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Urban Cars: Brooklyn

Autor Douglas Ljungkvist
en Limba Engleză Hardback – sep 2018
Cities these days are ever more focused on moving people away from cars—emphasizing public transit, pedestrianism, and other forms of eco-friendly circulation. But cars have a long history in urban life, and, seen through the right lens, the conjunction of the two can be captivating.

            Douglas Ljungkvist’s camera is the right lens. For more than a decade now he has been photographing vintage cars on city streets, mostly in Brooklyn. This book presents the unforgettable fruits of that project: 125 images of cars in their urban context. Discovering the now-classic bodies and design of 1960s and ’70s cars on city streets, tucked away in alleys, hidden amid industrial detritus, Ljungkvist discovers something magical: a time capsule, taking us back to a period when ecological concerns and gas prices didn’t impinge on design, and when American cars, big and bold, were at the heart of popular culture.

            A love letter to the automobile and the city alike,Urban Carsis a testament to Ljungkvist’s vision, and to the striking beauty hidden all around us.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781911604310
ISBN-10: 1911604317
Pagini: 128
Ilustrații: 125 color plates
Dimensiuni: 241 x 197 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: Unicorn Publishing Group
Colecția Unicorn Publishing Group

Notă biografică

Douglas Ljungkvistis a Brooklyn-based photographer originally from Sweden.

Descriere

Since 2007 Douglas Ljungkvist has been photographing vintage cars, mostly in Brooklyn’s urban and industrial landscapes. The work has matured into a cohesive typology ready for publication. The project is a study of form, design, and beauty documenting cars mostly between the 1960’s and late 1970's. The cars are photographed similar to formal portraits, in profile and isolated from people and other cars. The visual relationship between the cars and their environment is more important than the brand, model, production year, or engine size. The process is similar to a nature photographer looking for exotic animals to photograph in the wild. It’s a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. Whether on his scooter or on foot Ljungkvist has perfected a one second glance down a block looking for unusual shapes or colors to identify something to add to the collection. Ljungkvist even followed a few of them on his scooter until they parked and the owner walked away. American cars of this era are still popular for their (masculine) aesthetics and raw power. They were built with individual expression in mind, to be seen and heard, at a time when everything was big and bold. As mechanical cars they are fairly easy to maintain and tinker with for hobbyists. The European cars in the collection reflect longevity and craftsmanship, attributes that are rare in today’s modern and generically designed cars. The work is also a celebration of 1970’s vernacular color photography and the freedom, expression, and adventure that the automobile represented in American popular culture at a time when people didn’t worry about the price of gasoline. The project catalogue includes more than 750 cars.