Collection 1 - Nude – Pure – Us!

Newton’s additional notes, written on the edges
of the polaroids, are fascinating as well as revealing
with regard to the model, client or location
and date. The comments, the haziness of
the images and the signs of use are naturally
also to be found on the enlargements of the polaroids
included in the exhibition; they testify to
a pragmatic approach to the original work materials,
which have now possess an own inherent
value. Especially interesting for today’s viewer
is the unique polaroid aesthetic that unexpectedly
alters the colors and contrast of the photographed
subject.
For the first time ever, over 300 works based
on the original polaroids offer a comprehensive
overview of this aspect of Newton’s oeuvre. The
exhibition is thus a look into the sketchbook of
one of the most influential photographers of the
20th century. Many of the iconic photographs
that have already been presented in the exhibition
space of the Helmut Newton Foundation
can be discovered in the current exhibition in
the process of their creation.
Helmut Newton:
Polaroids Exhibition
Helmut Newton Foundation/Berlin
Museum for Photography
till May 20th.2012
KALTBLUT
The polaroid Book:
Published: Taschen Verlag (25. Juli 2011)
Englisch
ISBN-10: 383652886X
ISBN-13: 978-3836528863
http://www.amazon.com/Helmut-Newton/e/B001IXMC54/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
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Born on October 31, 1920 in Berlin, Helmut
Newton grew up in a privileged family. Due to
his passion for photography, he stopped going
to school and pursued an apprenticeship
with Elsie Simon, a top photographer. He only
had this job for a while because he had to feel
Germany due to Adolf Hitler’s violent treatment
of Jews in Germany. He went to Singapore
and got a job there. That did not last
long. He moved around Singapore for a while
until he moved to Australia in 1940. There, he
settled and built a new life with his wife, June
Brunell. He continued following his passion
for photography, eventually getting his work
to appear in top fashion magazines around
the world.Helmut Newton did not just limit his
photography to nude women and fashion. He
also shared with the whole world his early
life as a survivor of the Nazi invasion in Germany.
He took portraits of Nazi personalities
and other people relevant to the very difficult
time in world history. Helmut Newton images
clearly show the world through the eyes of a
nomad who wandered the earth, not giving a
care to people’s judgments and myopic views.
Newton died on January 23, 2004 due to vehicular
accident in California.