Les photographies inoubliables de Helmut Newton, à la fois sophistiquées et provocantes, constituent un riche legs artistique, dont la pertinence ne se dément pas. Ce livre présente un portfolio aux thèmes aussi divers que percutants, accompagné d’une introduction érudite et d’une chronologie biographique détaillée.
L’iconographie de Newton danse sur la lame de rasoir de l’ambiguïté, suscitant des allusions et des observations sociales qui nous envoûtent autant qu’elles nous mettent au défi. Cette sélection met en lumière la perspective unique de Newton et dessine une réflexion sur les courants profonds et complexes qui donnent à ses images ce caractère distinctif, comme un fil rouge dans le large spectre de son œuvre, de la mode au portrait.
Ce livre expose l’évolution de Newton, comment il est devenu un anticonformiste, un cynique espiègle et malin, à la fois voyeur et satiriste, dont l’objectif a capté des facettes controversées mais essentielles du monde du luxe et de la haute couture dans la dernière décennie du vingtième siècle. Mercenaire du papier glacé, il n’en imposa pas moins ses perspectives et ses obsessions personnelles, notamment sa vision d’une femme fière, qui s’assume. Il imagine pour cette femme forte, qui prend une valeur d’archétype dans son travail, des scénarios à forte charge érotique, souvent dans le cadre ensorcelant d’appartements opulents ou de grands hôtels, à Paris, Monaco ou Los Angeles.
À partir de la moitié des années 1960, les images dynamiques de Newton le font connaître dans le monde de la mode, grâce à des séries de photos qu’il publie dans les magazines les plus influents, parmi lesquels Vogue Paris, Elle, Marie Claire, Nova, Queen et le Vogue britannique. Dix ans plus tard, il assoit sa notoriété avec ses premiers livres et commence à exposer. Ses photos immortalisent des icônes de la jet-set, du cinéma et de la mode, comme la princesse Caroline de Monaco, Charlotte Rampling, Paloma Picasso et Karl Lagerfeld.
Les photos novatrices, chics et transgressives de Helmut Newton portent une signature indéniable, qui garde une emprise sur notre imaginaire.
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Sarah Mower est critique de mode pour Vogue, et a consacré sa longue carrière à l’observation et au commentaire des tendances et mouvements qui animent la mode et de sa place dans un contexte sociologique et culturel plus large. En 2011, Mower a été distinguée membre de l’Ordre de l’Empire britannique (MBE) pour sa contribution à l’industrie de la mode.
Helmut Newton (1920–2004) est l’un des photographes de mode les plus influents de tous les temps. Il accède à la célébrité internationale dans les années 1970 alors qu’il travaille principalement pour le Vogue français, où il fait sensation avec ses intrigues provocantes et sa capacité à rendre fraîche et dynamique une photo méticuleusement préparée. Maintes fois primé et décoré, il est notamment commandeur dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
LOREM IPSUM
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Helmut Newton's unforgettable images, at once sophisticated and provocative, constitute a rich and ever-relevant artistic legacy. This book presents a compact but wide-ranging and impactful portfolio of his work, supported by an insightful introduction and a detailed biographical chronology.Newton's images straddle the knife-edge of ambiguity, teasing out allusions and social observations that both entice and challenge their viewers. In this portfolio, Newton's unique perspective is effectively showcased, reflecting the complex undercurrents that give his images their distinct character across the breadth of his editorial work in the fields of fashion and portraiture. This book reveals Newton's evolution into a contrarian, a savvy and mischievous cynic, at once voyeur and satirist, whose lens framed contentious yet pivotal aspects of high fashion and high society in the latter decades of the twentieth century. He worked as a "gun for hire" while imposing his own perspectives and obsessions, defining most notably his idea of a powerful, self-assured woman. This figure became his most insistent theme, developed in erotically charged scenarios, most typically set in the seductive environment of opulent apartments or grand hotels, most notably in Paris, Monte Carlo, and Los Angeles.From the mid-sixties, Newton's dynamic images established his reputation in the world of fashion, through work published in leading magazines, among them Vogue Paris, Elle, Marie Claire, Nova, Queen, and British Vogue. From the mid-seventies his notoriety was extended through his first books and exhibitions. His images immortalize such luminaries of society, film, and fashion as Princess Caroline of Monaco, Charlotte Rampling, Paloma Picasso, and Karl Lagerfeld.Helmut Newton's glamorous, ground-breaking, and boundary-pushing photographs have an indisputable signature authority that maintains their hold on our imaginations. Helmut Newton's lens captured the essence of elegance and glamorous sexuality, showcasing the allure of women as never before. His images tell stories of desire, seduction, intrigue, and powerplay, leaving an indelible mark in our cultural history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783836594004
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