honorable mention
Wayne Schoenfeld united states
title
Circus of The Heart
CIRCUS OF THE HEART - The final suite of images, explores the circus through the eyes of the audience. No one can help but fall in love with the circus and its cast of colourful characters.
“I'm thinking of people with all sorts of things that make them different from each other with no thought of the physical or cultural differences between them, differences that outside the world of circus cause conflict, distrust...
I'm thinking of the circus giving people a chance to see the world beyond their own limited personal experience and community... there are many more ideas starting to coalesce and, at the end, my goal is to capture the humanity of the circus painted against glorious tableaux vivants of the unique and wonderful art of the circus. “
Wayne Schoenfeld
Schoenfeld's images have excited audiences all over the world with a glimpse into the magic world of circus. A decade in the making, his major exhibitions have drawn crowds of more than ten thousand in Paris, Montreal and Salzburg, in New York and Los Angeles. His images are in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul). The National Gallery (Rome) and private collection of Cirque du Soleil.
Schoenfeld’s documentary photo books include Brittle Glory: The Face of Change (Turkey and Cuba), Almost Perfect (Vietnam) Awarded Best Book of 2004 by an Independent Publisher, Mission to India written by award winning veteran journalist Rex Weiner, Through This World But Once (Ethiopia), Footprints in the Sand with a foreword by Rev. Mpho Tutu and Everyday Heroes series honoring volunteer doctors from around the world. www.greatcirclebooks.com www.aandi.com/books
In 2008 Schoenfeld produced and directed the international film festival favorite, The Memory Box. Filmed entirely in Ethiopia. The landscape and the people of this exotic land are seen through the eyes of a Chaplinesque jester from Clowns Without Bodrers. The film challenges the cynical predictability of the tragedy of Africa.
In 2010 Schoenfeld’s television series “Everyday Heroes” was honored with two episodes, “Everyday is a Gift’ – filmed in South Africa and “In the Shadow of Shangri-La” – filmed in Nepal recognized as Outstanding TV Series Segments at the My Hero International Film Festival in Los Angeles. www.newdemocracyproductions.com
His latest movie, Liberia: Emerging from the Shadows? launched in September is already awarded at Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood.
Art
“Schoenfeld takes pictures rather than photographs, his carefully orchestrated images appear, at a glance, like classic paintings”. International Herald Tribune, New York Times.
Schoenfeld is best know for his tableau vivants, including The Rape of the Sabine Women and Icons/Iconoclasts which have appeared in many publications including Harpers Bazarr and American Photo Magazine and.exhibited in galleries and museums in the US, Canada, throughout Europe and Asia. Schoenfeld’s images are in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Contemporary Art - Seoul, Cirque du Soleilv- Montrea , National Museum -Complesso del Vittoriano-Rome, County Arts Commission -Santa Barbara. In 2010,Schoenfeld's "Icons/Iconoclasts" Suite traveled 2 years for a European tour.
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entry description
The CIRCUS OF THE HEART is the closing act in Wayne Schoenfeld's photo suite triptych Icons/Iconoclasts-The Traveling American Circus 1930-1940, the only and largest photo collection in the world reflecting the American travelling Circus from the 30’s.CIRCUS OF THE HEART - The final suite of images, explores the circus through the eyes of the audience. No one can help but fall in love with the circus and its cast of colourful characters.
“I'm thinking of people with all sorts of things that make them different from each other with no thought of the physical or cultural differences between them, differences that outside the world of circus cause conflict, distrust...
I'm thinking of the circus giving people a chance to see the world beyond their own limited personal experience and community... there are many more ideas starting to coalesce and, at the end, my goal is to capture the humanity of the circus painted against glorious tableaux vivants of the unique and wonderful art of the circus. “
Wayne Schoenfeld
Schoenfeld's images have excited audiences all over the world with a glimpse into the magic world of circus. A decade in the making, his major exhibitions have drawn crowds of more than ten thousand in Paris, Montreal and Salzburg, in New York and Los Angeles. His images are in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul). The National Gallery (Rome) and private collection of Cirque du Soleil.
about the photographer
Documentary Books and Films:Schoenfeld’s documentary photo books include Brittle Glory: The Face of Change (Turkey and Cuba), Almost Perfect (Vietnam) Awarded Best Book of 2004 by an Independent Publisher, Mission to India written by award winning veteran journalist Rex Weiner, Through This World But Once (Ethiopia), Footprints in the Sand with a foreword by Rev. Mpho Tutu and Everyday Heroes series honoring volunteer doctors from around the world. www.greatcirclebooks.com www.aandi.com/books
In 2008 Schoenfeld produced and directed the international film festival favorite, The Memory Box. Filmed entirely in Ethiopia. The landscape and the people of this exotic land are seen through the eyes of a Chaplinesque jester from Clowns Without Bodrers. The film challenges the cynical predictability of the tragedy of Africa.
In 2010 Schoenfeld’s television series “Everyday Heroes” was honored with two episodes, “Everyday is a Gift’ – filmed in South Africa and “In the Shadow of Shangri-La” – filmed in Nepal recognized as Outstanding TV Series Segments at the My Hero International Film Festival in Los Angeles. www.newdemocracyproductions.com
His latest movie, Liberia: Emerging from the Shadows? launched in September is already awarded at Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood.
Art
“Schoenfeld takes pictures rather than photographs, his carefully orchestrated images appear, at a glance, like classic paintings”. International Herald Tribune, New York Times.
Schoenfeld is best know for his tableau vivants, including The Rape of the Sabine Women and Icons/Iconoclasts which have appeared in many publications including Harpers Bazarr and American Photo Magazine and.exhibited in galleries and museums in the US, Canada, throughout Europe and Asia. Schoenfeld’s images are in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Contemporary Art - Seoul, Cirque du Soleilv- Montrea , National Museum -Complesso del Vittoriano-Rome, County Arts Commission -Santa Barbara. In 2010,Schoenfeld's "Icons/Iconoclasts" Suite traveled 2 years for a European tour.
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