The Resource The language of light and dark : light and place in Australian photography, Melissa Miles
The language of light and dark : light and place in Australian photography, Melissa Miles
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The item The language of light and dark : light and place in Australian photography, Melissa Miles represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College.
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- Summary
- "Light features prominently in the work of Australia's artists, writers, and photographers. Myths of a distinctly Australian light have shaped national identity and belonging, and the notion that photography is a language of light has particular significance for the country's photographic works. The Language of Light and Dark recounts this history of light as a medium and a metaphor from 1901 to the present. In this lucid, beautifully illustrated study, Melissa Miles reveals how myths of light and place have been reinvented, renewed, and challenged. She explores how approaches to darkness and light have been affected by debates about colonization, the landscape, urban development, and contemporary patterns of global and environmental change. An extensive selection of pictures from photographers including Norman Deck, Harold Cazneaux, Max Dupain, Olive Cotton, Mark Strizic, John Cato, Jane Burton, and Bill Henson shows the range and diversity of photography in Australia and how it links to -- and diverges from -- international movements and styles. Addressing topics from indigenous histories to the iconography of national discourse, and from evolving photographic techniques to light therapy, The Language of Light and Dark offers a new approach to the visual history of a nation and a continent."--Book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 324 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : light, presence, and place in Australian photography
- Building a sunshine school : pictorialism and the landscape
- Out of the shadows : on light, darkness, and colonization
- Dream worlds and imagination : the illuminated city in modern Australia
- Painting with light : abstract visions
- A place beyond : contemporary photographys of the stars and sky
- Isbn
- 9780773545502
- Label
- The language of light and dark : light and place in Australian photography
- Title
- The language of light and dark
- Title remainder
- light and place in Australian photography
- Statement of responsibility
- Melissa Miles
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Light features prominently in the work of Australia's artists, writers, and photographers. Myths of a distinctly Australian light have shaped national identity and belonging, and the notion that photography is a language of light has particular significance for the country's photographic works. The Language of Light and Dark recounts this history of light as a medium and a metaphor from 1901 to the present. In this lucid, beautifully illustrated study, Melissa Miles reveals how myths of light and place have been reinvented, renewed, and challenged. She explores how approaches to darkness and light have been affected by debates about colonization, the landscape, urban development, and contemporary patterns of global and environmental change. An extensive selection of pictures from photographers including Norman Deck, Harold Cazneaux, Max Dupain, Olive Cotton, Mark Strizic, John Cato, Jane Burton, and Bill Henson shows the range and diversity of photography in Australia and how it links to -- and diverges from -- international movements and styles. Addressing topics from indigenous histories to the iconography of national discourse, and from evolving photographic techniques to light therapy, The Language of Light and Dark offers a new approach to the visual history of a nation and a continent."--Book jacket
- Cataloging source
- NLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Miles, Melissa,
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Light in art
- Photography
- Lumière dans l'art
- Photographie
- Light in art
- Photography
- Australia
- Australie
- Australia
- Label
- The language of light and dark : light and place in Australian photography, Melissa Miles
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : light, presence, and place in Australian photography -- Building a sunshine school : pictorialism and the landscape -- Out of the shadows : on light, darkness, and colonization -- Dream worlds and imagination : the illuminated city in modern Australia -- Painting with light : abstract visions -- A place beyond : contemporary photographys of the stars and sky
- Control code
- 895338570
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- viii, 324 pages
- Isbn
- 9780773545502
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)895338570
- Label
- The language of light and dark : light and place in Australian photography, Melissa Miles
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : light, presence, and place in Australian photography -- Building a sunshine school : pictorialism and the landscape -- Out of the shadows : on light, darkness, and colonization -- Dream worlds and imagination : the illuminated city in modern Australia -- Painting with light : abstract visions -- A place beyond : contemporary photographys of the stars and sky
- Control code
- 895338570
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- viii, 324 pages
- Isbn
- 9780773545502
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)895338570
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