After Thomas Neumann I
Inspiration comes in many forms. It doesn't always mean copying styles of work you like. Sometimes it simply opens the doors of perception to new possibilities.
When I was in Melbourne recently I acquired a book of strange photographs by Thomas Neumann (born 1975), a member of the now famous Düsseldorf school of photographers in Germany. This group includes luminaries like Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth. They were trained in the "objectivist" tradition exemplified by their teachers, Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Dusseldorf Art Academy).
I was so taken with this school of photography, especially for its potential in shooting architecture, that I followed up as much as I could about it. Let me also share a link to this marvellous French production:
The New German Objectivity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPCxqmThOJY&t=10s
But even within this objectivist school you'll see enormous points of difference between each photographer - though inspired by the same ideas. This is what is exciting about photo art. We start with the world as it is and end up with new ways of representation. www.artsy.net/gene/dusseldorf-school-of-photography
Thomas Neumann's book is called The Japanese Series (a perfect objectivist title). Some examples of his work can be seen here at LensCulture: www.lensculture.com/thomas-neumann
After Thomas Neumann I
Inspiration comes in many forms. It doesn't always mean copying styles of work you like. Sometimes it simply opens the doors of perception to new possibilities.
When I was in Melbourne recently I acquired a book of strange photographs by Thomas Neumann (born 1975), a member of the now famous Düsseldorf school of photographers in Germany. This group includes luminaries like Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth. They were trained in the "objectivist" tradition exemplified by their teachers, Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Dusseldorf Art Academy).
I was so taken with this school of photography, especially for its potential in shooting architecture, that I followed up as much as I could about it. Let me also share a link to this marvellous French production:
The New German Objectivity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPCxqmThOJY&t=10s
But even within this objectivist school you'll see enormous points of difference between each photographer - though inspired by the same ideas. This is what is exciting about photo art. We start with the world as it is and end up with new ways of representation. www.artsy.net/gene/dusseldorf-school-of-photography
Thomas Neumann's book is called The Japanese Series (a perfect objectivist title). Some examples of his work can be seen here at LensCulture: www.lensculture.com/thomas-neumann