Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography
By (Author) Susan Bright
Aperture
Aperture
21st September 2017
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Cultural studies: food and society
778.996413
Physical Properties
Hardback
320
Width 244mm, Height 289mm
2170g
Description
From basic sustenance to savory repasts, food awakens the senses and touches both private and public life. It can be political, religious, aspirational, commercial, creative, symbolic, national, and regional. Food's complexity of form and meaning-and the fact that it's often at hand-have made it a much-photographed subject throughout the history of photography. Interest in both food photography and food as a subject has risen in recent years, and this is the first book to cover food photography's rich history-not only in fine art photography, but also in crossover genres such as commercial and scientific photography and photojournalism. Susan Bright's introduction and commentary accompanying the photographs bring insight and intelligence to this spectacular subject, and trace the progression of the genre from photography's beginnings to present day, featuring artists from all eras-Roger Fenton, Nickolas Muray, Edward Weston, Irving Penn, Stephen Shore, Laura Letinsky, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nobuyoshi Araki, and Martin Parr, to name a few. Through key pictures, Bright explores the important figures and movements of food photography to provide an essential primer.
Reviews
"For the first time ever, images of, about, and reimagining what we eat have been compiled into one comprehensive, mouthwatering tome."Food & Wine
A gorgeous new coffee table book is an historical and artistic look at what we eat.Food & Wine
"This is one of the most exciting food books I've seen in years."Amanda Hesser, Food52
Author Bio
Susan Bright is a curator and writer. She has taught extensively in the UK and convened major international conferences and seminars on many aspects of art and photography. She was formerly Assistant Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, Curator at the Association of Photographers and Acting Director for the MA Photography (Historic and Contemporary) at Sothebys Insitute of Art, London.
