Author |
: Paulette Tavormina |
Publisher |
: The Monacelli Press, LLC |
Total Pages |
: 161 |
Release |
: 2016-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781580934565 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1580934560 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Paulette Tavormina: Seizing Beauty by : Paulette Tavormina
Download or read book Paulette Tavormina: Seizing Beauty written by Paulette Tavormina and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her sumptuous photographic still lifes replete with flora, food, and artifacts, Paulette Tavormina creates intensely personal interpretations of timeless tableaux. With a painterly perspective reminiscent of Old Masters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Adriaen Coorte, and Giovanna Garzoni, Tavormina’s meticulously orchestrated and lit photographs are boldly contemporary in their precision. Paulette Tavormina: Seizing Beauty presents the full array of her seductive and opulent still life series, heirs to the legacy of a cherished art tradition now seen through the lens of photography. Essays by art and photography scholars Silvia Malaguzzi, Mark Alice Durant, and Anke Van Wagenberg-Ter Hoeven delve into the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century sources of Tavormina’s inspiration, her stance in art photography, and how the conventions of yesterday’s painting can transform to make visually stunning photographic art for today.