[pure-silver] Re: A Walk Through the Exhibition
- From: Bill Stephenson <photographica@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:45:15 -0400
On the other hand, going back several years, I was blown away by the
quality and depth (especially in the B&W images) in the Robert
Mapplethorpe show (the one that caused all the furor). I realize that
he did not do his own printing, but he must have had one very sharp lab
working with him. I bought the best poster I could find at the show,
but it's a poor quality image compared to the print on exhibition. Most
of the images were at least 11x14, although there were some very
explicit images that were smaller, maybe 5x7. (Smaller because of
subject matter? I don't know.) Great show, though. We don't seem to get
many photography exhibits around here (Hartford, Connecticut, USA).
-Bill
On Monday, October 18, 2004, at 08:57 PM, Gregory Popovitch wrote:
> Richard wrote
>
>> <snip>
>> I must
>> say that the very best reproductions of Ansel Adams images
>> are often better than the originals and I have seen a great
>> many original Adams prints.
>
> I also have been very disappointed by the large (16x20 or larger)
> prints made by Ansel later in his life. They often seemed to me
> overly contrasty, going for the chock instead of the subtlety.
> Indeed book reproductions or posters often look better than these.
>
> By I also have seen (not often) some of his earlier 8x10 contact
> prints which were among the most stunning prints I remember seeing.
> But these are rarely shown in exhibits and museums.
>
> gregory
>
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