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Paris de Nuit By Brassaï Introduction by Paul Morand
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Paris de Nuit. By Brassa ï Introduction by Paul Morand. Bio: Brassa ï. Brassa ï was a Hungarian abstract painter, journalist , photographer and sculptor. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Paris de Nuit
By Brassaï Introduction by Paul Morand
Bio: Brassaï• Brassaï was a Hungarian abstract painter, journalist,
photographer and sculptor. • “I was inspired to become a photographer by my desire to
translate all things that enchanted me in the nocturnal Paris I was experiencing”
• In order to include the more exclusive, underground social circles of 1930’s Paris, Brassaï became a regular on the scene. Once he was accepted, he would begin to photograph. While making Paris de Nuit, he frequented brothels and other seedy establishments.
• Night photography was a foreign concept in the early 1930’s and Brassaï was on the forefront in popularizing the technique.
Paris de Nuit
• In Paul Morand’s introduction to Paris de Nuit, he states, “La nuit n’est pas le négatif du jour – the night is not the the negative of the day.”
• Paris de Nuit shows a side of the city that is often overlooked. The photos are lonely, romantic and beautifully haunting.
