He studied music before taking up photography in 1949, from which year until 1953 he studied forestry at the university of california at berkeley. Sergio larrainmagnum although he was photographically active for scarcely more than a decade and was the author of just four books all. Biografia estetica fotografia spanish paperback january 1, 2012 by gonzalo leiva quijada author 5. Easily makes it to my top 10 desert island photography books and i dont state that lightly. Nevertheless, he is widely celebrated for his experimental process and the raw imagery he. Ve mas ideas sobre fotos magnum, fotografia y gordon parks. He is considered the most important chilean photographer in history, making street photography, often of street children, using shadow and angles in a way few had tried before. En 1948 viaja a estados unidos donde estudia en varias universidades. The first monograph of chilean photographer sergio larrain presents over two hundred. It also includes a selection of previously unpublished photographs taken. Sergio larrain 19312012 published very few books during his lifetime, but perhaps the most feted among them was valparaiso. Celebrated by henri cartierbresson, his contemporary and a.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A book full of beautiful, often bravely experimental street images, it should go some way. Ver mas ideas sobre fotos magnum, fotografia y gordon parks. Sergio larrain echenique 1931 7 february 2012 was a chilean photographer. For the first time, this version presents more than 80 unpublished photographs, taken. May 25, 2009 sergio larrain book 20 by agnes sire texts by gonzalo leiva duration. Sergio larrain magnum although he was photographically active for scarcely more than a decade and was the author of just four books all of them now collectors items, the stature and. This is the first publication in english of sergio larrains muchprized book valparaiso. A notoriously reclusive artist, sergio larrain had a photographic career that was relatively short before he retreated to the chilean countryside in the late 1960s to study meditation. Biografia estetica fotografia spanish paperback january 1, 2012 by gonzalo leiva quijada author. A selection of over 200 photographs, supported by a detailed biography of important letters. Upon his return to chile he began taking photographs in the streets of santiago and. Larrain le habia escrito a carmen silva, amiga pintora.
Chilean photographer sergio larrain 19312012 published very few books during his lifetime, but perhaps the most feted among them was. When the photographs were first published in 1991, larrain informed the publishers that he had made his own facsimile of the book, reflecting. Magnum photos is a photographic cooperative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer members. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. He began photographing the famous chilean port in the 1950s but it was not until 1963 that he spent more time there, this time in the company of the poet pablo neruda. Vagabond photographer usually ships within 6 to 10 days. Created with the encouragement of larrains family, the book is sumptuously. The chilean photographer 19312012 published very few books during his lifetime, but perhaps the most revered among them was sergio larrains valparaiso. Ver mas ideas sobre fotografia, gordon parks y fotos magnum. Sergio larrain 19312012, born in valparaiso, chile grew up in chile, but left at age eighteen to study at the university of california, berkeley.
This new edition faithfully follows the unpublished layout designed by larrain, as a response to the book published two years earlier by hazan. This new edition faithfully follows the unpublished layout designed by larrain. Sergio larrains most wellknown project, valparaiso, began in 1957 while he was traveling with poet pablo neruda for du magazine. Sergio larrain artistas visuales chilenos, avch, mnba. Upon his return he began taking photographs in the streets of santiago and valparaiso. Following a creatively fertile period in the 1950s and 60s, larrain put away his camera and devoted himself to the solitary. Sergio larrain sergio larrain biografia sergio larrain echenique, fotografo. Sergio larrain only published four books of his work during his lifetime, and a complete monograph of his work has never been put together. With powerful individual vision, magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities. Nevertheless, he is widely celebrated for his experimental process and the raw imagery he produced throughout europe and latin america. Sergio larrain published only four books in his lifetime, and valparaiso 1991 is the most impactful of them all.
Celebrated by henri cartierbresson, his contemporary and a cofounder of magnum. Sergio larrain studied at the university of california, berkeley. Upon his return to chile he began taking photographs in the streets of santiago and valparaiso. Sergio larrain obituary art and design the guardian. Sergio larrain 19312012, born in santiago, chile studied at the university of california, berkeley. When the photographs were first published in 1991, larrain informed the publishers that he had made his own facsimile of the book, reflecting how he would.
Sergio larrain grew up in chile, but left at age eighteen to study at the university of california, berkeley. When the photographs were first published in 1991, larrain informed the publishers that he had made his own facsimile of the book, reflecting how he would have constructed the layout, and now this facsimile is. He photographed this chilean seaport throughout his career, but it was in the early 1960s, when he returned to his homeland after travelling the world for many years as a magnum photographer, that. Chilean photographer sergio larrain 1931 2012 published very few books during. Sergio larrain, a selection of more than 200 images, rectifies larrains omission from the canon of significant twentiethcentury photographers, and combines his work in latin america with photographs taken in europe. A notoriously reclusive artist, sergio larrain 19312012 has nonetheless become a touchstone for those who have come to know and love his work, including authors roberto bolano and julio cortazar. Sergio larrain biografia estetica fotografia read book online. He photographed this chilean seaport throughout his career, but it was in the early 1960s, when he returned to his homeland after travelling the world as a magnum photographer, that it became a focus for his attention. The same year henri cartierbresson saw his photographs of street children and suggested that he work for magnum. Premios y distinciones 1959 becado por the british council, londres, inglaterra. Photographs he took in paris by notre dame cathedral, which revealed scenes of a. Ve mas ideas sobre fotografia, fotos magnum y fotos.
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