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Perfect Partners: Photography and Dance

08 Thursday Dec 2011

Posted by Romantic and Postromantic Art in aesthetics, art blog, art criticism, Claudia Moscovici, contemporary art, dance, dance and photography, dance images, Dance Magic, fine art, fineartebooks, images of dancers, Perfect Partners: Photography and Dance, photographer Richard Calmes, photography, photography and dance, photography Richard Calmes, photos dancers, photos of dancers, postromantic aesthetics, postromantic art, postromantic photography, postromanticism, postromanticism.com, Richard Calmes, Richard Calmes dance photography, Richard Calmes photography, richardcalmes.com, Romanticism and Postromanticism, The Perfect Partners: Photography and Dance

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World-renowned dance photographer Richard Calmes captures the elegance and poise of dancers in his breath-taking images. His new photography albums, Dance Magic and Water Dance, will make any art lover’s Christmas dreams come true. Dance Magic is mysterious, dramatic and captivating. Water Dance flows with energy and radiates beauty.  It will be tough to choose between them. You can see sample images from both albums on Richard Calmes’ website, http://richardcalmes.com/. Happy Holidays!

Claudia Moscovici, postromanticism.com

Christmas Is Coming!

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What better gift than page after page of beautiful dancers caught at the peak of their expression? Your holiday shopping was never easier! Two books are available: DANCE  MAGIC and the new WATER  DANCE.  Stunning images will inspire everyone from dance students to those who simply love dance or those who love photography. Editions for every budget!
Click here to preview books or order:    .http://richardcalmes.com/books.html

Creative Photo Sessions this YearIt’s been quite a year for experimenting with both new lighting techniques and unusual shoot locations. From a classic car graveyard to a fabulous town center fountain, my dancers always give me more than I expect. See for yourself!

 Click on a thumbnail to see the gallery

                  jan studio    Ailey 2011    Extreme   Fountain

            Old car   light fun   light play   Fountain

            oct studio   Fountain   nutcracker   Fountain

About Richard Calmes Photography

Richard is available for photographing live dance events, publicity work, and studio work. His goal is not simply to photograph but to create art. Creativity and new ideas are always the priority. Please call us today to discuss any needs, or any wonderful ideas,  you might have.
404-317-8470
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Visit the web site for thousands of beautiful images!
http://www.richardcalmes.com/

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Poetry in Motion: The Dance Photography of Richard Calmes

14 Thursday Jul 2011

Posted by Romantic and Postromantic Art in a defense of pluralism, aesthetic philosophy, aesthetic pluralism, aesthetics, Alexandre Gurita, Alexandre Gurita's Biennale de Paris, Alexandre Gurita's Biennale of Paris, Art and Emotion, art blog, art criticism, art education, art movements, art nouveau, art videos, artistic photography, artistic pluralism, Biennale de Paris, Biennale of Paris, biennialfoundation.org, Claudia Moscovici, contemporary dance, contemporary photography, dance, dance and photography, dance images, dance photographer Richard Calmes, dance photography, dance photography Richard Calmes, history of art, images of dancers, modern dance, multidisciplinary art, Pavel Rotaru, photographer Richard Calmes, photography, photography and dance, photography Richard Calmes, photos dancers, photos of dancers, postmodernism, postromanticism, postromanticism.com, Richard Calmes, Richard Calmes dance photography, Richard Calmes photography, richardcalmes.com, Romantic art, Romanticism, Romanticism and Postromanticism, The Dance Photography of Richard Calmes, the photography of Richard Calmes

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The twentieth century was the era of specialization. Every field became so highly specialized and technical that only experts could master each discipline. The twenty-first century, however, is the era of collaboration. As an art critic, I’ve witnessed this comingling among different fields in the domains of advertising, cinema and photography. Some of the most talented photographers in the world work as Directors of Photography for commercials and film. Since both are primarily visual arts, one might expect a fruitful collaboration between the domains of photography and film. What is more unexpected, however, is the combination of photography and dance. No artist that I know of has pulled it off better than Richard Calmes.

An American dance photographer with a growing international reputation, Richard Calmes has  travelled all over the United States to capture the talent of some of the most gifted dancers and share it with the world. His images range from the most urban contemporary dancers in New York to the most classical dancers in Washington D.C.  He experiments with light, setting and color to capture the unique aspects of each genre of dance as well as of each dancer. His photography represents an homage to the beauty of dance as well as to the mental and physical strength and discipline it takes to be a dancer and make your body do what most of us can’t: and, what’s more, do it gracefully.

In an email exchange, Richard told me that his great admiration for dancers has a personal dimension (as well as, incidentally, a connection to my native country, Romania): “My daughter danced in Bucharest in the early 90’s. There was a dance Company here in Atlanta, Georgia founded by a Romanian, Pavel Rotaru, who was once a famous dancer there. He took them to Romania on tour and they were received with much passion. She had a great time. It was watching her grow up and improve year after year which taught me the sacrifices and love dancers have for their art!”

Richard Calmes’ images, like dance itself, are poetry in motion. They express movement, personality, character, mood and theme. His more shadowy black and white series is understated, classic and mysterious.  Most of his images, however, include striking and bright colors, to capture the drama, sensuality and passion of modern dance. And then you also have his motion or dynamic series, which trace the movements of the dancers in flight, to maintain the focus on dance as the most dynamic art form.

Featured on the covers of dance magazines as well as in gallery exhibitions, the photography of Richard Calmes shows the benefits of specialization and collaboration among the arts. This is no Marxist rotation of disciplines, where everyone purports to be good at everything: an impossible utopian goal that leads to nobody being really good at anything. Rather, Calmes’ images show the best of contemporary artistic reality at work: the most talented artists in each field working together to create something far better together than they would separately, as you can see in this video:

In my estimation, we’ll continue to see each field of art develop (both technically and artistically) and thrive in its own genre while at the same time we’ll see more and more collaborations among artists working in different domains. Soon art exhibits will no longer be held only in museums or galleries, but also in dance halls, movie theaters and concert halls. Analogously, dancers will sometimes dance at gallery exhibits, particularly when the exhibit itself focuses on the art of dance. Calmes is paving the way not only for other photographers, but also for the increasingly multidisciplinary direction of contemporary art in general. For more information about Richard Calmes’ photography, take a look at the artist’s website on the link below.

http://www.richardcalmes.com/

Claudia Moscovici, postromanticism.com

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