Rachael Dimichele
Andreas Gursky
• Artist’s biographical information and background:
Andreas Gursky was born on January 15, 1955 in Leipzig, East Germany. He grew up in Dusseldorf, West Germany. Gursky was the grandson and son of commercial photographers. He studied Photography at the Folkwang Academy in Essen during the late 1970’s. He later became a student of Bernd and Hilla Becher in Dusseldorf at the Staatliche Kunstakademie. He attended this school from 1981-1987, at this time photographing in black and white was common. He started photographing this way, but it did not take long for him to branch out and begin working in color with his tripod.
• First exhibitions and accomplishments as an artist: Gursky was taking shots from great
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All of the photos are amazing but this is my favorite. I had to do a double take to see that all the pink and red dots are individual people. This is a perfect example of his ability with scale and clarity. (The color was so much brighter and rich on google FYI) • Working style of the artist:
Gursky traveled all across the world taking iconic photos in cities such as Tokyo, Cairo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and many more. He did not do studio work or self-portraits; he strayed from portraits all together for the most part. He relied heavily on a tripod for his great detail. To achieve some of the unique perspectives, Gursky would sometimes use helicopters or cranes to allow him to shoot way above a scene.
• Overarching concept and style of the artist’s work:
Gurksy really changed photography for the new generation of artists. He made digital manipulation acceptable and made people question the truth in photography. It has been suggested that he “single handedly leveled the playing field between painting and photography.” (Calvin Tomkins – The New Yorker) He brings a “Bird’s – eye omniscience to the physical spaces of contemporary
Upon returning to his studio Storrier picks a photograph that can be associated in a variety of ways. He makes works similar in subject matter, but which give different overall impressions. 'I never work from photographic documents. The little polaroids are just mental records. I paint pictures about, not from, photographs.' He explores the concept, and makes preliminary sketches and small studies of his ideas to decide the colour and tone. He chooses the size to make his artwork oncer he has his idea.
Johnson, Brooks. Photography Speaks: 150 Photographers on their Art.” New York: Aperture Foundation Inc., 2004. Print.
John Fielder takes amazing shots and I love how he takes it of nature because I love to explore the outdoors and discover new places. One of my favorite photos by him is Ice lake James Peak Wilderness near winter park. I really love the colors in this photo they look really amazing and the photo. It captures the sunrise makes it look like a breath taking view. The photo really follows the one thirds rule. It draws a person attention to the middle of the picture, right where the sunrise is. Overall I really like John fielders photos and the works that he does.
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There is one sensational man who managed to create some of the most intelligent photographs known to the world using only shades of white and black. Ansel Easton Adams was an all American landscape photographer and conservationist. When he made his pictures, he didn’t let others opinions in; he simply took the shots he wanted, and captured them the way that he would like to see them if they were not his own. Throughout Adams’ life, he didn’t only construct work that taught others, but also inspired many along the way.
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was born in approximately 163 B.C.E to Tiberius Gracchus the Elder and Cornelia Africana. Gaius Gracchus, his younger brother, was born in 154 B.C.E. In the 2nd century B.C., the two brothers formed “The Gracchi”. The two, born plebeians, belonged to one of the most influential families in Rome, the Sempronia. Their father was the tribune of the plebs, the praetor, consul and censor. Fatherless from a young age, they were taught democratic views by tutors. As they grew older and gained influence, their goal became to restructure Rome in a way that benefited the underprivileged and unfortunate. At the time, their help was especially welcome as members of the Populare, a political group whose purpose was to serve the people, rather than the aristocracy (like the Optimates). The ideals of the Gracchi leaned towards what people today would call populism or socialism; in fact, they are almost reverently called “the founding fathers” (Fife 1) of the aforementioned political parties. The brothers were perhaps so interested in restoring the rights of the people because of the dichotomy of their plebeian births within a noble line.
Edward Burtynsky is an incredibly talented photographer who is able to create pieces of art from a troubling and sensitive subject. All the photos show his expertise in his equipment, as well as his knowledge of how to take monumental, awe inspiring photographs. He is able to express the delicate mix and balance between mankind and nature. It is refreshing to see a photographer who has a clear and specific subject that matters to them.
Hiroshi Sugimoto is a Japanese photographer born in Tokyo in 1948. Upon graduating from Saint Paul’s University in Tokyo with a degree in Sociology and Politics and moved to Los Angeles in 1970 and attended the Art Centre College of Design. He moved to New York in 1974 after receiving his Bachelors degree and now lives in Tokyo and in New York. He divides his work into photographic series, each representing a certain theme. He is most famous for his seascapes, movie theaters, natural history dioramas and portraits, and waxworks series. He explores the idea of photography and time, and uses photography as a way to record science and history alongside the idea of indescribable human nature. His aim when creating portraits is to make them as lifelike as possible so the viewer reconsiders what it is to be alive.
The art world of photography is changing all the time. Peter Schjeldahl starts out with a very strong and well written paragraph about the world of art. Peter Schjeldahl says, “You can always tell a William Eggleston photograph. It’s the one in color that hits you in the face and leaves you confused and happy, and perhaps convinces you that you don’t understand photography nearly as well as you thought you did”. These couple of sentences are very strong and flow so well together, and they grab the reader’s attention. Peter explains how William Eggleston was known as a great American photographer.
John Mahtesian's photography offers a visual poetry of the human condition. It is a direct expression of his warmth, depth of spirit, and humanity. A true gentleman, extremely humble and unfailingly polite, he achieves an invisibility that is the success of his art. His patience and commitment to his vision allow him to capture moments others could not. If his subjects are aware of his presence, his gentle nature so enchants them that they are unguarded and their essence is revealed. So compelling are his images that we are truly convinced his insights are our own. They make us rejoice in the world around us, and in the nature of human existence.
The world has many photographers that anyone can look at. You can call me an amateur or say I don’t really understand the art but when I look at most of the pictures available, and I have looked at thousands lately, I don’t see anything different in the style of photography. I just see pictures. I see pictures of beautiful subjects and pictures of ugly subjects. I never really thought about the difference being the photographer instead of the subject, until I saw Elliott Erwitt.
Born to Nettie Lee Smith and Bill Smith on December 18, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas was William Eugene Smith, who would later revolutionize photography. His mother Nettie was into photography, taking photos of her family, especially her two sons as they grew up, photographing events of their lives (Hughes 2). Photography had been a part of Smith’s life since he was young. At first it started out always being photographed by his mother, and then turned into taking photographs along with his friend Pete, as he got older. They often practiced developing photos in Nettie’s kitchen, and he later began to create albums with his photographs. His photographs diff...
Irving Penn has always strived for the best presentation of his work, he has become a master printer, revitalizing the platinum-palladium process as well as working with new techniques. The combination of innovative photography and meticulous printing has made Irving Penn one of the most significant photographers of the twentieth century.
Tagg, John. 1988. The Burden of Representation. Essays on Photographies and Histories. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.