Carrara
Seiten
2009
Center for American Places,US (Verlag)
978-1-930066-95-3 (ISBN)
Center for American Places,US (Verlag)
978-1-930066-95-3 (ISBN)
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The legendary Cava di Gioia quarry in Carrara, Italy, was the source of the luminous white marble used by Michelangelo, Bernini, Henry Moore, and other sculptors. This title reveals that the beauty of the quarry itself can be as alluring as the sculptures carved from its stone. It documents Cava di Gioia since Ilario Besi, early in 20th century.
The legendary Cava di Gioia quarry in Carrara, Italy, was the source of the luminous white marble used by Michelangelo, Bernini, Henry Moore, and other renowned sculptors. "Carrara", a volume of stunning photographs by William Wylie, reveals that the beauty of the quarry itself can be as alluring as the sculptures carved from its stone. Wylie is the first photographer to document Cava di Gioia since Ilario Besi, early in the twentieth century. For six years Wylie photographed the changing landscape of the quarry, and his images capture the intense physical scale of the site, its dramatic setting, and the character of the stonecutters, or cavatori, who have worked the quarry for generations. Wylie's astonishing photographs present a remarkable panorama carved by more than two millennia of excavation, while his images of the stonecutters are sensitive portraits of men shaped by their occupation, toughened and enlivened by their work. The photographs of Carrara bring to life the hitherto unseen splendor of a land better known for its resources than its distinctive beauty.
Collectors of fine art photography and admirers of the sculptures that originated within the walls of the quarry will find much to treasure in this exquisite volume.
The legendary Cava di Gioia quarry in Carrara, Italy, was the source of the luminous white marble used by Michelangelo, Bernini, Henry Moore, and other renowned sculptors. "Carrara", a volume of stunning photographs by William Wylie, reveals that the beauty of the quarry itself can be as alluring as the sculptures carved from its stone. Wylie is the first photographer to document Cava di Gioia since Ilario Besi, early in the twentieth century. For six years Wylie photographed the changing landscape of the quarry, and his images capture the intense physical scale of the site, its dramatic setting, and the character of the stonecutters, or cavatori, who have worked the quarry for generations. Wylie's astonishing photographs present a remarkable panorama carved by more than two millennia of excavation, while his images of the stonecutters are sensitive portraits of men shaped by their occupation, toughened and enlivened by their work. The photographs of Carrara bring to life the hitherto unseen splendor of a land better known for its resources than its distinctive beauty.
Collectors of fine art photography and admirers of the sculptures that originated within the walls of the quarry will find much to treasure in this exquisite volume.
William Wylie is associate professor of art at the University of Virginia and the author of Stillwater and Riverwalk: Explorations Along the Cache la Poudre River. His work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian Museum of American Arts, among others.
| Zusatzinfo | 56 colour plates |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 299 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 666 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Bildbände ► Europa ► Italien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-930066-95-3 / 1930066953 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-930066-95-3 / 9781930066953 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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