- Gebundene Ausgabe: 384 Seiten
- Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd; Auflage: illustrated edition (14. Juni 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 050001907X
- ISBN-13: 978-0500019078
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24,2 x 17,4 x 4,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 629.583 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Although Erwin Blumenfeld would no doubt have denied it emphatically, his autobiography might be seen as exemplary of the trajectory of an artistic life brutally fashioned by the vicissitudes of 20th-century European history. Born in 1896 into a bourgeois Berlin- Jewish family, he served in the German army during World War I, was linked to the Berlin Dada coterie, and was interned in France in World War II, all before finally emigrating to America and eventual acclaim as one of the 20th century's great photographers.
Such a bald summary actually does this book a disservice. Avoiding the self-justifications and stage- managed chronologies of the typical autobiography, Blumenfeld's bildungsroman is a scabrously witty and linguistically exuberant delight, abounding in puns, neologisms and passages of writing that would shame most professional writers. The brief, devastating postscript for example, prophesying the heart-attack that would kill him, would have been worthy of Theatre of Cruelty exponent Antonin Artaud.
Eye to I is merciless in its descriptions of individuals and their vanities and pretensions, and most merciless in its treatment of the author himself--chance and accident guide Blumenfeld far more than heroics or judgement, to which his account of the series of brutal internment in French concentration camps attests. But then again, it is precisely this attitude which helps him survive: the 20th century was not made for the rational and Blumenfeld's irony and ridicule is perversely a mark of the utmost sanity. Berlin Dada, only fleetingly mentioned, must have helped hone these weapons--the only ones that an artist like him could wield. Blumenfeld proved himself as quirky and original a prose-writer as he was a photographer: this beautifully translated book with its too-brief selection of extraordinary images (including an astonishing 1933 photomontage of Hitler) is a marvellous testament to a life and to art vigorously and joyously made. --Burhan Tufail
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Although Erwin Blumenfeld would no doubt have emphatically denied it, his autobiography might be seen as an example of the trajectory of an artistic life brutally fashioned by the vicissitudes of 20th-century European history. Born in 1896 into a bourgeois Berlin Jewish family, he served in the German army during World War I, was linked to the Berlin dada coterie, and was interned in France in World War II, all before finally immigrating to America and finding eventual acclaim as one of this century's great photographers. Such a bald summary actually does this book a disservice. Avoiding the self-justifications and stage-managed chronologies of the typical autobiography, Blumenfeld's story is a witty and linguistically exuberant delight, abounding in puns and narrative passages that rival the work of many professional writers.
Eye to I is merciless in its treatment of the author himself--chance and accident guide Blumenfeld far more than heroics or judgment, to which his account of the series of brutal internments in French concentration camps attests. But then again, it is precisely this attitude that helps him survive: the 20th century was not made for the rational, and Blumenfeld's irony and ridicule is perversely a mark of the utmost sanity. Berlin dada, only fleetingly mentioned, must have helped hone these weapons--the only ones that an artist like him could wield. Blumenfeld proved himself as quirky and original a prose writer as he was a photographer; this beautifully translated book with its too-brief selection of extraordinary images (including an astonishing 1933 photomontage of Hitler) is a marvelous testament to a life and to art vigorously and joyously made. --Burhan Tufail, Amazon.co.uk
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Coming across "Eye To I" feels like a blast of fresh air. Erwin Blumenfeld, renowned as a fashion photographer of the 40th and 50th, gives us a merciless picture of what it takes to reach the top as an artist during the first half of the 20th century. With ferocious humor he settles his accounts with a world of pretense, prejudice and hypocrisy.
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I simply loved this tale of our century. It's witty, iconoclastic, trenchant, hilarious, improbable all at the same time. The reviews I have read are, as usual bizarre: They miss the excellence of the translation, the breadth of Blumenfeld's vision, the fact that you can't put it down once you start & that it is simply a brilliant read. The author's recollections of his childhood in Berlin are simply astounding. His descriptions of WWI are full of th most incredible horror. His efforts to find himself in Amsterdam are hilarious. His rise in the world of fashion photography first in Paris and thn in New York bring us right into the middle of th 20th Century madness. For Blumenfeld's narrative is of a world gone mad. And who can deny that it has?
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Eye to I really got to me. Fantastic!
25. Juli 1999
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I simply loved this tale of our century. It's witty, iconoclastic, trenchant, hilarious, improbable all at the same time. The reviews I have read are, as usual bizarre: They miss the excellence of the translation, the breadth of Blumenfeld's vision, the fact that you can't put it down once you start & that it is simply a brilliant read. The author's recollections of his childhood in Berlin are simply astounding. His descriptions of WWI are full of th most incredible horror. His efforts to find himself in Amsterdam are hilarious. His rise in the world of fashion photography first in Paris and thn in New York bring us right into the middle of th 20th Century madness. For Blumenfeld's narrative is of a world gone mad. And who can deny that it has?
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Lively, humerous, surprising
11. August 1999
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Coming across "Eye To I" feels like a blast of fresh air. Erwin Blumenfeld, renowned as a fashion photographer of the 40th and 50th, gives us a merciless picture of what it takes to reach the top as an artist during the first half of the 20th century. With ferocious humor he settles his accounts with a world of pretense, prejudice and hypocrisy.
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Wonderfully fun reading
2. September 2006
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I really enjoyed the puns and wordplay in "Eye to I," as well as relishing the first-person story of World War I, the interwar years, and World War II. I would have preferred two things, one of which future editions could change, one of which is pretty much fixed, since Blumenfeld has died. First, I wish my edition had translations of all the foreign language phrases, mostly French, that are sprinkled throughout the book. I felt like I was missing a significant portion of the humor of the book by not knowing French. Second, I would have enjoyed more content about actual photography. Subtitled "The Life of a Photographer," that led me to believe there would be more about taking photographs. Even so, those are minor quibbles. Fascinating life and one well worth reading about!
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