Uncommon places by stephen shore 1982, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. His books include uncommon places 1982 and american surfaces 1999, photographs that he took on crosscountry road trips in the 1970s. Merced river, yosemite national park, california, august, 1979. Uncommon places, the complete works is distributed for aperture by artbook d. This book had a profound effect on him, introducing him to a descriptive visual language of place. Stephen shore was born in 1947 and grew up on new york citys upper east side. In 2010, stephen shore attained an honorary fellowship from the royal photographic society.
Among the first artists to take color beyond advertising and fashion photography, shore s largeformat color work on the american vernacular landscape stands at the root of what has become a vital photographic tradition. While the work in uncommon places was made using large format cameras and. The images range from 1969 to 20, with series such as early works, amarillo, new york city, american surfaces, and uncommon places, among others. Shore, now 67, helped spearhead the use of color once the exclusive province of advertising and fashion in fineart photography while documenting the american landscape, transforming the banal diners, back alleys, tickytacky. Among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion photography, shores largeformat color work on the american vernacular landscape stands at the root of what has become a vital photographic tradition over the past. On any list of mustown photo books, details writes, stephen shores 1982 classic, uncommon places, deserves pride of place. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. While making the work that became uncommon places, shores attentiveness was further honed by his decision to use a largeformat 8x10inch camera. In 1982, when stephen shore published uncommon places, his landmark book of photographs of 1970s america, he distilled nearly a decade of sprawling, crosscountry travels into just 61 lucid. Uncommon places 50 unpublished photographs 19731978. An uncommon interview with stephen shore 2007 american.
In 1991, shore went back to black and white photography and more recently has moved on to digital imaging. Stephen shores uncommon places before writing this synopsis and heading into the month long look at shores book, i should point out that there are two books called uncommon places by shore, although to give the second its full title uncommon places, the complete works. Originally published in 1982, stephen shore s legendary uncommon places has influenced more than a generation of photographers. Originally published in 1982, stephen shores legendary uncommon places has influenced more than a generation of photographers. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Stephen shore uncommon places, aperture, 1982, new york. A pioneer in the field of color photography, shore has published numerous books of photography, included his seminal book, uncommon places, published in 1982 reissued in 2004. Shore was among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion photography, and his largeformat color work on the american vernacular landscape stands at the root of what has become a vital photographic tradition over the past forty years. Shore was among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion photography, and his largeformat color work on the american vernacular landscape stands at the root of what has become a vital photographic tradition over. Originally published by aperture in 1982, stephen shores celebrated uncommon places has been published this year in an expanded new aperture edition featuring 20 new plates, gorgeously printed and impeccably sequenced. Tillman, lynne, schmidtwulffen, stephan, shore, stephen. Among the first artists to take color beyond advertising fashion photography largeformat work on a. Shore was among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion. Shore was among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion photography, and his largeformat color work on the american vernacular landscape inaugurated a vital photographic tradition pdf.
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Since an early age, he has pioneered in color photography as a legitimate medium of artistic expression. Oct 23, 20 stephen shore s photos will make you put away your camera phone. Originally published by aperture in 1982, stephen shore s celebrated uncommon places has been published this year in an expanded new aperture edition featuring 20 new plates, gorgeously printed and impeccably sequenced. Like the evans book, shores pictures have been carefully chosen to represent the fundamental poetry. Stephen shore, born in 1947, is popular for his banal images in america. On any list of mustown photo books, stephen shore s 1982 classic, uncommon places, deserves pride of place. Shore, stephen, schmidtwulffen, stephan, tillman, lynne, shore, stephen. He has also been director of the photography program at bard college since that same year. Born in new york city in 1947, he learned about and practiced photography from the age of six. Stephen shores uncommon places finds the beauty in the most mundane. Stephen shore took colour photography beyond the domain of. His sprawling vision of america has become a contemporary classic, a landmark of visual americana, influencing a generation of photographers to take to the highway.
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Its impact was felt almost immediately, forever changing the course of art photography, and securing stephen shore a place within the canon of photographic history. Stephen shore uncommon places hardcover cloth bound with dustjackert. His 1982 book, uncommon places became a bible for young photographers seeking to work in color, because, along with that of william eggleston, his work exemplified the fact that the medium could be considered art. See more ideas about stephen shore, color photography and william eggleston. The lowestpriced item that has been used or worn previously. In 1982, a slender yet hugely impressive version of uncommon places was released. On any list of mustown photo books, details writes, stephen shore s 1982 classic, uncommon places, deserves pride of place. At present, shore is the director of the photography department at bard college, a position he has held since 1982. Shore was among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion photography, and his largeformat color work on the american vernacular landscape inaugurated a vital photographic tradition.
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