Eros en la imagen. Fotografías de brassai, helmut newton y francesca woodman

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The doctoral thesis Eros in the image. Photographs by Brassaï, Helmut Newton and Francesca Woodman is a study of the photographic work of the three selected authors. All three developed their work in the 20th century and have a common element: the representation of eros in photography.Brassaï (1899-1984), of Hungarian origin, developed his career in Paris, a city that he captured in his photographic work. Immersed in the intellectual environment of the French capital, he took photographs of both the nightlife and social life in Paris. In his works, of a marked artistic nature, there are numerous allusions to eros, the beauty of bodies and the streets, with marked references to the painting of the time. Among his most prominent photographic works is the series Paris de Nuit (1993), a set of snapshots that portrayed sordid scenes of Parisian nightlife. Between 1936 and 1963, he worked as a photographer for Harper's Bazaar magazine.Helmut Newton (1920-2004), of German origin, is considered one of the most important fashion photographers of the 20th century. She worked for Vogue magazine, as well as for various French and German fashion magazines. His photographs show the body of the models in nature, without any shame. He also collaborated with such figures as Yves Saint Laurent and did publicity work for companies such as Walter Steiger. In Helmut Newton's photographs, features that refer to the classical tradition are recognized. The Greek body, whose form of expression develops its model in sculpture, not only presents the canonical idea of beauty; it also shows the stony, the eternal. The body in contemporary society, exploited through advertising discourse, appropriates the classical heritage. Helmut Newton's images, in which the body is explicitly present, allow a glimpse of these classic references that come to the surface...