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Boris Mikhailov

During the 1970s and 1980s, Mikhailov’s photographs featured satirical criticism of the Soviet regime. Since the demise of the Soviet Union, he has documented the poverty and social collapse that has enveloped his homeland. The series Case History (1997-8) includes almost 500 photographs, and focuses on the homeless of Kharkov.

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/cruelandtender/mikhailov.htm

ELGER ESSER

Ameland Pier X, Netherlands, 2000



Beauduc, 2000



Saone, 2000

Elger Esser is a German artist who was born in Stuttgart in 1967 but moved to Rome, Italy, soon thereafter. He later returned to Germany and entered the highly regarded Dusseldorf Academy of Art where he studied with the famous photographers, Ernst and Hilla Becher. His colour photographs, frequently very pale in hue, are designed to be both suggestive and nostalgic. Their striking silence and contemplative atmosphere is reminiscent of early 19th century photography. Esser's work also demonstrates an interest in the evocative quality of light and in this respect equally pays homage to the work of both Vermeer and Canaletto. Given their subject matter, these Etretat photographs can also be associated with the 19th century phenomenon of the travel postcard.

NANCY BURSON

EARLY COMPOSITES

First and Second Beauty Composites (First Composite: Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelley, Sophia Loren, and Marilyn Monroe. Second Composite: Jane Fonda, Jacqueline Bisset, Diane Keaton, Brooke Shields, and Meryl Streep), 1982


http://www.nancyburson.com

JOCHEM HENDRICKS

Zeitung, 1994

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http://www.jochem-hendricks.de/index_no_popup.htm

H. MATISSE

A lady visited Matisse in his studio. Inspecting one of his latest works she unwisely said : "But, surely the arm of this woman is much too long." "Madame," the artist politely replied, "you are mistaken. This is not a woman, this is a picture."

must you see the joins ?

However, does the art of collage as done by 'artists', with a point to make, work best if you can 'see the joins'? Should you be able to detect what the original image was and where it merges with the new one? It's an ambiguous experience whatever you think. And some collage works best simply because the joins are bizarre.

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/visual/stories/montage/default.htm

FUTURISM and the FUTURISTS

ALLES über die Futuristen


FUTURISM and the FUTURISTS

HISTORIC PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS

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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/pnhtml/pnhome.html

WORLD WAR ONE PHOTOGRAPHS

http://www.gwpda.org/photos/greatwar.htm

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent's Bedroom in Arles
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum

Vincent's Bedroom in Arles
Paris, Musée d'Orsay

Vincent's Bedroom in Arles
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago

Vincent's Bedroom in Arles
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum

Vincent's Bedroom in Arles
Paris, Private collection

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/p_0482.htm


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