A Presence Behind the Lens: Photography And Reflections

Hlobeczy, Nicholas C

ISBN 10: 1890772518 / ISBN 13: 9781890772512

Published by Hohm Press, 2005

About this Item

VG+ hardcover in VG jacket. SIGNED/Inscibed by AUTHOR on title page. Black and white photography throughout. Mildest of edgewear. Pages all clean/unmarked. Jacket w/few light shallow scrapes to front. Mild edgewear. Clean/solid. 201 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Presence Behind the Lens: Photography And Reflections
• Publisher: Hohm Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890772518
• ISBN 13: 9781890772512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

About this title

Synopsis

The exquisite photography of Nicholas Hlobeczy is augmented by ten insightful essays about the nature of art and creativity. Stressing the need for self-awareness, attunement to the movement and other means of encouraging transcendence of creativity. Hlobeczy writes about the everyday struggles of the artist. 'A Presence Behind the Lens' is about seeing, about light, and a psychological perspective of self-knowledge. In the spirit of Rainer Maria Rilke's classic, 'Letters to a Young Poet', Hlobeczy shares his refined wisdom about the tangent point between art and the inner life.

About the Author

Nicholas C. Hlobeczy, 1927-2007. Nicholas Hlobeczy was a photographer, curator, and educator. His black-and-white and color photographs, detailing natural subjects, are as much about the revelation of the creative process as they are about the clarity of the finished print. His ideology was decidedly influenced by his longtime friend and teacher, Minor White. Born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, Hlobeczy studied at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art (1945-46) and the Cleveland Institute of Art (B.F.A. in painting, 1952) and then with White (1961-76), coordinating White's Cleveland-based workshops in 1963-66 and assisting in two workshops in Hotchkiss, New York. Hlobeczy worked as a lithographer for the Photo Litho Plate Company in Cleveland from 1955-67, before moving to become head of the Cleveland Museum of Art's photography department, a position he held until 1990. He taught photography at Case Western Reserve University (1970-87 and 1990-present) and conducted private workshops. Starting in 1952 Hlobeczy was a regular participant in the Cleveland Museum of Art's May Show, a regional juried exhibition, and won several awards. He also garnered first prize at the Yolo International in 1964. A.W.