Stephen Herbert

Muy Blog: Eadweard Muybridge Selection 2009-2012 Stephen Herbert

There?s more to Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) than a strange name and the fact that he shot dead his wife?s lover. Best known for his sequence photographs of humans and animals in motion, the ?galloping horse photographer? has left a legacy of scientific and artistic work that continues to influence visual media today. A spinoff from the website The Compleat Muybridge, is Muy Blog on Wordpress, keeping Muybridge enthusiasts up to date with what?s happening in the wide world of Muybridge and his images. This souvenir selection is from the first four years of news, research and comment. Read about the modern Profilograph bronze sculpture technique that morphs a galloping horse into a four-dimensional artwork, illustrating time as well as space. Follow the 1895 commotion about the hugely expensive folio Animal Locomotion: ?not one in twenty thousand would undertand it...? Enjoy the evocative lyrics of ?Good Evening, Major? ? almost the last words that Flora Muybridge?s lover would ever hear ? from the engaging video by the band Accordions. Find out what connects Ronald Reagan, Muybridge, and Death Valley. Enjoy the zoöpraxographer?s influence on the cartoonists of the late 19th century. Follow the author as he goes ?In search of Helios?. Was Eadweard Muybridge really ?The Father of the Motion Picture?? Read about the exhibitions, the controversy, and The Smartest Kid on Earth. Catch up with Muy Blog in this handy printed form.