Fotografía

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...

Para conmemorar el centenario del nacimiento de David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) se publica esta iconograf a, estructurada de modo que nos gu e por los evento de la vida de este controvertido pintor. Este material no s lo nos muestra fotograf as del artista pl stico, sino del personaje hist rico: activista sindical, educador, orador y militante pol tico. As , las im genes nos muestran el itinerario de este artista excepcional.

La madre muerta de Cecilia emerge desde un río contaminado en el sur de Chile. Su padre sufre un infarto y Cecilia viaja con sus hijos a socorrerlo. Viejas heridas y las sombras del pasado se revelan al son de los múltiples sonidos de la naturaleza, pero en su reencuentro, madre e hija tendrán la oportunidad de cambiar el futuro. La vaca que cantó una canción hacia el futuro fue escrita por la directora Francisca Alegría junto con la actriz Fernanda Urrejola y la dramaturga Manuela Infante. La película fue seleccionada por el Laboratorio de Guionistas y Directores de Sundance y se...

Graphic designer López Castro presents a collection of photographs of street paintings of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a methodological documentation project of a distinctive Mexican folkart he started in 2002 and that culminated in the present book that includes the prologue of anthropologist Roger Bartra. Of the book the author states -"The Guadalupana is the virgin of the poor. That is why in this book I try to make it evident how each Mexican paints her as best as they can, as they need her or with the only purpose of having her present during their daily street walking."