Nothing like a big print. Years ago I saw the exhibit of images that
he had selected to be shown in museums and it was spectacular,
although I kind of thought the prints were so huge as to suffer,
beyond the limits of the film and lenses. I was similarly mesmerized
even longer ago by a 16x20 print of Moonrise over Hernandez printed
by Adams hanging in the photography shop in Yosemite.
The last exhibit I saw was very interesting because it showed his
growth as an artist. He began as a typical pictorialist, not very
distinctive at all, but very competent. But my goodness he got his
vision somewhere along the way.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Oct 10, 2005, at 10:29 AM, ScottGee1 wrote:
>
> I agree; nothing like seeing a master's prints in person. Even the
> best book reproduction can't get 'it'. Of course screen repro is a
> joke even on the best systems.
>
> I had the opposite experience when viewing and Adams print years ago
> at The Art Institute of Chicago. They had a special showing of AA's
> work. The first image displayed at the entrance was a huge print of
> his best know work, 'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941'. Despite
> seeing it hundreds of times in various media, it was like I was seeing
> it for the first time. The person I was with went halfway through the
> rest of the exhibit before circling around to find me still transfixed
> by 'Moonrise'.
>
> The print itself was exquisite, but what I really remember is an
> emotional impact that is difficult to describe. Suffice to say I'd
> suggest everyone make the effort to go to shows where actual prints
> are displayed.
>
> ScottGee1
>
> On 10/10/05, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> Went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston this weekend to see the
>> Ansel
>> Adams exhibit. It's nice to occasionally dip ones feet into the
>> cool waters
>> of the masters.
>>
>> For what it's worth, the biggest surprise of the exhibit was a
>> photo Adams
>> took in 1944 when he partnered up with Dorthea Lange to photograph
>> the
>> results of a crumbling war industry in the SF Bay area. There's a
>> shot he
>> took with Lange's camera, of three kids, that just freaking took
>> my breath
>> away. First time I'd seen this one. Not a landscape to be seen.
>> Nothing
>> approaching f64. Hand-held on a 35mm piece of film. Old Ansel had
>> the eye,
>> there's no doubt about it.
>>
>> --Bob
>>
>>
>>
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