Faces

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The Power of the Human Visage

By Walter Moser

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Faces - The Power of the Human Visage by Walter Moser showcases the groundbreaking portrait photography of the Weimar Republic era, beginning with Helmar Lerski's iconic Metamorphose series from 1935/36. The collection explores how photographers of the 1920s and 1930s redefined portraiture, using the human face as a canvas for aesthetic innovation and reflecting the political and social shifts of the time.

The portraits delve into themes such as modernist artistic experiments, the tension between individuality and typology, evolving feminist identities, and the impact of contemporary political ideologies. This beautifully curated volume offers insight into how faces became powerful symbols of change during a turbulent period in history.
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This volume will appeal to readers interested in historical photography, art history, cultural studies, and the Weimar Republic period. It is ideal for those fascinated by portraiture as a form of political and social expression, as well as art enthusiasts seeking to understand the intersections of aesthetics and history.

The radical re-invention of portrait photography in the Weimar Republic

Starting with Helmar Lerski's outstanding photo series Metamorphose - Verwandlungen durch Licht from 1935/36, the magnificent volume Faces - The Power of the Human Visage presents portraits from the era of the Weimar Republic. The photographs taken by the photographers of the 1920s and 1930s achieved a radical renewal of portrait photography.

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Starting with Helmar Lerski's outstanding photo series Metamorphose - Verwandlungen durch Licht from 1935/36, the magnificent volume Faces - The Power of the Human Visage presents portraits from the era of the Weimar Republic. The photographs taken by the photographers of the 1920s and 1930s achieved a radical renewal of portrait photography.

Portrait photos traditionally served to depict the personality of an individual. The photographers of the interwar years saw the face as material to be presented in accordance with their own ideas. Through the photograph of a face, they explored aesthetic considerations as well as the political changes that took place during the Weimar Republic.

Modernist experiments, the relationship between individual and type, feminist roles, and political ideologies collided and hence expanded the concept of portrait photography.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777435794

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 March 2021

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 220 Illustrations

Contributors:

Contributions by E. Cronin
Contributions by F. Ebner
Contributions by M. Faber
Contributions by A. Mahler
Contributions by W. Moser
Contributions by M. S. Witkovsky

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 1200g

Pages: 248

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Walter Moser

About the Author

Walter Moser has been a curator and Head of the Photographic Collection at the Albertina in Vienna since 2011.