Here is an exhibition that I hope to see this spring, and if you are any where near Tours, in France, that I highly recommend.
Jacques Henri Lartigue started taking photos at the age of 8, but it wasn't until he was 69 years old, on a boat heading for New York, that his photo albums were discovered. He became an overnight star with an exhibition at the Musuem of Modern Art, and his photos published in Life magazine.
He took photos because he wanted to be a witness of his time; to record the passing by, to capture the moment.
He took photos because he wanted to be a witness of his time; to record the passing by, to capture the moment.
He loved to portray motion in his pictures and took many photos of people jumping, riding bikes, diving. But above all he loved to portray women, in particular Renee above, who was his muse for many years.
I love the essential Frenchness of his vision and I am astounded by how modern his pictures appear, although many date back to the 20's and 30's.
Lartigue admitted that he just wanted people to love him .... for his photos, or for his painting or just for him ...... and who has never felt like that?!
No more comments, I hope you enjoy ...
1894-1986 Jacques Henri Lartigue
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