Abelardo Morell

by Abelardo Morell, Richard B. Woodward (Introduction)

Cuban-born Abelardo Morell (b.1948) began photographing his domestic environment after the birth of his son in 1986. Considering the world from a child's point of view, he photographed household objects from surprising perspectives to produce unfamiliar and disconcerting results that challenge the viewer’s perception of reality. Morell continues to take photographs that explore reality and illusion and has created images with books, money, maps and paintings as their subject, alongside his best known series of camera obscura photographs.

Genres: Photography, Art

140 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[GoldGato · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abelardo Morell is an experimental realist photographer who brings a unique and fun sense of proportion to his subject matter. Born in Cuba, he came to the United States as a teenager, and he still has that youthful sense of wonder with him. The photos in this coffee-table book are broken into different chapters such as Camera Obscura, Books, and Alice In Wonderland. The foreword by Richard B. Woodward is simple but gracious in its prelude to the goodies.

CAMERA OBSCURA


BOOKS


ALICE IN WONDERLAND


Book Season = Year Round

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some very cool still lifes, but the photos I like best are his camera obscura shots--just excellent. I want to try that.

I definitely recommend reading the foreword as well. It's short and informative discussing modern and post-modern artists and where Morell fits into the mix. It also provides useful tidbits about Morell's photographic process.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

i especially loved the camera obscura images. i would also love to re-create his "three generations" photo (1981) with my own family!

[Brett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning black and white photographs. The camera obscura and book-related photos are great.