For personal, non-commercial use only.
Renowned LIFE photographer Gjon Mili, a technical genius and lighting innovator, visited Pablo Picasso in the South of France in 1949. Mili showed the artist some of his photographs of ice skaters with tiny lights affixed to their skates, jumping in the dark -- and Picasso's lively mind began to race. This series of photographs, since known as Picasso's "light drawings," were made with a small flashlight or "light pencil" in a dark room; the images vanished almost as soon as they were created. However, while the "Picasso draws a centaur in the air" photo is rightly celebrated and famous, many of the images in this gallery are far less well-known -- and equally thrilling.
For personal, non-commercial use only.
For personal, non-commercial use only.
Picasso" LIFE magazine reported at the time, "gave Mili 15 minutes to try one experiment. He was so fascinated by the result that he posed for five sessions, projecting 30 drawings of centaurs, bulls, Greek profiles and his signature. Mili took his photographs in a darkened room, using two cameras, one for side view, another for front view. By leaving the shutters open, he caught the light streaks swirling through space." Above: Picasso "draws" a vase of flowers.
For personal, non-commercial use only.
Three Picassos, One Vision
For personal, non-commercial use only.
For personal, non-commercial use only.
For personal, non-commercial use only.
For personal, non-commercial use only.
For personal, non-commercial use only.
Picasso: Everything Is Illuminated
For personal, non-commercial use only.
Tread Lightly
For personal, non-commercial use only.
Picasso Lights Up the Room
For personal, non-commercial use only.
Running Man
Nincsenek megjegyzések:
Megjegyzés küldése