brassai - Ryan Lawson

BRASSAI
By: Ryan Lawson
HISTORY OF BRASSAI
 He was born in Transylvania on September 9th, 1899.
 He died in Nice, France on July 8th, 1984.
 His technique for photography was to use negatives.
 His favorite subject matters were prostitutes, pimps, madams,
transvestites, apaches, and pleasure seekers.
 He was scornful of photography at first. He went to the art institutes
of Budapest and Berlin. He was inspired by hid partner Andre Kertesz.
He started to photograph the night of Paris. It was published in 1933, it
was remarkable.
HISTORY OF BRASSAI
 His technique to use would be to have glass based silver gelatin dry
plate negatives.
 IMPACT ON SOCIETY: His pictures have come to be called 'the
secret Paris of the 30's' are considered the core of his contribution to
20th-century art, and the selection of them now on display at the
Marlborough Gallery.
FAMOUS PHOTOS
 “Grosse Poule, Quartier d’Italie”
 “Le Baiser” (“The Kiss”)
 Dormeur au canotier
REFERENCES
https://www.google.com/search?q=brassai&biw=1920&bih=906&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=YtGqVJXXIIKky
ASGwICoAw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&dpr=1#q=+where+did+brassai+die
http://notesonphotographs.org/index.php?title=Brassa%C3%AF/Technique
http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2011/12/brassai-a-perspective-knowing/
http://www.artnet.com/artists/brassaï/dormeur-au-canotier-a-blK4yoyHq1RqAuQ5SBPgpA2
http://www.atgetphotography.com/The-Photographers/BRASSAI.html
F AV O R I T E P H O T O S
“ D O R M E U R AU C A N O T I E R ”
“CITY CAT”
“L’HOMME À L’OMBRELLE BLANCHE (MAN WITH A WHITE
UMBRELLA)”
L E F O R T D E S H A L L E S , PA R I S
WHY I CHOSE HIM
 I chose Brassai because I found his pictures to depict normal
people. They aren't models or fashion icons. They are regular people
just living their lives. I find it interesting that he could capture that in a
single photo.
RECREATIONS