Fiona James, lecturer in art and art history, looks at some iconic photographs of the 20th century and discusses how photography came to be seen as more than just the recording of historical moments in time.
We shall look at how, in the early 20th century, the painter’s practice informed the photograph but also how painters learnt to borrow ideas and effects from early photographs.
At first artists and critics were sceptical about whether photography could be art because the images were made by a machine and it was felt that the photograph could not be considered as equal to drawing and painting.
Today, however, most of us recognise that photography has its own unique creative uses and styles and in museums and galleries. Photography is firmly established as an art.
Event image above: “The Steerage”. Alfred Stieglitz. 1907. This photograph taken on a voyage from America to Europe has been hailed by some critics both as a formative document of its time and one of the first works of artistic modernism.
Advance tickets £10 or £8 for students/under-18s.
On the door £12 and £10
Licensed bar. Doors open at 6:15pm. Talk starts at 7pm.
Tickets on on the door will cost £9.50 or £6.50 for under-18s, students and unwaged.
Event image by Jakub Stefanski
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