In his three renowned and extensive photo reportages from the studios of American artists (1964, 1965, 1967), Ugo Mulas’s images of Jasper Johns stand apart for the extraordinary relationship that developed between the photographer and the artist. For the first time, Johns revealed his gestures and painting processes, while Mulas began to question the very meaning, for him, of photographing an artist at work. This study offers a detailed analysis of these images and presents a fresh interpretation of how Mulas’s reportages on Johns shaped the photographer’s late creative trajectory.
Nei tre lunghi e celebri reportage fatti da Ugo Mulas negli studi degli artisti americani (1964, 15 1965, 1967) le riprese dedicate a Jasper Johns si distinguono per la straordinaria intesa che si creò tra il fotografo e l’artista: Johns svelò per la prima volta i suoi gesti e i suoi procedimenti pittorici, Mulas rimise in discussione il senso stesso che aveva, per sé, l’atto di fotografare un artista al lavoro. Il presente studio indaga analiticamente queste riprese e propone una nuova interpretazione dell’impatto che i reportage su Johns ebbero nella vicenda creativa dell’ultimo Mulas.
Ugo Mulas/Jasper Johns. Fotografia come atto critico. Photography as Critical Act
Fergonzi, Flavio
2026
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In his three renowned and extensive photo reportages from the studios of American artists (1964, 1965, 1967), Ugo Mulas’s images of Jasper Johns stand apart for the extraordinary relationship that developed between the photographer and the artist. For the first time, Johns revealed his gestures and painting processes, while Mulas began to question the very meaning, for him, of photographing an artist at work. This study offers a detailed analysis of these images and presents a fresh interpretation of how Mulas’s reportages on Johns shaped the photographer’s late creative trajectory.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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