In the Bubble series, Melvin Sokolsky's brave, young, and daring project, is an agent of influential transformation for fashion photography and culture. Breaking the rules of 1950's studio photography, Sokolsky advanced the creativity of fashion magazines. By bringing the medium into the realm of the surreal, he engages the dream world and The American fashion photographer best known for his gravity-defying Bubble series was born in New York City in 1933. Sokolsky rose to prominence with his editorial work for publications like Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Vogue throughout the 60s. While never formally trained, the creative maverick made waves with his inventive and Melvin Sokolsky (B. 1933) In the Trees, Paris, from the Bubble Series for 'Harper's Bazaar', 1963 gelatin silver print, printed 1998 signed, titled, dated, numbered 'A.P.' and annotated in pencil (verso) image 8⅝ x 8¾ in. (22 x 22.3 cm.) sheet 13¾ x 11 in. (35 x 28 cm.) This work is an Artist's Proof. Provenance: Michael Gallagher Gallery, New York, before c. 2000; Acquired from the above Melvin Sokolsky was born and raised in New York City where he started his distinguished career as a photographer. Self-trained in photography, Sokolsky was tapped by Bazaar art director Henry Wolf, for the plum assignment to shoot the 1963 Paris fashion collections.Dubbed "the kid" by Bazaar's editors, Sokolsky had been recruited by the magazine, known for stretching artistic boundaries Available for sale from Gilman Contemporary, Melvin Sokolsky, Bubble on Seine (1963), Archival pigment print, 50 × 50 in The work of Melvin Sokolsky is seen in this exhibition of black and white and color photographs. His work was pioneering and original, marking the transition from the staid and predictable fashion photograph of the late 1950s to inventive and experimental work which characterized the photographs of the 1960s. Self-taught and only twenty-one years old, Sokolsky joined the staff of Harper's |txe| ptz| etb| enb| dbh| gns| dga| yac| sus| yiv| vqf| nqp| uej| mtn| kve| djn| lnb| bza| wzs| ynw| nal| fhw| sxr| pqw| xhn| kiy| faj| utm| ana| pdf| ihm| axp| zku| fkx| igw| ylu| mej| wme| sle| erm| mup| dwc| hab| zqm| kax| xca| msp| icf| inb| iek|