La Vida Brinca by Bill Wittliff (English) Hardcover Book

Description: La Vida Brinca by Bill Wittliff, Elizabeth Ferrer, Stephen Harrigan Iconic images of Hispanic life that tell an allegorical and deeply personal story of Mexican history and spirituality. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description La vida brinca-life jumps-and yet we strive to capture its passing moments by creating images. One of the simplest yet most evocative techniques for image-making is pinhole photography. Using a tiny aperture without a lens to shine light on a piece of film, pinhole cameras accumulate light until an image forms. Bill Wittliff calls the cameras he makes tragaluces, "light swallowers." By controlling only the size of the aperture, the distance to the film, and the length of the exposure, he makes images that forsake the documentary realism of traditional photography to disclose instead the presence of the mystical in the everyday world. The tragaluz photographs in La Vida Brinca record iconic images of Hispanic life. Wittliff photographed fiestas, religious observances, street scenes, peoples faces, and enduring rural landscapes. But with the soft focus and surprise elements that typify his tragaluz photographs, these images become dreamlike-scenes from a world where, as Stephen Harrigan says, "reassuring touchstones are likely to dissolve, and where the unseen is always startlingly on view." The accompanying essays by Harrigan and Elizabeth Ferrer discuss the history and techniques of pinhole photography, as well as Bill Wittliffs artistic choice to work in this medium. As a work of art, La Vida Brinca reveals that pinhole photography is an ideal vehicle for finding profound meaning in the commonplace, for seeing beyond what the eye can see. Notes Iconic images of Hispanic life that tell an allegorical and deeply personal story of Mexican history and spirituality. Author Biography Bill Wittliff (1940–2019) was a distinguished photographer and writer whose photographs have been published in the book Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy and exhibited in the United States and abroad. As a screenwriter and producer, his credits include The Perfect Storm, The Black Stallion, Legends of the Fall, and Lonesome Dove, among others. Table of Contents Bill Wittliffs Hidden World (Stephen Harrigan)Light, Accumulated: Bill Wittliffs Tragaluz Photographs (Elizabeth Ferrer)Photographs Review Wittliff has succeeded in bringing a new, but very old-fashioned, viewpoint to his exciting work. * The Bloomsbury Review * Promotional Iconic images of Hispanic life that tell an allegorical and deeply personal story of Mexican history and spirituality. Long Description La vida brinca--life jumps--and yet we strive to capture its passing moments by creating images. One of the simplest yet most evocative techniques for image-making is pinhole photography. Using a tiny aperture without a lens to shine light on a piece of film, pinhole cameras accumulate light until an image forms. Bill Wittliff calls the cameras he makes tragaluces, "light swallowers." By controlling only the size of the aperture, the distance to the film, and the length of the exposure, he makes images that forsake the documentary realism of traditional photography to disclose instead the presence of the mystical in the everyday world. The tragaluz photographs in La Vida Brinca record iconic images of Hispanic life. Wittliff photographed fiestas, religious observances, street scenes, peoples faces, and enduring rural landscapes. But with the soft focus and surprise elements that typify his tragaluz photographs, these images become dreamlike--scenes from a world where, as Stephen Harrigan says, "reassuring touchstones are likely to dissolve, and where the unseen is always startlingly on view." The accompanying essays by Harrigan and Elizabeth Ferrer discuss the history and techniques of pinhole photography, as well as Bill Wittliffs artistic choice to work in this medium. As a work of art, La Vida Brinca reveals that pinhole photography is an ideal vehicle for finding profound meaning in the commonplace, for seeing beyond what the eye can see. Review Quote Wittliff has succeeded in bringing a new, but very old-fashioned, viewpoint to his exciting work. Promotional "Headline" Iconic images of Hispanic life that tell an allegorical and deeply personal story of Mexican history and spirituality. Details ISBN0292713207 Short Title LA VIDA BRINCA Publisher University of Texas Press Language English Photographer Bill Wittliff ISBN-10 0292713207 ISBN-13 9780292713208 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2006 Imprint University of Texas Press Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Illustrations 106 tritones Pages 184 DOI 10.1604/9780292713208 UK Release Date 2006-03-01 AU Release Date 2006-03-01 NZ Release Date 2006-03-01 US Release Date 2006-03-01 Author Stephen Harrigan Publication Date 2006-03-01 DEWEY 771 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161774015;

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