Kjeld petersen biography books

From 1950 to 1951, Helmer-Petersen studied at the Institute of Design art school in Chicago. The stay there had a major impact on the development of his development as an artist.

Kjeld petersen biography books

The Institute of Design was founded by Hungarian artist and Bauhaus teacher lászló Moholy-Nagy in 1937, based on a desire to pursue the ideas of the Bauhaus school in Germany, which was closed down due to pressure from the Nazis in 1933.

Helmer-Petersen's stay at the legendary Institute of Design came about because of his first photobook ‘122 Colour Photographs’ published in 1948. It gained international attention and was recognised as one of the pioneering examples of art photography in colour.

The featured photographs exploredcolour as shapes and surfaces in an original way, and it is what Helmer-Petersen is best known for today. 

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At the Institute of Design, Helmer-Petersen followed several of the school's basic courses and taught photo