{"id":4307,"date":"2010-11-07T05:55:45","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T09:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=4307"},"modified":"2010-11-07T05:55:45","modified_gmt":"2010-11-07T09:55:45","slug":"debating-modern-photography-the-triumph-of-group-f64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/4307\/debating-modern-photography-the-triumph-of-group-f64\/","title":{"rendered":"Debating Modern Photography \u2013 Triumph of Group f\/64"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pmaf64exhibit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4308\" title=\"pmaf64exhibit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pmaf64exhibit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zoRizpwB1kk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nIn the 1930s, a small group of California photographers challenged the  painterly, soft-focus Pictorialist style of the day. They argued that  photography could only advance as an art if its practitioners exploited  characteristics inherent to the camera\u2019s mechanical nature. This small  association of innovators created Group f\/64, named after the camera  aperture which produces great depth of field and sharp focus. The  exhibition revisits this debate and includes images by photographers in  Group f\/64 such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Sonya  Noskowiak, and Willard Van Dyke, as well as images by such Pictorialists  such as Anne Brigman, William Dassonville, Johan Hagemeyer, William  Mortensen, and Karl Struss. With 90 works by 16 artists, Debating Modern  Photography offers a feast for the eyes while illustrating both sides  of a high-stakes debate. Outstanding examples of the clean edges and  bold forms of Group f\/64 stand in sharp contrast to the romantic,  hand-crafted Pictorialist work that includes \u00adelegant portraits,  tonalist landscapes, and allegorical studies.<br \/>\nThe exhibit is open (Mon-Fri 9-7) through Dec 5.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmuseum.org\/exhibitions-collections\/current.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more at Maine&#8217;s Portland Museum of Art.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1930s, a small group of California photographers challenged the painterly, soft-focus Pictorialist style of the day. They argued that photography could only advance as an art if its practitioners exploited characteristics inherent to the camera\u2019s mechanical nature. 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