Animated sequence of a buffalo (American bison) galloping. Photos taken by Eadweard Muybridge, first published in 1887 at Philadelphia (Animal Locomotion). Animation by Waugsberg, 2006-7-16. Bullet through banana, 1964, photograph by Dr. Harold Edgerton Talk by Jonathan Shaw Photographing Time Saturday 3rd April, 2pm, Estorick Collection, London Jonathan has been invited to talk as part of On the Move… Read more →
Miller shows us more than just photographs and paintings in this show. This is one of the reasons why it is so appealing. He keeps on nudging us, encouraging us to think more widely, to think about how what Muybridge and others did had an impact on art, photography, books, film, the theatre. Didn’t Busby Berkeley’s gorgeous choreography, all that… Read more →
Jonathan Shaw’s Triple Jump, Harold Edgerton’s Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft & Portrait of Jonathan Miller “On the Move: Visualising Action,” at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in north London until April 18, for which Sir Jonathan has assembled a wide range of material examining the perception and depiction of movement. The show includes not only Muybridge’s fragile… Read more →
On the Move: Visualising Action at the Estorick Collection, London. 13th January – 18th April 2010. 17th January, The Sunday Independent, The Critics, Visual Art/Film by Charles Darwent. “And other rooms bring Miller’s story up to date by focussing on the modern interest in depicting motion motionlessly, from Jonathan Shaw’s shot of a triple-jumper mid-jump to the sequentially flailing fists… Read more →
If you are in North London tomorrow night then please come along to the Preview of Jonathan Miller’s ‘On the Move, Visualising Action’ exhibition at the Estorick Collection. This features some of my earlier sports work. Tuesday 12th January 2010, 6 until 8.30pm. Estorick Collection, 39a Canonbury Square, London, N1 2AN (Image: Harold Edgerton, Foil Salute (detail), 1938 courtesy Palm… Read more →
On the Move – Visualising Action Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London 13 January – 18 April 2010 Jonathan has been invited to give his personal response to the On the Move exhibition at Estorick Collection. Jonathan‘s talk has been scheduled for Saturday 3rd April. On the Move has been curated by Dr Jonathan Miller, this exhibition will explore… Read more →