"Central Park, 1992" - Lee Friedlander
Ok, so this my attempt at a blog entry, and i'll start by talking about one of my favourite photographers: Lee Friedlander. I enjoy his style, and the mystery and mood that is present in his photographs is something that I try to create in my own.
Lee Friedlander was born in 1934 in Aberdeen Washington and first started photography taking pictures of Jazz Musicians for album covers. His early work is known for his self-exploration that can be seen not only in his cultural statements but also his self-portraits. He has said that his biggest influences are Walker Evens and Robert Frank. He has used many different cameras in his time, from a Lecia M Series 35mm camera to a Hassleblad Super-wide Medium Format Camera. Because of this, Friedlander's style has changed somewhat. 15 years ago his photographs reflected his knowledge at the time: he would use fences to frame his images, showing that he would chose and carefully plan to structure his framing. Bu his images would still come out great. Nowadays his images are more luminescent and naturally structured.
He created a series called "Stems" while suffering from arthritis. He was housebound, and had to do what many other artists and photographers do and make use of the things around him. (I recently had this experience myself). He took pictures of flowers his wife would place around the house, but was allot more interested in the stems. It was published before having his knee joints replaced since his "limbs" reminded him of stems. These images where said to be less textured than what is seen in his older work, but shows a strange period during the photographers career. He was sat in his chair at home rather than out in the city streets, woods, road or at parties.
References -
- http://www.fotopriority.com.au/2009/09/quote-a-day-lee-friedlander/
- http://www.schaden.com/book/FriLeeSte03006.html
- Lee Friedlander - The museum of modern art
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