Guillaume Corpart Muller
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Guillaume Corpart Muller (born in France
) is a photographer who works in the fields of documentary
and fine art photography
. Corpart Muller distinguishes himself for his unique photographic style Pitch White
.
Corpart Muller is most often recognized for his unique technique Pitch White
, developed in 2007 as a means to bring evening and nighttime citiscapes to life.
Corpart Muller is a founding member of StilL Photography with colleagues Jan Smith and Ragnar Chacin.
Corpart Muller has published a series of books (see section below). While these are expressively different in style, they demonstrate artist's versatile style in adapting to the local environment.
Corpart Muller's work has been published and prized in National Geographic Traveler magazine, The International Photography Awards (New York), B&W Magazine, Regards magazine,, Cuartoscuro magazine (Mexico City) and the Club Fotográfico de México (Mexico City).
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a photographer who works in the fields of documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
and fine art photography
Fine art photography
Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides a visual account for news events, and commercial photography, the primary focus of which is to...
. Corpart Muller distinguishes himself for his unique photographic style Pitch White
Pitch White
Pitch White is a photo manipulation technique developed as a means to bring evening and nighttime citiscapes to life. Color enhancing is at the core of the technique, saturating dominant colors while removing dark tones...
.
Career
Corpart Muller’s body of work is composed of the following central pieces:- Nada nos harán las penas (2007) treats the subject of the disappearing Mexican cantinas
- Ghosts of Gunkanjima (2008) portrays one of the last remaining photo documentaries of the abandoned island of GunkanjimaGunkanjima, meaning "battleship island" in Japanese, is the nickname of several islands:* Hashima Island , Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan* Mitsukejima, Suzu, Ishikawa, Japan...
(aka HashimaHashimaHashima may refer to:*Hashima, Gifu , city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan** The Hashima meteorite of circa 1910, which landed in Hashima City *Hashima District, Gifu , a nearby district in Gifu Prefecture, Japan...
) in collaboration with photographer Jan Smith - Pop. Density: 5k/km2 (2009) "creatively illustrates the life cycle of large cities" with photographers Jan Smith and Ragnar Chacin
- Chaosopolis (2009,2010) develops portraits of global cities such as New York, Tokyo, Chicago and Mexico City
- Zihuatlali (2010) explores the sensuality of desertscapes
- Urban Tales (2011) delves into the isolation of living in large cities
Corpart Muller is most often recognized for his unique technique Pitch White
Pitch White
Pitch White is a photo manipulation technique developed as a means to bring evening and nighttime citiscapes to life. Color enhancing is at the core of the technique, saturating dominant colors while removing dark tones...
, developed in 2007 as a means to bring evening and nighttime citiscapes to life.
Corpart Muller is a founding member of StilL Photography with colleagues Jan Smith and Ragnar Chacin.
Corpart Muller has published a series of books (see section below). While these are expressively different in style, they demonstrate artist's versatile style in adapting to the local environment.
Exhibits, Publications, Recognitions
Corpart Muller's work has been exhibited at venues such as the Fotoseptiembre bienal (Mexico City), World in Focus (New York), National Auditorium of Mexico (Mexico City), the Japanese Cultural Center (Mexico City), Plaza Juárez (Mexico City SRE), Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (Mexico City), Nina Menocal (Mexico City) and the Alliance Francaise network (Mexico City Polanco, Monterrey, Queretaro, Toluca, Puebla).Corpart Muller's work has been published and prized in National Geographic Traveler magazine, The International Photography Awards (New York), B&W Magazine, Regards magazine,, Cuartoscuro magazine (Mexico City) and the Club Fotográfico de México (Mexico City).
Books
- Gunkanjima (2009)
- Pop. Density: 5k/km2 (2009)
- Cantinas: nada nos haran las penas (2010)
- CHAOSOPOLIS (2010)
External links
- GCM Foto gcmfoto.com
- Photography colleague Jan Smith
- Photography colleague Ragnar Chacin Solano