Lászlo Moholy-Nagy
Untitled (La Sarraz Castle), 1928
Silbergelatineabzug auf Agfa Papier Photography 28.5 × 20.2 cm
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This photograph, taken in 1928, is a distinctive shot taken from an extreme bird’s-eye view: from an elevated vantage point, the viewer looks steeply down onto a terrace with steps, a wrought-iron gate and trees casting shadows. A striking feature is the long, cross-shaped shadow next to the photographer’s own shadow, which is cast onto the light-coloured path and lends the scene an air of mystery. With its unusual bird’s-eye view and the interplay of light and shadow, the photograph embodies László Moholy-Nagy’s ‘New Vision’. The photograph was taken in 1928 in the vicinity of La Sarraz Castle. The print was published in 1994 as a single edition by the Griffelkunst-Vereinigung Hamburg e.V. and bears a stamp from the estate on the reverse.
About the Artist Lászlo Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) ranks among the most versatile and influential artists of classical modernism. His work joins painting, photography, typography, film and stage design into a thoroughly experimental, constructivist language. With his "New Vision" he revolutionised photography through cameraless photograms, unusual vantage points and radical framing; with the Light-Space Modulator he also created one of the earliest electrically driven kinetic sculptures. As a master at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, he led the metal workshop and the famous preliminary course from 1923, decisively shaping the school's interdisciplinary thinking. After emigrating, he founded the New Bauhaus in Chicago in 1937, carrying the Bauhaus idea to America. His work is held today in the most important museums worldwide.
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