Para Gererd Mankowitz (Londres-Reino Unido, 1946) ha posado todo el santoral del rock y el pop de las últimas cuatro décadas y media. El fotógrafo, el más veterano de los retratistas musicales de su país, ha retratado a todas las grandes estrellas británicas desde la década de los años sesenta del siglo XX.
Con casi una veintena de sus fotos en la colección permanente de la National Portrait Gallery de Londres, una de las fototecas más prestigiosas del mundo, es difícil entender por qué la obra de Mankowitz nunca había sido expuesta retrospectivamente. Quizá la explicación resida en que nunca se ha preocupado por el carácter artístico de su obra y siempre ha sido un fotógrafo profesional trabajando al amparo de los encargos comerciales de las casas discográficas o los propios músicos.
La falta de una gran antología cronológica quedará reparada ahora con la exposición Gered Mankowitz: a retrospective (Gered Mankowitz: una retrospectiva) que acaban de anunciar las Snap Galleries de la capital británica. La muestra estará en cartel entre el 28 de abril y el 16 de junio.
Incansable y humilde
Ante la cámara de este incansable y humilde fotógrafo de estrellas han posado la práctica totalidad de las primeras figuras de la músico del Reino Unido -con alguna excepción, como Jimi Hendrix, que si bien nació en EE UU, alcanzó notoriedad mundial a partir de sus primeras actuaciones en Londres-: desde los artistas de los años sesenta (los Rolling Stones, Donovan, los Yardbirds, Spencer Davis Group, Small Faces...) y los sucesores de los pioneros (Soft Machine, Free, Traffic, The Nice, Joe Cocker, Slade...), hasta formaciones y solistas de los ochenta y noventa (Sparks, The Jam, Magazine, Robert Palmer, Kate Bush, Oasis...).
Es mi primera retrospectiva y valía la pena volver al cuarto oscuro y a los orígenes En la exposición podrán verse un centenar de piezas, todas ellas copias realizadas manualmente en el cuarto oscuro a partir de los negativos originales. "Es mi primera retrospectiva y valía la pena el esfuerzo de volver al cuarto oscuro y a los orígenes. Todas las fotos son en blanco y negro y han sido reveladas y positivadas siguiendo las técnicas tradicionales, sin intervención digital, para que los detalles originales estén al alcance de los espectadores", explica el artista.
Mankowitz abandonó la escolaridad a los 15 años e intentó buscar un futuro laboral. En un viaje a Holanda le dejaron una cámara y se percató de que tenía buen ojo y habilidades innatas para la fotografía. Aprendió los rudimentos del oficio como aprendiz en la agencia Camera Press. En 1963 abrió su primer estudio en Londres, al lado de la mítica galería Indica, en parte financiada por los Beatles (fue el lugar donde se conocieron John Lennon y Yoko Ono).
Fotógrafo oficial de los Stones a los 18 años
En cuestión de meses, Mankowitz era un habitual en los círculos del pop y el rock londinense. Tras una sesión de retratos a Marianne Faithful, la novia de Mick Jagger, se convirtió, con 18 años, en fotógrafo oficial de los Rolling Stones, para los que hizo las cubiertas de los álbumes Out of our Heads (1965) y Between the Buttons (1967).
En 1967 hizo dos sesiones a Jimi Hendrix y su grupo, The Experience. Las imágenes se convirtieron en las más conocidas del guitarrista en un estudio.
En 2009 Mankowitz fue uno los jurados del Sony World Photography Awards, compartiendo labores con Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Davidson y Sarah Moon.
The Rolling Stones, Gered Mankowitz first retrospective of the photographer's oldest English rock
To Gererd Mankowitz (London-UK, 1946) has posed all saints rock and pop of the past four and a half decades. The photographer, the oldest of musical portrait of his country, has portrayed all the major British stars from the decade of the sixties of the twentieth century.
With nearly two dozen of his photos in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, one of the world's most prestigious photo libraries, it is difficult to understand why the work had never been exposed Mankowitz retrospectively. Perhaps the explanation lies in that has never been concerned about the artistic nature of his work and always has been a professional photographer working under the orders of business of record companies or musicians themselves.
The lack of a chronological anthology will be repaired now Gered Mankowitz exposure: a retrospective (Gered Mankowitz: a retrospective) today announced that the Snap Galleries in London. The exhibition will be on the bill between 28 April and 16 June.
