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Published on 04/15/1996 All articles from this issue

Tango an intriguing array of photo art by Argentinan Eduardo Rufeisen

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By Agnes Derbin

Special to the Town Crier

"Tango: Black & White Photographs," an exhibition by Eduardo A. Rufeisen at Gallery 9 in Los Altos, offers 21 black and white photographs that exude precision.Rufeisen's images of "Tango" are tightly composed and hand-printed on special paper. The compositions are rich in detail and subtlety.Six photographs from 1994 chronicle the Golden Gate Bridge. Brazilian born Rufeisen transforms the bridge to a monolithic icon. Rufeisen's next grouping consists of five photographs culled from an extensive tour of Europe and Asia in 1995 with his wife Christine. These photographs are softened street scenes with people or allusions to people as in the Singapore Temple image. This photograph starkly sets an elaborately carved temple in relief against a sky. Rufeisen has rightfully put his award winning photograph of Stanford in this series. He used a vintage Leica, similar to another influence ¯ Cartier-Bresson ¯ to capture the timeless quality and the tranquility of the inner quad.Eleven photographs make up his 1996 tango series. The photographs capture the sensual and sorrowful aspects of the tango as well as the meticulously choreographed dancers. Rufeisen's fascination with the tango inspired further exploration of the dance via the photographic medium. His research led him to Argentina where the dance originated and to a Buenos Aires dinner show featuring a tango performance. Of the hundreds of photographs taken during the two-hour performance, Rufeisen captures the essence of the dance with the 11 highlighted in this exhibition.The exhibition runs through April 27. For more information, call 941-7969.