my bits and pieces - Agnieszka Tokarska's blog

Some photos are as well known as famous works of art, below a few photos which I have known and remembered well. More brilliant iconic photos are here:
http://iconicphotos.wordpress.com

1992 Vice-President Dan Quayle spells "potatoe"

1968 Strike in France

Bloody Sunday

Breznev Bonecker kissing

1991 dead Iraqi soldier

Jean Bedel Bokassa

The last photo of Lenin

Mitterrand and Kohl in Verdun 1984

Student protesters 1976 Thailand

the Copenhagen Summit

24 Aug 2010

The printed image in China

"The Printed image in China" is a free current exhibition at the British Museum dedicated to the history of the Chinese prints.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/all_current_exhibitions/printed_image_in_china.aspx

The Chinese print art originated around 700 AD and therefore has the longest printing history in the world. First prints were focused on the life of Buddha, on themes related to Confucianism and Taoism. However slowly they stared embracing other topics such as: art, science, social life and everyday life of ordinary people. Materials and techniques used for the production have been changing over centuries. Especially works created during the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) are very rich in colours and texture. The exhibition covers the period between 700 AD and now. About 120 pieces of the art are on display.

A short history of Chinese prints: http://www1.chinaculture.org/created/2005-12/27/content_77514.htm

Popular print of the Jade Emperor- the Taoist ruler of heaven and all realms of existence

An example of prints attributed to the period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

An example of prints originated in the 17th century

Warrior Qing dynasty, 18th century

Chairman Mao

Contemporary print, Chatting over the tea

Contemporary print, River Dwellers

21 Aug 2010

Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance & the Camera

Exposed:Voyeurism, Surveillance & the Camera - an exhibition at the Tate Modern (until 4 October 2010). Below a couple of my favorite photos out of over 250 presented at the exhibition. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/exposure/roomintro.shtm

The thematic sections of the exhibitions are: celebrities, nudity, sex, violent events, war, surveillance, spying. The authors explore and raise issues such as: privacy of photo subjects and boundaries of photography, which should not be crossed.

From 29 June 2010

Giuseppe Primoli (1851-1927) a French photographer, he made photos of everyday life mainly of the rich and famous people, also he was the first paparazzi who photographed people in embarrassing situations (at the exhibition: Degas leaving a pissoir), here Degas with friends.

From 29 June 2010

Pierre-Louis Pierson (1822 - 1913), first celebrity photographer. In the photo Virginia Oldoini, Countess di Castiglione ( 1837 – 1899), better known as La Castiglione. She was a significant figure in the early history of photography as a collaborator of Pierre-Louis Pierson. She performed her personal fantasies in front of the camera.

From 29 June 2010

Tom Howard made the photo when photographers were not permitted into executions in the United States. The Electrocution of Ruth Snyder (1928) was called "the most famous tabloid photo of the decade".

From 29 June 2010

Weegee (1899 – 1968), a photographer and photojournalist, known for his street and everyday life photography. A lot of his photos were taken without knowledge and permission of the subjects. Here he took a photo of anonymous lovers (1940).

From 29 June 2010

Nick Ut- terror of war. In 1972 a South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on South Vietnamese troops and civilians. The terrified girl had ripped off her burning clothes while fleeing.

From 29 June 2010

Marcello Geppetti - another paparazzi. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, 1962

From 29 June 2010

Merry Alpern and her series Dirty Windows-photos were secretly taken through the bathroom window of a low-rent sex club near Wall Street. She captured blow jobs, strip teases, coke-snorting, and other activities with a telephoto lens.

From 29 June 2010

Philip-Lorca diCorcia (born 1951) is an influential American photographer. His work could be described as documentary photography mixed with the fictional world of cinema and advertising.

15 Aug 2010

London,Rome, Prague, Berlin

A superb collection of vintage photos was published by the Life magazine. 4 European capital cities -London,Rome,Prague and Berlin are captured in these vintage photographs remaining us about the beauty and spirits of the cities.

12 Aug 2010

Posters

Posters (1966-1986) deposited with Postermuseum in Warsaw http://www.postermuseum.pl
These old posters have not lost their importance even though they were created by artists a long time ago. They convey simple but very powerful messages so important nowadays.

A. Sterlin

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A. Alapfy

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B. Beresford

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C Forbes

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E. Roch

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E. Ischioka

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G. Rambow

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Grapus

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H. Hijikata

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J. Veistola T. Salmelainen

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K. Varis

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P. Davis

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T. Akiyama

From plakaty

11 Aug 2010

Warsaw before the 2nd world war

After the 2nd world war a new communist regime decided that it did not make any sense to rebuild Warsaw to restore its previous unique, beautiful architecture but instead they order to construct new, "modern" buildings in line with socio-communist style. The city lost its original atmosphere and its beauty.

The photos presented below are on display on the websites: http://www.starawarszawa.pl/ and http://www.warszawa1939.pl (both set up to document the architecture and the history of the City) but the buildings in the photos got destroyed and don't exist.