Los Gatos

"The birds, now immobile were organized in a scanner and converted into disturbing [photographic] images that maintain their vigorous splendor, sumptuous colors; the eternal presence of the beautiful "Duino Elegies" where poet Rainer Maria Rilke sings to the lethal birds of the soul and the beauty of the angels that announce their death are the inspirational reference for the artist"--Colophon. Includes short story "The man who spoke with birds" by Ethel Krauze.

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...

Graphic designer López Castro presents a collection of photographs of street paintings of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a methodological documentation project of a distinctive Mexican folkart he started in 2002 and that culminated in the present book that includes the prologue of anthropologist Roger Bartra. Of the book the author states -"The Guadalupana is the virgin of the poor. That is why in this book I try to make it evident how each Mexican paints her as best as they can, as they need her or with the only purpose of having her present during their daily street walking."

La capacidad para ver una gran imagen y luego organizar sus elementos de forma eficaz es una de las principales habilidades que identifica a los grandes fotógrafos. La cámara proporciona un control total sobre la exposición, pero una foto nunca tendrá alma ni será memorable sin una composición acertada. El conocido fotógrafo Fran Nieto trata todos los temas relacionados con la composición de manera exhaustiva pero amena. Aporta un nuevo enfoque sobre esta disciplina que se apoya en los últimos avances sobre percepción humana y nos muestra, con ejemplos muy didácticos y un lenguaje...