A must-know list of 20 world-renowned photographers and their representative works 1. Man Ray, United States 1890-1976, founder of Dadaism, avant-garde photography master, poet, sculptor, and founder of surrealist films.
He was also the first artist in history whose photographic work was worth far more than any other art form.
He has been engaged in painting and sculpture since 1911. As one of the first abstract painters in the United States, he had frequent contacts with avant-garde artists in Europe at that time.
The art of photography began in 1915.
He advocates the exploration and innovation of art forms and opposes the imitation and repetition of old forms and themes.
He once conducted photography experiments with a relaxed game mentality, and invented techniques such as mid-exposure and object-image photography, which were called "thunder photos" by later generations.
In addition to being unique in terms of language techniques, these explorations are also very consistent with the anti-art spirit of Dadaism and Surrealism in terms of concept.
2Eugene Atget Eugene Atget France 1857-1927 He once worked as an actor and studied painting, but he was unsuccessful.
He did not start taking pictures until he was 40 years old and became a photographer in 1899.
His photography style is unique. He doesn't like to take formal portraits, but is good at taking pictures of people on the streets.
He used a wooden camera with a 7-by-9.5-inch plate and took pictures in Paris for 30 years, completing "The Art of Old Paris" with 1,053 photos and "Unique Paris" with 1,568 photos, two grand thematic photography collections.
He died in poverty and obscurity in 1927.
The large number of works he shot established his status as the "father of French documentary photography".
Eugene Atget was a photographer who had a great influence on Man Ray, and he was also a photographer full of contradictions.
On the one hand, he is regarded as a documentary photographer in the history of photography; on the other hand, many of his works have constructivist characteristics, emphasizing history and respect for place.
At the same time, his photographic images are full of mystery and are often classified into the category of surrealism.
3. Gyula Halasz Brassai France 1899-1984 One of the most important photographers of the 20th century, he established his unshakable status as a photography master in the early 1930s.
In the 1920s, he frequented places frequented by artists such as Kandinsky.
His picture album "Paris Nights" published in 1933 became a sensation and was called "The Eyes of Paris" by the famous writer Henry Miller.
He said: "What does photography bring us? It is a breath of fresh air, a strong taste of reality. It gives things an almost physical expression."
? In addition to the sensational content, the photography of night scenes is also one of the reasons that made Brassa? famous.
At that time, professional photographers were unable to capture dynamic images under nightlight.
Brassa?'s night scene photography challenged the limits of planning, so he is known as the originator of night photography.
4 Andre Kertesz Hungary 1894-1985 As a pioneer of modern photography, Kertesz’s photos and life posture have always brought endless aftertaste to photographers around the world.
Various completely different expression techniques can be found in his works.
Each of Kertész’s photos fully demonstrates the integration of art and life.
He likes to use changeable geometric forms to structure the picture and make up for the traces. Through the interplay of various forms, he strengthens the mysterious effect of light and shadow, triggering a subtle and rich psychological feeling in people's hearts.
Brassa? once said: Kertesz possesses two qualifications that are indispensable for a great photographer: tireless curiosity about the world, people and living things, and an exquisite sense of shape.
? 5 Edward Weston, United States 1886-1958 He took his first photo when he was 18 years old. In 1932, he co-founded the famous "F64 Group" with Adams and others. In 1937, he became the first person to receive the Guggenheim Award.
Award-winning photographer.
His works clearly demonstrate the characteristics that distinguish photography from other art forms, namely precise description, rich and delicate tones, and a unique way of observation and expression that is different from painting.
Weston's art is an extremist art, always pursuing the richest and most complete things; at the same time, his art is a symbolic and obscure art.
He always points to the poles of fullness and depletion in the most basic sense.
His works are both objective and personal, emphasizing the expression of the photographer's three-dimensional consciousness by objective elements such as the shape and texture of objects and shadows.