Lois Greenfield Moving Still /anglais - Hardcover

GREENFIELD LOIS

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500518033 ISBN 13: 9780500518038

Publisher: THAMES HUDSON, 2015

Synopsis

Over the past 40 years, Lois Greenfield has earned a reputation as one of the world's most accomplished and respected photographers of human motion. Her images of dancers in mid-flight or mid-movement are astonishingly beautiful and capture the magic of dance in a unique way. In the 17 years since her last book was published, Greenfield has moved into digital colour photography, and some 150 of these breathtaking images are reproduced in Moving Still. They reflect her collaboration with leading contemporary dancers, many of whom perform with international touring companies. The book reunites Greenfield with the distinguished writer and curator William A. Ewing, her enduring champion across the decades and author of her two previous monographs, who provides an illuminating introduction as well as an interview with the photographer about her recent work. The extended captions by Greenfield provide fascinating insights into the creative process. Divided into four picture sections, the free-flowing, rhythmic design of the book does justice to the majestic beauty of Greenfield's photographs.

About this title

About the Author

Lois Greenfield is a photographer of contemporary dance based in New York City. She is the recipient of the 2015 Dance in Focus Award in recognition of her groundbreaking photography.

William A. Ewing is a renowned museum director, curator, and writer on photography.

Review

"Extraordinary photographs of dancers in flight... As a dance photographer, Greenfield is not concerned with choreography or characters. She's looking for the expressive potential of the dancer's body buzzing on freedom.... Greenfield coaxes from them a seductive balance of wildness and calm. Their bodies float, swim, dive and spiral, but their facial expressions are composed and introspective. In the most intriguing, secretive pictures, it's as if we're watching the dancers dream. We're seeing that moment when the dream whips them around and spins right out of them, and in our minds, perhaps, we catch a little of how that feels." - Washington Post

"Inspiring for their technical excellence, the framing and lighting, the choice of props, and the lithe dancers, these high-quality, large-format photos combine with an elegant layout to create a beautiful book. The artistic use of color, form, and movement in the photos can be appreciated by anyone; no dance background required. Greenfield's talent for knowing exactly when to click the shutter makes many of the pictures truly breathtaking." --Library Journal

"Dazzling." -- Vanity Fair

Edition details

• Publisher: THAMES HUDSON
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500518033
• ISBN 13: 9780500518038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224