FACE: THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITURE.FACE: THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITURE portraiture, the art of representing the physical or psychological likeness of a real or imaginary individual. The principal portrait media are painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. From earliest times the portrait has been considered a means to immortality. by William A. Ewing. Thames & Hudson/340 pp./$50.00 (hb). William A. Ewing's Face: The New Photographic Portraiture is a fresh look at this longstanding practice. This book is a progressive collection comprised of both color and black-and-white photographs varying in style and technique. All of the contributing artists work within similar structures: the human portrait and what that human condition looks like amid today's technologies and changing times. Face boldly brings the much visited subject of portraiture forward for critical review, touching on but not holding the hand of famed photographers such as Richard Avedon Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Avedon was able to take his early success in fashion photography and expand it into the realm of fine art. Photography career Avedon was born in New York City to a Jewish-Russian family. and Annie Leibovitz This article is about the American photographer. For the American writer, see Fran Lebowitz. Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (IPA: /ˈliːbəvɪts/ . Besides the unexpected and new images, the supporting text, themes, and ideas themselves are not to be ignored. The book runs the gamut, dealing with issues of media literacy Media literacy is the process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres and forms. It uses an inquiry-based instructional model that encourages people to ask questions about what they watch, see and read. , cultural identity, genetic manipulation, advertising stratagems, reworked images, and made-up beauty. Diving deeper into some of these complex issues, Ewing incorporates the history of photography to help the reader understand more about the main developments in portraiture and its place in this world. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Face is a highly recommendable book underlining un·der·lin·ing n. 1. The act of drawing a line under; underscoring. 2. Emphasis or stress, as in instruction or argument. the importance of media education, and allowing any portraitist to approach greater issues in the field with wider eyes. |
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