Leica Akademie: FRAGMENTS TOWARDS A HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY with Bil Brown – Online – November 14-15, 2020
Description:
Following the history of photography is a secret cultural history. The photographer both captures and inspires histories of their own. In this practicum workshop/lecture, we will deliver the key perspectives of the purveyors of photography as cultural workers. This is not just a course on photographic history but also diving into the mindsets & influences of some of the great artists of the past. Published photographer Bil Brown will cover the luminous details of individual photographers as authors of their own perspective within the vast and varied history of the little 35mm camera created by Oscar Barnak in the 20th century.
Photography is not painting, but painters have inspired it. Photography is not literature, but we tell stories and talk of a visual language. A relatively new art form in the history of the world, that relies on technology like few other art forms, the history of photography is a cultural history of humanity in motion, captured in an instant and held forever. We will talk of the key ideas and personas in the history of the photographic medium that relate to the present and future of photography. This intensive three hour, two day weekend practicum-style course will introduce specific concepts that relate to the art of photography, where it came from and where it is going.
Filling in the blanks from surrealism, objectivist and today’s aesthetic position of photographers subjectivity, Bil will cover some of the household names of Leica such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mary Ellen Mark, and Gordon Parks. He will also discuss other masters of photography, but also his personal relationship in anecdotes to photographers like Antonie D’Agata and William Eggleston. The course will also take a deep look at the various movements from not just street photography, but portrait, and fashion that owe thanks to the invention of the Leica and its history. Using the 2014 book, ”EYES WIDE OPEN: 100 Years of Leica Photography” as a jumping off point for the class, Bil will cover deeper points and other artists to inspire attendees.
Topics covered:
The influence of 35mm & emerging technologies
Discovering photographers & styles of influence
Backstories & discussions of photographers not necessarily written in books
Key ideas and personas in the history of the photographic medium that relate to the present and future of photography.
Photographic movements of the past, and where we are today, and a discussion of where photography is going?
Tuition: $199.99
Class Size: 25 Max