry fields to pick berries. She’d find a dead snake on the curb and bring it home to show off to the boys or organize plays with all of the children on the block. Vivian was a free spirit and followed her curiosities wherever they led her.
Having told others she had learned English from theaters and plays, Vivian’s ‘theater of life’ was acted out in front of her eyes for her camera to capture in the most epic moments. Vivian had an interesting history. Her family was completely out of the picture very early on in her life, forcing her to become singular, as she would remain for the rest of her life. She never married, had no children, nor any very close friends that could say they “knew” her on a personal level.
All of the images that you’ll find on this website are not from prints made by Maier, but rather from new scans prepared from Vivian’s negatives. This naturally leads one to the issue of artistic intent. What would Vivian have printed? How? These are valid concerns, the reason utmost attention has been given to learn the styles she favored in her work. It required meticulously studying the prints that Maier, herself, had printed, as well as the many, many notes given to labs with instructions on how to print and crop, what type of paper, what finish on the paper, etc.
Recordar que hay una web sobre ella
Personal Life
Often described as ‘Mary-Poppin’s’, Vivian Maier had eccentricity on her side as a nanny for three boys who she raised like a mother. Starting in 1956, working for a family in an upper-class suburb of Chicago along Lake Michigan’s shore, Vivian had a taste of motherhood. She’d take the boys on trips to strawberry fields to pick berries. She’d find a dead snake on the curb and bring it home to show off to the boys or organize plays with all of the children on the block. Vivian was a free spirit and followed her curiosities wherever they led her.
Having told others she had learned English from theaters and plays, Vivian’s ‘theater of life’ was acted out in front of her eyes for her camera to capture in the most epic moments. Vivian had an interesting history. Her family was completely out of the picture very early on in her life, forcing her to become singular, as she would remain for the rest of her life. She never married, had no children, nor any very close friends that could say they “knew” her on a personal level.
All of the images that you’ll find on this website are not from prints made by Maier, but rather from new scans prepared from Vivian’s negatives. This naturally leads one to the issue of artistic intent. What would Vivian have printed? How? These are valid concerns, the reason utmost attention has been given to learn the styles she favored in her work. It required meticulously studying the prints that Maier, herself, had printed, as well as the many, many notes given to labs with instructions on how to print and crop, what type of paper, what finish on the paper, etc.
Petit Journal . Jeu de Paume.Vivian Maier
Todos los temas que se ven en las calles pueden atraer su atención.
Ademas hizo autorretrato continuamente como si ella misma quisiera ser recordada, o decirnos quién era, dentro del anonimato general en que estuvo toda su vida.
- Considerar el detalle de la Fundación Canal de poder hacer fotos , facilitando espejos en la sala que tenía estos autorretratos donde todo el mundo se hacía, nos hacíamos fotos.