Tireless and humble
With the camera in this tireless and humble photographer of stars have posed virtually all the leading figures of the musician in the UK, with some exceptions, like Jimi Hendrix, who although born in the U.S., achieved worldwide notoriety from their first performances in London, from the artists of the sixties (the Rolling Stones, Donovan, the Yardbirds, Spencer Davis Group, Small Faces ...) and the successors of the pioneers (Soft Machine, Free, Traffic, The Nice, Joe Cocker, Slade ...) to formations and soloists from the eighties and nineties (Sparks, The Jam, Magazine, Robert Palmer, Kate Bush, Oasis ...).
It's my first retrospective and worth returning to the darkroom and origins in the exhibition will be a hundred pieces, all copies made by hand in the darkroom from the original negatives. "It's my first retrospective was worth the effort to return to the dark room and origins. All photos are black and white and have been revealed and positivadas following traditional techniques, without digital intervention, so that the original details are at scope of the audience, "explains the artist.
Mankowitz left school at 15 and tried to find a future career.On a trip to Holland left a camera and realized he had a good eye and innate abilities for photography. He learned the rudiments of the trade as an apprentice at the agency Camera Press. In 1963 he opened his first studio in London, next to the legendary Indica gallery, partly funded by the Beatles (it was the place where they met John Lennon and Yoko Ono).
Stones' official photographer at age 18
Within months, Mankowitz was a regular in the circles of pop and rock London. Following a portrait session with Marianne Faithful, Mick Jagger's girlfriend, became, at 18 years, official photographer of the Rolling Stones, for whom he made the covers of the album Out of Our Heads (1965) and Between the Buttons (1967).In 1967 he made two sessions Jimi Hendrix and his band, The Experience. The images became the most famous guitarist in a study.
In 2009 Mankowitz was among the jurors of the Sony World Photography Awards, sharing duties with Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Davidson and Sarah Moon
To Gererd Mankowitz (London-UK, 1946) has posed all saints rock and pop of the past four and a half decades. The photographer, the oldest of musical portrait of his country, has portrayed all the major British stars from the decade of the sixties of the twentieth century.
With nearly two dozen of his photos in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, one of the world's most prestigious photo libraries, it is difficult to understand why the work had never been exposed Mankowitz retrospectively. Perhaps the explanation lies in that has never been concerned about the artistic nature of his work and always has been a professional photographer working under the orders of business of record companies or musicians themselves.
The lack of a chronological anthology will be repaired now Gered Mankowitz exposure: a retrospective (Gered Mankowitz: a retrospective) today announced that the Snap Galleries in London. The exhibition will be on the bill between 28 April and 16 June.
Tireless and humble
With the camera in this tireless and humble photographer of stars have posed virtually all the leading figures of the musician in the UK, with some exceptions, like Jimi Hendrix, who although born in the U.S., achieved worldwide notoriety from their first performances in London, from the artists of the sixties (the Rolling Stones, Donovan, the Yardbirds, Spencer Davis Group, Small Faces ...) and the successors of the pioneers (Soft Machine, Free, Traffic, The Nice, Joe Cocker, Slade ...) to formations and soloists from the eighties and nineties (Sparks, The Jam, Magazine, Robert Palmer, Kate Bush, Oasis ...).
It's my first retrospective and worth returning to the darkroom and origins in the exhibition will be a hundred pieces, all copies made by hand in the darkroom from the original negatives. "It's my first retrospective was worth the effort to return to the dark room and origins. All photos are black and white and have been revealed and positivadas following traditional techniques, without digital intervention, so that the original details are at scope of the audience, "explains the artist.
Mankowitz left school at 15 and tried to find a future career.On a trip to Holland left a camera and realized he had a good eye and innate abilities for photography. He learned the rudiments of the trade as an apprentice at the agency Camera Press. In 1963 he opened his first studio in London, next to the legendary Indica gallery, partly funded by the Beatles (it was the place where they met John Lennon and Yoko Ono).
Stones' official photographer at age 18
Within months, Mankowitz was a regular in the circles of pop and rock London. Following a portrait session with Marianne Faithful, Mick Jagger's girlfriend, became, at 18 years, official photographer of the Rolling Stones, for whom he made the covers of the album Out of Our Heads (1965) and Between the Buttons (1967).In 1967 he made two sessions Jimi Hendrix and his band, The Experience. The images became the most famous guitarist in a study.
In 2009 Mankowitz was among the jurors of the Sony World Photography Awards, sharing duties with Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Davidson and Sarah Moon
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