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VIEW CAMERA, November-December 2011 issue:
SAM WANG portfolio, text by Sandy King
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SAM WANG / four decades of photographic explorations
Photographs, including round images from handmade cameras, a variety of alternative printing processes as well as images produced with zoneplate, pinhole, and altered lenses. The 180 page hard cover book was published in China and received the 2010 Silver Award for the Best Art Book among 2000 entries. Preface written by David Vestal with articles by Chinese critic Bao Kun and renowned educator Zhong Jianming.
"This monograph is a substantial, beautifully printed 40-year retrospective of Wang’s photographs, a must-buy if alternative processes, the nude, and/or the landscape are of interest. Over half of the 140+ images are Wang’s hallmark subject matter and style, the figure in landscape in circular frame format. The other half of the photographs are mostly landscapes sans figure, equally appealing, where unremarkable scenes are made remarkable by the photographer, the lens and the circle. Figure and ground become an integrated whole in both quiet and assertive ways, and hint to the possibility of living harmoniously with nature. The sequencing of the images provides a thoughtful and rich visual experience. The book is a wonderful culmination of the life’s work of an artist who is still, after 40+ years in the field, excited about photography." —Christina Z. Anderson, © 2011, all rights reserved
Images of the book along with translation of Chinese articles:
https://public.me.com/samwang654
Use password "bookinfo"
Available from Amazon.com, alternativephotography.com, and from:
sam wang, 114 vineyard road, clemson, sc 29631
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