People familiar with the history of art always said Vincent - Van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh), is a tragic figure, and his lifetime crazy dedication to his art but penniless, died later became the object of pursuit of the world, often creating works auction price. Coincidentally, the photography world of Eugene - E Jiete (Eugène Atget 1857-1927) life is so tragic. "
The Eugene - E Jiete works
Eugene - A Jiete Born in 1857 in France, Li Boen early years in the performing arts and painting industry are unsuccessful, until the 40-year-old came into contact with photography. From most outset Eugene - A Jiete not position themselves artists that pictorial photography popular era. He is more willing to allow yourself to play the role of service providers. "Provide information for artists but also as a creed written on the door of his studio. Artists, designers or archives departments to provide material in exchange for maintaining the necessities of life, this is A Jiete pick up the whole purpose of the camera.
The Eugene - E Jiete works
The the economic constraints A Jiete life used a bulky 18 * 24 inch large format camera and a suspected 35mm wide-angle lens, the camera specifications limit, A Jiete works can often see serious vignetting. Camera Accessories According to reports from the hidden corners of the screen layout of view, A Jiete lens seems to not like the field to maintain a proper angle, Camera Flash Brackets popular explanation is - installed crooked. Is such a young photography newcomers, dragging the heavy camera filled with the crooked twisted the lens began the course of nearly three decades of images recorded in Paris, due to the mentality of no artistic creation, A Jiete always strive for the camera is the most honest record function to save the old Paris should look like, he pictures as well as production experience gradual increase with the increase in the number of shooting. His lens included street hand industry, open-air markets, store windows, architectural ornaments, as well as natural scenery. When the 1920 Paris historical data management at the Fine Arts Director Paul - Leon (Paul Leon) wrote so summed up his career as a photographer: "...... this huge art
So insistent and focused A Jiete always did to get the recognition of the world, because in the context of time, the mainstream culture also did not clarify photography body expressive painting. In their view, A Jiete works too simple, which deviate from their understanding, we can say that the A Jiete is against the current trend of the times by. Fortunately, the living master of surrealist Man - Ray, their assistants Belem Spears - Abbot street, Flash Trigger A Jiete chance both of them found, especially discerning Abbot immediately recognize specific "pure" A Jiete works, and cultural values. She soon visited A Jiete, visit his work and listen to his shooting experience, when Abbot for A Jiete shooting portraits and ready to gift to his next visit, A Jiete was poor and solitude, quietly passed away. The Eugene - E Jiete works