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John Fallon (photographer)
John Fallon is an American photographer and film maker known for his surrealist work. Born and raised in farmhouse on Ruby Vineyard in Oregon, he got his first camera when he was 5 years old and made his first short film at the age of 11. His full name is John Fallon Hiestand III. Career Freelancing for several guide books and magazines in Europe and North America, he began his professional career photographing his travels documenting landscapes, architecture, and the people he encountered. He spent several years living in Italy as well as Hawaii. Based on the outcome of a coin flip, he decided to move to New York City in 2001 to pursue his career.However, he arrived only a few days after the attacks on the World Trade Center and decided to move to his second choice at the time Los Angeles. Having lived and spent time working in over 45 countries Fallon integrates fashion, grit, nature, travel documentary, celebrity, humour, and edge. Fallon's ability to marry though pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrealist
Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to leader André Breton, to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality", or ''surreality.'' It produced works of painting, writing, theatre, filmmaking, photography, and other media. Works of Surrealism feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and '' non sequitur''. However, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost (for instance, of the "pure psychic automatism" Breton speaks of in the first Surrealist Manifesto), with the works themselves being secondary, i.e. artifacts of surrealist experimentation. Leader Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
