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Modernist Photography from the Bluff Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of tremendous photographic experimentation. As painters freed themselves from traditional modes of representation, societal shifts and the growing influence of technology on daily life encouraged photographers to investigate and amplify the medium\u2019s unique traits in new ways. In Europe, artistic movements like Surrealism, coupled with the machine-driven devastation of World War I, fueled a rapid change in photographic style. Established Pictorialist aesthetics\u2014softly focused compositions and serene subjects removed from the challenges of everyday life\u2014gave way to what Bauhaus professor L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Moholy-Nagy called the neue Optik (new vision): sharp focus, unusual viewpoints, and abstracted form. It quickly influenced photographic practice throughout the world. The Bluff Collection, featuring photographs by Man Ray, Alfred Stieglitz, and Edward Weston, demonstrates the bold qualities of modernist photography during this energized period of artistic expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject\/Object is organized by the Portland Art Museum and curated by Julia Dolan, Ph.D., The Minor White Curator of Photography.<\/em><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"subject-object","image":{"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Johan-Hagemeyer-Roof-City.jpg","id":9342,"extension":"jpg","width":554,"height":311,"filesize":30178,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"width":270,"height":270,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":11228,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Johan-Hagemeyer-Roof-City-270x270.jpg"},"small":{"width":375,"height":311,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":16396,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Johan-Hagemeyer-Roof-City-375x311.jpg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2015-05-02 08:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"05","day":"02","hour":"08","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2015-07-26 17:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"07","day":"26","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2015-05-02 15:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"05","day":"02","hour":"15","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2015-07-27 00:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"07","day":"27","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Vancouver","timezone_abbr":"","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Exhibitions","slug":"exhibitions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":201,"filter":"raw","id":17,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/17","collection":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":290,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2023-03-28 10:28:29","date_utc":"2023-03-28 17:28:29","modified":"2024-03-07 10:38:06","modified_utc":"2024-03-07 18:38:06","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/venue\/portland-art-museum\/","venue":"Portland Art Museum","description":"

The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n