Henri cartier bresson was born in chanteloup, france, on 22 august 1908. The decisive moment book by cartierbresson britannica. In 1947 cartier bresson, robert capa, david seymour and others founded the famous cooperative photo agency magnum. A pioneering photojournalist whose career emerged somewhat accidentally after a failed attempt at painting, cartierbresson insisted that photography was art as well as record, noted val williams in londons independent, and.
His theory that photography can capture the meaning beneath outward appearance in instants of extraordinary clarity is perhaps best expressed in his book. Henri cartierbresson was a french photographer, filmmaker and founder of photojournalism as an art. August 22, 1908 august 3, 2004 was a french humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. With powerful individual vision, magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities.
Henri cartierbresson french, born august 22, 1908died august 3, 2004 was an influential artist and photographer of the 20th century. Henri cartier bresson a pioneer of photojournalism, henri cartier bresson born 1908 is best known for his images of life in europe during the 1930s through the 1950s. Aug 02, 2004 henri cartierbresson august 22, 1908 august 3, 2004 was a french photographer considered the master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. Henri cartier bresson has intuitively chronicled decisive moments of human life around the world with poetic documentary style. Born in chanteloup, seineetmarne, henri cartier bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with surrealism. Unknown surprising facts about henri cartier bresson.
See available photographs, prints and multiples, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Jean genet, coco chanel, marilyn monroe, igor stravinsky, pablo picasso and others. Henri cartierbresson biography life of french photographer. Henri cartierbresson august 22, 1908 august 3, 2004 was a french photographer considered the master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film.
Henri cartierbresson, whose decisive moment shaped modern. Henri cartierbresson bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Henri cartierbresson michelle dollois slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. If you love the work and philosophy of henri cartierbresson, i recommend reading my newer article on him. Henri cartierbresson was a french humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. Henri cartierbresson 19082004 essay the metropolitan. To tell henri cartierbressons story and to unravel his work is essentially to tell the story of a look. Bresson 19082004 was a french photographer, who predominantly used the medium of 35mm photography. For cartier bresson, photography is a way of narrating stories about life. Henri cartierbresson, french photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form.
Henri cartierbresson biography birthday, trivia french. Henri cartierbresson retired in the early 1970s from photography to focus on painting and drawing. He is regarded as a pioneer of candid and street photography but he is also wellknown for having produced some of the most compelling photographic portraits of notables ranging from jeanpaul sartre and leonard bernstein to marilyn monroe and malcolm x. Other articles where the decisive moment is discussed. He studied painting and then took up photography seriously in 1931. One of henri cartierbressons finest books on india. Read more about cartierbressons life and career at biography. Henri cartierbresson photographer profile magnum photos. Several generations of photographers have been influenced by his work.
He pioneered the genre of street photography and was a founding member of magnum photography in 1947. His father was a wealthy textile manufacturer, while his mothers family were cotton merchants and landowners from normandy. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. After studying painting and being influenced by surrealism, he began.
When henri cartierbresson first picked up a tiny leica 35mm film camera in 1931, he began a visual journey that would revolutionize 20thcentury photography his camera could be wielded so. His black and white masterpieces are considered real works of art, he was the founder of the street style of photo art. Henri cartierbresson biography life, family, name, wife. Upon picking up a leica camera in the early 1930s, henri cartierbresson fell in love with the spontaneity of photography and went on to pioneer photojournalism. He was also the street photography pioneer and rated among best 20thcentury artists in the world.
As a young boy cartierbresson read the literature of the day by authors such as dostoyevsky, rimbaud, continue reading. Cartier bresson was born in chanteloup, near paris, on aug. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Considered an early pioneer of photojournalism, cartierbresson began his artistic career studying painting with andre lhote. Cartierbresson is renowned for his countless memorable images of 20thcentury individuals and events. As a young boy cartierbresson read the literature of the day by authors such as dostoyevsky, rimbaud. Henri cartier bresson facts, bio, family, life, info. A few others share observations, including isabelle huppert, arthur miller, and josef koudelka. Henri cartierbresson biography henri cartierbresson on artnet.
He helped develop street photography, and approvingly cited a notion of the inevitability of a decisive moment, a term adopted as the title for his. Henri cartierbresson international photography hall of fame. He helped develop street photography, and approvingly cited a notion of the inevitability of a decisive moment, a term adopted as the title for his first major book. Henri cartier bresson photographer born aug 22, 1908 chanteloupenbrie, france died aug 3, 2004 at age 95 montjustin, france nationality french henri cartier bresson is considered to be a founding father of modern photojournalism. Henri cartierbresson has had a decisive influence on creative documentary photography for half a century. The title refers to a central idea in his workthe decisive momentthe elusive instant when, with brilliant clarity. Heinz butler interviews henri cartierbresson 19082004 late in life.
His photographs impart spontaneous instances with meaning, mystery, and humor in terms of precise visual organization, and his work, although tremendously difficult to imitate, has influenced many other photographers. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed. Moma credits his uncanny ability to capture life on the run with helping to define the creative potential of modern photography and lauds him as the keenest observer of the global theater of human affairs. He was taken prisoner by the germans but escaped on his third attempt and joined the french resistance. Henri cartierbresson french photographer britannica. Henri cartierbresson was born in chanteloupenbrie, seineetmarne, france, on august 22, 1908. His pictures are mostly captured with a leica camera.
