La construcción social de la realidad a través de la fotografía y el grabado informativo en la España del siglo XIX

Ahora que las redes sociales están en auge, y millones de imágenes circulan por Internet, es el momento de hacer un viaje visual por otra época: el tiempo de las postales. Este libro presenta una selección inédita de las mejores tarjetas postales ilustradas que circularon a lo largo de un siglo, que nos muestran una España en constante transformación, y en las que el comprador dejó también la impronta personal de sus propios mensajes.

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...

In our modern digital age, the polaroid is already becoming a relic of the past. However, the fleeting moment and the uniqueness of it, lend the polaroid a quality beyond its mere merit as a "good" or "bad" photograph. Like a painting, a polaroid becomes an irreplaceable treasure and object of desire, as only one person may own the original. Perfectly lit and composed, these polaroids are Bitesnich's images in miniature, the painterly sketches for later works of art. Though as with most artists, the sketches ultimately become artworks in themselves. AUTHOR Andreas H. Bitesnich started his...

Discusses how the people of Mexico honor their loved ones in death through the celebration of All Souls' Day.