Richard Avedon and the Secret of his Portraits
Six Photographs, One Concept
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In addition to revolutionizing the fashion world by creating a new aesthetic, Avedon is admired for his portraits. They are simple portraits, but they express psychological traits that are very difficult to achieve. (They were very striking at the time.)
How did he achieve it? When people are portrayed, they are aware of it. To avoid it, Avedon had long and tiring sessions that lasted hours and undermined the state of mind of the people being portrayed until they were left without defenses and allowed interesting features of their personalities to emerge.
Avedon had a very interesting idea about art: "I think that all art is about control: the encounter between control and the uncontrollable." That combination is what has produced many of the best-known portraits in the history of photography.
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Cartier-Bresson and the eternity of the instant.
Brassaï and the Poetry of Paris.
Social Documentary Photography.
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