His 1952 masterpiece of photojournalism, the decisive moment, had on its original cover a piece of art by painter henri matisse. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment. French visionary henri cartierbresson gave the world some of the most indelible images of twentiethcentury life. Cartierbresson was drafted into the french army in 1940. In the late 1920s he studied painting both in paris and at cambridge. Jan 30, 2019 henri cartier bresson was a french humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. Cartierbresson captures the chaos of the turbulent transition years of 194849 in shanghai. Pioneering for its emphasis on the photograph itself as a unique narrative form, the decisive moment was described by robert capa as a bible for photographers. In 1932, after spending a year in the ivory coast, he discovered the leica his camera of choice thereafter and began a lifelong passion for photography.
Born cartier bresson in france august 22, 1908in the littleknown town of shantlu, near paris, where the rivers marne and seine merge. With his leica camera, french photographer henri cartierbresson traveled the world, recording the images he saw. Cartierbresson was born in chanteloup, near paris, on aug. Born in chanteloup, seineetmarne, henri cartierbresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with surrealism. Henri cartierbresson was a french photographer and filmmaker known as a pioneer of street photography. The decisive moment is an 18 min documentary film produced in 1973, which features a selection of henri cartierbressons iconic photographs, along with a rare commentary by the photographer himself. Cartierbressons work spanned photographic genres for the entirety of his long career. In 1932, after spending a year in the ivory coast, he discovered the leica his camera of choice after that moment and began a lifelong passion for photography.
A street photographer who became a master of candid photography. He was the first photographer to master the art of recording reality in constant flux, and shaping the immediate into. Aug 03, 2016 when henri cartier bresson first picked up a tiny leica 35mm film camera in 1931, he began a visual journey that would revolutionize 20thcentury photography his camera could be wielded so. Henri cartierbresson biography henri cartierbresson on. Aug 03, 2004 cartierbresson has paved the way for generations of photographers across the globe. Henri cartierbresson has intuitively chronicled decisive moments of human life around the world with poetic documentary style. Henri cartierbresson photographer, filmmaker biography. He studied painting and literature in the 1920s and was influenced by the visual aspects of surrealism. His passion and work took him to different parts of the world and he photographed several major international events in his time, such. Henri cartierbresson photographer born aug 22, 1908 chanteloupenbrie, france died aug 3, 2004 at age 95 montjustin, france nationality french henri cartierbresson is considered to be a founding father of modern photojournalism.
With henri cartierbresson, alexander brooks, robert delpire, elliott erwitt. Henri cartierbresson was born, as a son of a wealthy textile manufacturer, in chanteloupenbrie, seineetmarne, france. Born in chanteloupenbrie, seineetmarne, henri cartierbresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with surrealism. Cartier bresson s work spanned photographic genres for the entirety of his long career.
Henri cartierbresson was also jean renoirs assistant on three major films, an artist who sees himself an artisan but who nevertheless established magnum, the most prestigious of all photo agencies, and who immortalised his major contemporaries. Throughout his childhood, cartierbresson was interested in the arts. Henri cartierbresson was born in chanteloup, france, on 22 august 1908. With his leica camera, french photographer henri cartier bresson traveled the world, recording the images he saw. He has been one of the most dominant figures in photography, not only because of the unique quality of his work but also because of his tremendous influence on the medium.
Cartier bresson, whose biography simply captures, in his pictures was able to record such celebrities. Henri cartierbresson photography, bio, ideas theartstory. The book the decisive moment, which was published in 1952, contains 126 photos taken by the french photographer all over the world. Apr 07, 2011 henri cartier bresson michelle dollois slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Henri cartierbresson, a filmmaker and cocreator of the photo agency magnum, established photojournalism as an art form. The title refers to a central idea in his workthe decisive momentthe elusive instant when, with brilliant clarity, the appearance of the subject. He took his first photographs when he traveled to africa in 1931, and he continued with this medium upon. Henri cartierbresson students britannica kids homework. He was influenced by his father, a respected and wealthy textile merchant and his uncle, an accomplished painter. In 1946, he assisted in the preparation of a posthumous show of his work organized by the museum of modern art in new york in the mistaken belief that he had been killed in the war.
Mauriac in a state of mystical levitation, giacometti, sartre, faulkner or camus, and as many. His passion and work took him to different parts of the world and he photographed several major international events in his time. Based at bergamot station, santa monica, usa, peter fetterman gallery is an internationally renowned and respected stalwart promoting 19 th and 20 thcentury photography. Henri cartierbresson, whose decisive moment shaped. I recently had the pleasure of visiting a henri cartierbresson exhibition, based around the phase he coined the decisive moment which he sums up nicely in this quote. Aug 03, 2004 frenchman henri cartier bresson is often called the father of photojournalism for his photos of famous events and people from the 1930s to the 1970s.
The decisive moment examines cartierbressons influential publication, widely considered to be one of the most important photobooks of the twentieth century. Henri cartierbresson is commonly considered a master of candid photography and street photography, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest photographers of all time, and one of my top 3. Henri cartierbresson biography, life, interesting facts. He sees a photograph as a document, photography as a documentary art. Having exhibited at photo london each year since the first edition in 2015, the gallerys collection of henri cartierbresson photographs are wellknown to the london audience.
Henri cartier bresson biography henri cartierbresson august 22, 1908 august 3, 2004 was a french photographer considered the master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. The pioneer of photojournalism was the french photographer henri cartierbresson. Frenchman henri cartierbresson is often called the father of photojournalism for his photos of famous events and people from the 1930s to the 1970s. Henri cartierbresson international center of photography.
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