Comunicación visual

A collection of photographs by some of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century which demonstrate the wide range of techniques that have been used by photographers during the past one hundred years.

La Mirada (the gaze) presents nine outside their country almost unknown Latin American artist-photographers. The works of the last 20 years range from straight photography to the staged image. This title describes not only gaze of the camera directed towards a specific subject, but also the artistic attitude and mental approach of the nine artists and their diverse views on photography.

El presente volumen tiene un significado especial, pues fue en 1898 cuando se exhibieron en México dos desacostumbradas películas de larga duración en una época en la que prácticamente toda la programación estaba constituida por filmes muy cortos: la producción de Enoch J. Rector del encuentro pugilístico entre el estadounidense James J. Corbett y el inglés Robert J. Fitzsimmons, documental de 518 metros de longitud y una duración de 90 minutos, y una Pasión de Cristo que rodó Richard G. Hollaman —presidente del Eden Musée de Nueva York— en la azotea de un gran hotel de la...

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...