Déjà View: Bologna, Italy; The Cultural Rephotographic Survey of Bologna, Italy
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8883421310 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-13 |
| Language | : | Italian |
DESCRIPTION:
. His work is included in collections around the world. Willie Osterman is Professor and Chair of the Graduate Fine Art Photography Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York where he has been teaching and working as a active artist since 1984. He has taught and photographed extensively in the U.S. He has been nomina
Willie Osterman started his career as a landscape photographer in Yosemite National Park. With some study and research, sites were rediscovered and rephotographed. Second Edition, July 2002 Most photographic monographs are books that invite a quick scanning of images before they find a permanent resting-place on a library shelf or join the stack on a coffee table. Willie Osterman’s Déjà View: Bologna, Italy is a delightful and serious exception that compels rereading and restudy—which is, after all, the subject of the book. He began his rephotographic "archaeological dig" by researching photographs in libraries and collections and by walking the streets of Bologna with camera in hand. After viewing hundreds of old photographs, he decided on the ones he wanted to rephotograph, and with the help of many local residents, identified their locations. The skill, sensitivity, and sensibility of this fine photographer is echoed throughout a book that merits a wide audience. Each image is reproduced in warm duotone with captions in Italian and English.. The paired photographs provide an opportunity to compare Bologna as far back as the late 1800s to the Bologna of 1998. There is a variety of scenes to view: aerials of the city from high towers, cobblestone stre
Intriguing Portrait of a City and its People Every time I look through this book of paired historical and new photographs, I see something I hadn't noticed before. It's fascinating that some of the city's scenes have changed so dramatically over time, while others have remained virtually the same. Professor Osterman's painstaking research and patience in matching his settings to historical photographs have resulted in a remarkable and memorable book. I especially enjoyed his photographs of the people of Bologna. Each paired with an earlier photo taken decades before, there's something about their facial exp
"For people who enjoy looking at and experiencing other cultures, his book gives them a very inexpensive trip." -- Bill Edwards, in Patti Singer, Rochester democrat and Chronicle, March 20, 2002"The text satisfies the scholarly soul while his lively anecdotal style offers the reader a pleasurable experience." -- Mary Alice Johnston, Photovision Art & Technique, March/April, 2002