Famous+Photographer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugo_Mulas

=** Ugo Malas (August 28, 1928 - March 2, 1973) **=

**Historical Background**
Ugo Mulas was a prominent portrait and street photographer in Italy. In 1948, abandoned his study in art and took up art courses at the Brera Fine Art Academy. His fist profession assignment was in 1954, when he was asked to cover the Venice Biennale. He continued this tradition for 18 years and stopped a year before his death in 1973. All of his work was documented in his art book. Mulan's work with the Italian magazines and commercials landed him with clients such as Pirelli Olivetti. During his work, he met many famous people such as Veruschka and Alexander Calder and many of the other artist became prominent fixtures of his work. In 1964, while in New York, Mulas exhibit t the New York Scene became one of his best known works. This exhibit included portraits of Robert Rauschenburg, Jasper Hohns, Barnett Newman and Roy Lichtenstein. Mulas died in 1973, following a battle with a serious illness.

Influences
Much of Mulas' influence came from, as he described, the changing world around him. He described traveling to New York and being fascinated by how the government and the society functioned. Another large influence was the art work. Many of his photos are of famous artists, sometimes with their work and this influenced his work. He describes enjoying taking photos of the new new and the well known and during his trips to the US, he attended many art gatherings and gathered photos. These two aspects are the points that influenced Mulas the most and drove him to take the photos and travel the way he loved to do.

Style and Major Genre
Ugo Mulas was famous and most renown for his portrait shots of famous artist and his street photos. He traveled all over Europe and the US to take photos of artists and their work. Some of his famous photos are of artist such as Alexander Calder, Robert Rauschenburg, Jasper Hohns, Barnett Newman and Roy Lichtenstein. He as also well known for his street photos, often portraying classic Italian life. These photos were rarely set up and often had human subjects eating, talking or just hanging around a table, restaurant of store front.

Photos by Ugo Mulas


Design Elements:
Depth, direction, diagonals, balance

This photo represent Mulas' work because it is a simple photo, of one subject, with very good use of lighting and strong use of direction. The use of lighting is very cool because it shows his expression and adds a lot of texture to his clothing. The balance of light and dark portions for this photo are another way lighting is used well.

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Design Elements:
Element relation, direction, trianles,

This photo represent Mulas' work because it is a photo of an artist with what is likely thir art. The connection and element relation between the man and the metal frame head is incredibly deep and is a strong example of Mulas' work. The lighting in this photo, especially on the mans face and hands add an incredible amount of detail. The lighting on the table is also very cool because as the photo changes from light on the right to dark on the right, the table does too. The outline of the metal on the while background for the heads also enables the viewer to see the incredible detail but into the heads.

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Design Elements:
Triangles, direction, diagonals

This photo, shot outside what looks to be an italian restaurant is one of the genres Mulas was famous for, street shots. This photo uses a strong sense of direction with the subjects eyes and their bodies. The lighting in this photo exposes an incredible amount of texture from the gravel ground to the smoke from the cigarette. The lighting in the peoples faces also gives them character and their clothing a personality and great detail.

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Design Elements:
Balance, direction, triangles, simple, diagonals

This simple photo, of an aging man, is a very impressive portrait. This genre was the one Mulas was most famous for and this is one of his most famous pictures. The man he is taking the photo of is giving this incredible expression, one that says just about nothing. The lighting in this photo is very good and provides a lot of detail and texture to the subjects face and shirt collar. This lighting is very impressive for the time and the black and white gives a character of its own.

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Design Elements:
Balance, color space, simple, depth, direction

This photo, though not a portrait, displays a man, likely an artist, with a metal sculpture behind him. Artist and their work were Mulas' most famous subject, since he traveled a lot to photograph them. The lighting in this photo is very balanced and gives texture to the metal, the ground and the rail cart the work is set on. The mans connection to the viewer, which only isvisible through the use of lighting, is remarkable.