Swiss Mountainscapes @ 99 Wooster
25 Jan - 24 Mar 2007
PETER BLUM SOHO
SWISS MOUNTAINSCAPES
January 25 - March 24, 2007
The exhibition SWISS MOUNTAINSCAPES focuses on the photographic works of Albert Steiner and the relationship of his photographs to landscape paintings by the circle of painters he knew, influenced, or was influenced by: Alberto Giacometti, Augusto Giacometti, Giovanni Giacometti, Helmut Federle, Ferdinand Hodler and Giovanni Segantini.
Albert Steiner (1877-1965) spent decades photographing the dramatic light and views of the Grisons Mountains, an area known as the Engadine in Switzerland. With the tradition of landscape painting influencing him, Steiner created photographic works that went beyond the accepted documentary use of photography during the period, and as a result, he played a significant role in the legitimization of the relatively young medium as an artform. Steiner was known as an accomplished climber, endlessly scouring the mountains for the best views to photograph. When found, he would diligently compose and patiently wait hours for the right light and atmosphere.
SWISS MOUNTAINSCAPES
January 25 - March 24, 2007
The exhibition SWISS MOUNTAINSCAPES focuses on the photographic works of Albert Steiner and the relationship of his photographs to landscape paintings by the circle of painters he knew, influenced, or was influenced by: Alberto Giacometti, Augusto Giacometti, Giovanni Giacometti, Helmut Federle, Ferdinand Hodler and Giovanni Segantini.
Albert Steiner (1877-1965) spent decades photographing the dramatic light and views of the Grisons Mountains, an area known as the Engadine in Switzerland. With the tradition of landscape painting influencing him, Steiner created photographic works that went beyond the accepted documentary use of photography during the period, and as a result, he played a significant role in the legitimization of the relatively young medium as an artform. Steiner was known as an accomplished climber, endlessly scouring the mountains for the best views to photograph. When found, he would diligently compose and patiently wait hours for the right light and atmosphere.