
rooss clark

irupathaam noottaandinte thudakkathil oru american chitrakaaranum pictorial photographerumaayirunnu haariyat candez "rooss" clark (1852-1942). rooss clark, elisabath flint vaid" allengil "miss clark aandu vaid" ennee samyuktha perukalil elisabath flintinoppam pradharshippicha photographukaliloodeyaanu avar kooduthal ariyappedunnathu.
jeevitam.
1852ll indiaanayile laa porttil haariyat candez "rooss" clark janichu. oru chithrakaariyaayi pariseelanam nediya avar 1880-kalil newyorkkile pothu sent maargarats schoolil chitrakala varaikkalum padippichu. avalude vidyaarthikalil oralaaya mabel dodge luhan pinneedu italiyile florencile luhante villa roopakalppana cheyyukayum punasthaapikkukayum cheythu.
1890 muthal avar oru photographeraayi sajeevamaavukayum 1898 vare swathanthramaayi pravartthikkukayum cheythu. 1890 kalude avasaanathil avar wade kandumuttukayum iruvarum panthrand varshathe sahakaranm aarambikkukayum cheythu. 1900 oode avar alfred steeglitsumaayi ashayavinimayam aarambhichu, avar avalude kalayil avale prolsaahippikkukayum upadeshikkukayum cheythu. 1902 ll "senchwari magazin" ll oru lekhanathil pravartthikkunna ettavum pramukhamaaya patthu american pictorial photographermaaril oralaayi steeglits avare, gertrude cassabier, iva vaatsan-shutts, merii devens ennivarodoppam udharichu.
clark thante photographic aarttistiyil chilath cassabieril ninnu padichu; pinneedu jeevithathil "oru camera upayogichu thanikk labhicha eathoru vijayathin" thaan casebiarinu kadappettirikkunnuvennu avar paranju.
1920 oode avar potthil ninnu newyork nagaratthilekku thamasam maari, avide avar thante chhaayaachithrangalum mattu paintingukalum ganyamaaya thukaykku (poornna dairkhyamulla chhaayaachithrangalkk 2,000 dollar vare) parasyam cheythu. 1926ll avar potthine thirichupidichu.
clark orikkalum vivaham kazhichittilla, avalude swakaarya jeevithathekkurichu valare kurachu maathrame ariyoo. 1942 november 28nuu pothu marikkukayum laa portteyil samskarikkappedukayum cheythu. avarude anushochanam oru chithrakaaranenna nilayil avarude pravarthanangalil shradha kendreekarikkukayum avarude photographyekkurich onnum paraamarsikkukayum cheythilla.
clark vedum nashtappedunnu.
orikkalum vishadeekarikkappedaatha kaaranangalal, clark vedum 1899 muthal avarude samyuktha perukalil phottokal pradarshippikkaanum prasidheekarikkaanum thudangi. ellah photographukalum edutha kalaakaaran clarkanennum avaa vikasippikkukayum achadikkukayum cheythath technician vaid aanennum varshangalolam anumanikkappettu. 1900-ll steeglitsinu ezhuthiya kathil clark thanne itharathilulla krameekaranathekkurichu soochippichu "srimati. vaid valare dailettari aanu-ningal aavashyappedunna phottokal labhikkunnathinaayi... enikku avale ellah divasavum valarthendivarum.ennirunnaalum, athe varsham francis benchamin jonstaninu ayacha kathil clark paranju," "miss vedum njaanum orupakshe pathuvarshamo athil kooduthalo camerakal upayogichittundaakam, pakshe rund varsham munbaanu njangal oru bisinassaayi chhaayaachitram eduthathu"."
clarkinu niravadhi sooloo exhibitionukal undaayirunnappol vaid swantham peril valare kurachu pradarshippichuvenna vasthuthayil ninnu avarude pankaalitthatthil kalaakaaran/technician verpirinjuvenna ashayavum undayirikkaam. ennirunnaalum, vaid soundaryaparamaaya theerumaanangalum saankethika theerumaanangalum eduthathaayi soochanakalundu. soundaryashaasthrathil avarkk vyakthamaayi thaalpparyavum arivum undaayirunnu, koodaathe avarude niravadhi lekhanangalil kalaparamaaya dishayekkurichu avar upadesham nalkunnu. koodaathe, kuranjathu oru lekhanamenkilum avarude peril maathram avarude samyuktha perukalil mattullavaykkoppam avatharippichu.
1899-ll pothu sosaitti oof aarttistukalilum newyork camera clubbilum nadanna shokalil clark vaadum avarude samyuktha perukalil aadyamaayi pradharshippichu. adutha dashakathil avarude phottokal chikkagoyile art instittyoott, pensylvania akkadami oof phine arts, foto club dii paarees, paan-american exposition, corcoran gallery oof art, louisiana purchase exposition ennivayulppede lokamembaadumulla pradhana pradarshanangalil pradharshippichu.
1902-ll steeglits "american pictorial photography" enna landmark portfoliyoyude seerees 2-ll clark aandu vaid achadichathu ulppeduthi. 150 koppikalude parimitha pathippil achadicha eee portfolio steeglitsinte vivekapoornamaaya kaazhchaykk anusrithamaayi mikacha photography maathram kaanikkan uddeshichullathaayirunnu.
1910-ll avarude sahakaranm avasanichathaayi thonnunnu. avarude samyuktha sramam pirichuvidaanulla kaaranam ariyilla, ennirunnaalum anchu varshathinu sesham maricha vedinte aarogyathile mattamaayirikkaam ithinu kaaranam.