Photographic Manifesto, CoBrA, Brussels, 1949... Lot 106

Photographic Manifesto, CoBrA, Brussels, 1949 Serge Vandercam (1924-2005) Vintage silver print, 30x24 cm, red stamp Unique vintage print of a European vernacular photographic manifesto. Il CoBrA è stato un movimento d'avanguardia europeo attivo per un breve periodo dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, dal 1948 al 1951. Il nome è stato coniato da Christian Dotremont dalle iniziali delle capitali, città natale dei membri: Copenaghen (Co), Bruxelles (Br), Amsterdam (A). Formati da una dottrina unificante di completa libertà di colore e di forma, oltre che dall'antipatia per il Surrealismo, gli artisti condividono anche l'interesse per il marxismo e il modernismo. Serge Vandercam divenne immediatamente nel 1948 membro del CoBrA, attivo come principale fotografo del CoBrA. Vandercam lavorò negli Ateliers du Marais, esposti a Liegi nel 1951, e collaborò regolarmente con Christian Dotremont. CoBrA was a European avant-garde movement active for a short period after WWII, from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the capitals, members' home cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels (Br), Amsterdam (A). This international movement of artists who worked experimentally evolved from the criticisms of Western society and a common desire to break away from existing art movements, including "detested" naturalism and "sterile" abstraction. Experimentation was the symbol of an unfettered freedom, which, according to Constant, was ultimately embodied by children and the expressions of children. COBRA was formed by Karel Appel, Constant, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, Asger Jorn, and Joseph Noiret on 8 November 1948 in the Café Notre-Dame, Paris, with the signing of a manifesto, "La cause était entendue" ("The Case Was Settled"), drawn up by Dotremont. The name of the manifesto was a play on words from an earlier document signed by Belgian and French Revolutionary Surrealists in July 1947, entitled "La c