Roy DeCarava: Light Break

Roy DeCarava: Light Break

Light Break presents the first survey since 1996 of photographer Roy DeCarava, an essential figure of American art and culture, whose â€œpoetry of visionâ€ re-forms urban life, labor, love, and jazz into the discovery of â€œan intimate, emotional arc of transformation.â€

Though DeCarava often refrained from public discussion of his work, this catalogue provides important background into determining factors of his aesthetic sensibilityâ€”his traditional training in painting and printmaking as well as his philosophical undertakings. It brings the viewer to a consideration of contradictory precepts in DeCaravaâ€™s work that seeks resolution through tonal and structural elements within the image.

Light Break presents a wide-ranging selection of DeCaravaâ€™s photographs accompanied by a preface by ZoÃ© Whitley, an American curator based in London, and features an introduction and essay by curator and art historian Sherry Turner DeCarava. Titled â€œCelebration,â€ Turner DeCaravaâ€™s essay considers the artistâ€™s singular poetic vision, his timeless portrayals of individuals and places, and his mastery of composition and photographic printmaking.

â€œIn making photographs, as in life, DeCarava was patient. Possessing both a peerless self-awareness and acute observational skills, he knew intuitively when to wait and when to open the cameraâ€™s shutter. In the dark room, he availed himself of these same attributes, moving with steady assurance to develop his prints so as to allow the full range of what he called his â€œinfinite scale of grey tonesâ€â€”often realized at the deepest end of the spectrumâ€”to emerge slowly and fully.â€

This exquisite volume showcases a dynamic range of images that underscore DeCaravaâ€™s subtle mastery of tonal and spatial elements across a wide, fascinating array of subject matter: from the figural implications of smoke and debris to the â€œshimmering mirror beneath a mother as she walks with her children in the morning light.â€ These photographs express a strength of imageryâ€”an intent to synchronize and honor the pulse of art as an emergent signal for creative and revelatory freedom.
Country USA
Brand David Zwirner Books
Manufacturer David Zwirner Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781644230251
ReleaseDate 2019-11-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781644230251

Country	USA
Brand	David Zwirner Books
Manufacturer	David Zwirner Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781644230251
ReleaseDate	2019-11-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781644230251

Roy DeCarava: Light Break

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