Fred Herzog: Modern Color

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In this respect, his photographs can be seen as a prototype for the New Color photographers of the 1970s. Fred Herzog is known for his unusual use of colour in the 50s and 60s, when art photography was almost exclusively associated with black and white imagery.

For over fifty years, the Canadian photographer exclusively used Kodachrome slide film, and only in the last decade have advances in technology enabled the production of archival pigment prints that faithfully match the remarkable color and vibrancy of the Kodachrome slides. Herzog’s big breakout occurred late in life when The Vancouver Art Gallery held the first major retrospective of his work in 2007: Fred Herzog Vancouver Photographs curated by Grant Arnold. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. What was striking to Herzog at this time was that he was beginning to identify a genre that had perhaps not yet found its definition: street photography.This book brings together more than 230 images, many of which have never been reproduced before, and includes essays composed by respected authors David Campany and Hans-Michael Koetzle.

Professionally employed as a medical photographer, he spent his evenings and weekends photographing the city and its inhabitants in vibrant color.In the 1950s and 1960s, many in the art world didn’t take color photography seriously, considering it amateurish and garish. In this respect, his photographs can be seen as prefiguring the New Color photographers of the 1970s. Fred Herzog is known for his unusual use of colour in the fifties and sixties, a time when art photography was almost exclusively associated with black and white imagery. Herzog’s work has much in common with William Eggleston, who eschewed big scenes in favour of the quotidian. Scenes of society in the macrocosm, rather than showing us nothing, showed us everything: race relations, urban alienation, gender politics and class distinctions.

The young German immigrant was fascinated by all aspects of Canadian life and set out to document it with his camera. This monograph brings together more than 230 recordings, many of which have never been reproduced before, and also includes contributions from celebrated authors such as David Campany and Hans-Michael Koetzle. S., and Robert Frank, whose photographs were published in the influential book The Americans and who also died Monday. In his spare time, he walked the streets of Vancouver with his camera taking photographs of people, buildings and whatever scenes caught his eye.Fred Herzog is best known for his unusual use of color in the 1950s and 1960s, a time when fine art photography was almost exclusively associated with black and white shots. In 1953, decades before William Eggleston and Stephen Shore established color photography as a serious medium for art photography, Fred Herzog shot his first roll of color film. In this regard, his photography can be seen as a precursor to the New Color photographers of the 1970s. Herzog also had the vision, and courage, to shoot in color when virtually all serious art photography was in black and white. Fred Herzog, as we said, is known for his unusual use of color in the fifties and sixties, a time when art photography was almost exclusively associated with black and white imagery.