Untouched

Guy Bourdin
9783869309347 / 3869309342       
Untouched

Untouched

Guy Bourdin
9783869309347 / 3869309342       
Publisher Steidl 2017
Edition Hardcover , 256 pages
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Intriguing, revolutionary and undoubtedly one of the most influential fashion photographers of the twentieth century, Guy Bourdin was a groundbreaking image-maker, whose work has achieved a cultlike following. His striking use of color, suggestive narratives and surrealist aesthetics established a visual language entirely his own. Though best known for his color images, Bourdin launched his career in black and white in the early 1950s. Untouched explores this largely unseen work and gives insight into the early development of his photographic eye. The carefully constructed images, initially conceived as an exhibition series, reveal his artistic motivation years before he began working on assignments for French Vogue and Photo Femina. In both concept and composition, these photographs display his fascination with striking graphic layouts and narrative cinematic portraiture. Capturing people he encountered on the streets of Paris, Bourdin trained his eye to transcend the realism of the medium, developing a unique perspective through unconventional manipulations of the picture plane.Guy Bourdin was born in Paris in 1928. His career as a fashion photographer spans over three decades. Bourdin shot largely for French Vogue as well as Harper’s Bazaar, Chanel, Issey Miyake, Versace, Charles Jourdan and Emanuel Ungaro. Today Bourdin’s work is held in prestigious museum including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Jeu de Paume, the Guggenheim and the National Museum of China. Bourdin died in 1991.

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Book title Untouched
Photographer Guy Bourdin
ISBN 10 3869309342        / 3-86930-934-2       
ISBN 13 9783869309347 / 978-3-86930-934-7
Publisher Steidl
Publish date Sep 2017
Publish year 2017
Book format Hardcover
Book format details clothbound (Four-color process)
Language English
Pages 256 pages
Dimensions 24,5 x 30 cm / 9.75 x 12 inches

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