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1、美国名人摄影家黛安阿巴斯DianeArbus:RevolutionaryPhotographerofUnusualPeopleplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-19:21repeatByDanaDemange2006-2-4(MUSIC)VOICEONE:mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Today,wetellaboutDianeArbUs,arevolutionarymodernphotographer.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:DianeArbu

2、sisknownforcreatingintenseblackandwhitephotographsofveryunusualpeople.Sheusedaspecialcamerathatproducedsquareshapedimages.Oftenhersubjectslooksad,conflictedorphysicallyabnormal.Buttheydonottrytohidetheirinsecurities.Theyopenlystareatthecamera.OneartexpertsaidDianeArbusturnedphotographyinsideout.Inst

3、eadoflookingathersubjects,shemadethemlookather.Arbuslearnedtomixtherealisticnatureofphotographywithitsexpressivepossibilities.Sheexploredhowpeoplelivewithsamenessanddifferenceaswellasacceptanceandrejection.Thesecombinationscreatedveryinterestingartthatwasoftendisputed.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:DianeArbuswasbo

4、rninnineteentwenty-threetoawealthyfamilyinNewYorkCity.HerfatherDavidNemeroownedalargeclothingstoreinacostlyareanearFifthAvenue.HerparentscollectedartandwerepartofthehighsocietyofNewYork.ThefamilytraveledoftentoEurope.Theyhelpedtheirchildrenexpresstheirartisticgoals.Dianesbrotherwasthefamouspoet,Howa

5、rdNemerov.Hersisterbecameasculptor.Afterfinishinghighschoolattheageofeighteen,DianemarriedAllanArbus.MisterArbusworkedintheadvertisingdepartmentofherfathersstore.VOICEONE:ItwasMisterArbuswhogaveDianeherfirstcamera.DianesoondecidedtotakeaclasswiththefamousphotographerBereniceAbbott.TheArbuseseventual

6、lystartedtakingphotographsofclothing.TheseimageswereusedasadvertisementsforDianesfathersstore.Afterthebirthoftheirdaughter,DoonztheArbusesstartedabusinesstogether.Theirpurposewastophotographclothingfashions.DianeArbuswasthestylist.Shewouldpreparethehairandfacesofthefashionmodelswhoworetheclothingbei

7、ngphotographed.AllanArbustookthepictures.VOICETWO:ThecouplesoonhadjobsfromimportantfashionmagazinessuchasVogueandHarpersBazaar.Theirworkwasverysuccessfulduringthenineteenfifties.Theybecamepartofagroupofartiststhatwerehelpingtoredefinevisualculture.Theywerebreakingwithpasttraditionstocreateanewlookfo

8、ranewdecade,thesixties.VOICEONE:ButDianewasnotsatisfiedwithhersecondaryrole.Shewantedamoreactivepartinmakingphotographs.Shewantedtoexploreherownartisticexpressionandfreedom.Todothis,shestoppedworkingwithherhusband.ThenshestartedtakingphotographyclassesattheNewSchoolinNewYorkCity.Arbusteacher,Lisette

9、Model,influencedherinmanyways.SheshowedDianehowtouseacameralikeanexpert.ShealsotaughtDianetouseherarttofaceherdoubtsandfears.MizModeloncesaidthatDianesoonstartednotlisteningtomebutsuddenlylisteningtoherself.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:DianeArbuschosehersubjectsverycarefully.Shephotographedmanyofthesepeopleinorn

10、earNewYorkCity.Sheoftenchosetophotographunusualpeoplelivingontheedgeofacceptablesociety.Butsheshowedthecommonandrecognizablesideofsuchunusualpeople.Forexample,shetookpicturesofextremelyshortandextremelytallpeople.Shephotographedmendressedaswomen,circusperformers,andevenpatientswithseverementallimita

11、tions.Sheoncesaid:MyfavoritethingistogowhereIveneverbeen.VOICEONE:Oneofherfamousphotographswastakeninnineteensixty-six.Itisofayoungtransvestite.Atransvestiteisamanwhodressesandactslikeawoman.Thismaniswearingplasticobjectsinhishairtocurlandshapeit.Heisalsowearingmakeuponhisfacetomakeitlookmorelikeawo

12、man.Thepictureistakenfromcloseupwithseverelightingeffects.InthedarkcentersofhiseyesyoucanseethelightfromArbuscamera.Youcanseeeverydetailandimperfectionofhispaleskin.Helooksdirectlyatyouasthoughhehasnothingtohide.Hislookisoneofinterestandacceptance.VOICETWO:AnotherphotographlikethisiscalledMexicanDwa

13、rfinHisHotelRoominN.Y.C.Itwastakeninnineteenseventy.Here,Arbususessimilardramaticlighting.Sheshowsaclose-upviewoftheupperbodyandfaceofthisextremelysmallman.Helooksdirectlyatthecamerawiththesuggestionofasmile.Youcanseeallthelinesonhissmallshortfingers.Thehaironhischestandfaceseemsveryclose.Youcanalmo

14、stsmellthealcoholonthetablebesidehim.Youcanalmostfeelthesmoothclothsheetsonhisbed.Itisasthoughyouhaveenteredthepersonalworldofthissmallstranger.Theexpressionsofthesemenaresohonestthatitisalmostunpleasanttoobserve.DianeArbusexploredthistensioninherwork.Shecaughthersubjectsinpositionswheretheyshowthem

15、selvescompletely.Theydonotseemafraidtoshowtheirimperfectionsandstrangeness.Theydonothidethepartsofthemselvesthatarenotbeautiful.Theyopenlyshowtheirbodiesandsouls.Seeingthepictures,yousometimesfeelyouareinterferingintheprivatelivesofthesestrangepeople.Youfeellikemaybeyouarenotsupposedtobelooking.(MUS

16、IC)VOICEONE:SomeartcriticsbelieveDianeArbusphotographedsuchunusualpeopleasaresultofherbackground.Shegrewupinasafeandwealthyenvironment.Inphotographingthestrangeandimperfectpeopleinsociety,sherejectedherownsocialgroup.Sherevoltedagainstherupbringingtoprovethatshewasartisticallyindependent.Shechosetoexploretheunusualsidesofsocietyinsteadofacceptingcommonsubjectstophotograph.Arbusalsophotographed