Brinkmann
Thorsten brinkmannn
Found objects are transformed into still lives, scupltures and portraits.
By German artist, Thorsten Brinkmann (born 1971).
Thorsten Brinkmann
Category Archives: PHOTOGRAPHY
Thomas Birke
URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY
Love these urban photos from Hong Kong and Tokyo taken by Berlin based photographer THOMAS BIRKE (b.1982). Fascinated by life in metropolitan areas surrounded by millions of people, his vision is to create a preview of our life in the future. Birke is interested in density and tries to show at least a 1000 people or their traces in every picture. Via bumbumbum
David Goldblatt
Saturday morning at the hypermarket: Miss Lovely Legs Competition
Black n’ white photographs by South African artist DAVID GOLDBLATT (b.1930). For decades, Goldblatt has photographed South African life through the period of Apartheid to today. His photos feature landscape, structure, people and context. His work is held in major museum collections worldwide.
Horst P.Horst
ALTERING APPEARANCES
HORST P.HORST (1906-1999) is currently part of a larger group exhibition @ MoMA entitled ‘THE ORIGINAL COPY: PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCULPTURE, 1839 TO TODAY (Aug 1-Nov 1, 2010). The exhibition explores the status of photography both as an art form and a medium of communication. As well as the intersections between photography and sculpture and how one medium has been implicated in the analysis and creative redefinition of the other. Photography both informs and challenges our understanding of what a sculpture is. HORST P.HORST is a representative of avant-garde photography which emerged in the 1920s with Surrealism, where artists tried to tap the supernatural influences of puppets, mannequins etc to create images that altered appearances. Horst’s approach to portraiture was to create a parallel aspirational universe in which his subjects became mysterious and alluring.
Horst P.Horst was born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann in Germany and later moved to America. He is best known for his elegant and glamourous fashion photographs featured in Vogue, but also for his environmental photographs. In his approach to portraiture, Horst set out to create a parallel aspirational universe in which his subjects became mysterious and alluring. Besides being featured in fashion magazines, Horst’s work was displayed in museums in NYC, London and Cologne, Germany. He is represented by Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta.
Amanda Ross-Ho
NEW PHOTOGRAPHY 2010 @ MoMA
Los Angeles based artist AMANDA ROSS-HO (b.1975 in Chicago) is currently part of New Photography 2010 @ MoMA (Sept.29,2010-Jan.10,2011) together with Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry & Alex Prager. NEW PHOTOGRAPHY 2010 explore the relationship between straight and constructed photograph, image and picture. Amanda combines apparently mismatched media, including found objects, drawings, paintings, photographs, video and sculpture into her work. Check out my previous postings with work by Elad Lassry & Alex Prager. Amanda’s work is inspired by the material culture and the idea that everything can be recycled in the creative process. Amanda Ross-Ho is represented by Cherry & Martin in Los Angeles & Mitchell-Innes & Nash in NYC. She was part of the Whitney Biennial in 2008.
Anne Hardy
EMPTY IMAGINARY rooms
I’m a big fan of ANNE HARDY‘s (b.1970, England) images of empty imaginary rooms. The photos are anything but realistic portrayals of actual environments. All of her unusual interior spaces are carefully built from scratch in her London studio and then photographed. Each setting can take several months to finish. East London is her greatest inspiration with its constant ejection of trash on the areas streets. Hardy’s images convey a feeling that you’re standing in front of a surreal fictional place, you can step into. Her scenes suggest narratives of place, character and events. There is a strong suggestion of absent characters who have just stepped out of the room infusing the images with a sense of mystery. Her work simultaneously speak to many of us in the sense that we decorate and arrange our home with souvenirs, photos and objects, which have a special meaning to us but are meaningless to others. All of her work is analogue. Hardy is represented by Maureen Paley gallery in London.
Denise Grünstein
Figure Out
DENISE GRÜNSTEIN (b.1950) is one of Sweden’s most well-known photographers. Her poetic and atmospheric photos are inspired by ancient romantic painting as well as surrealistic photography. The classic motive appears to be woman in nature. All of her images have quite a romantic expression, they are highly staged with an artificial ambience. The compositions in her photos make them appear like strange dreams. Often the characters portrayed are covered mysteriously behind their hair. Denise is also known for her commercial work. Check out Cameralink‘s site to see some of her commercial work. She has held exhibitions at the Moderna Museet in Stocholm in 2001 and at The Museum Of Contemporary Art in Helsinki (Kiasma) in 2010. She is represented by Galleri Charlotte Lundin Stockholm and Korjaamo Gallery in Helsinki. Denise lives and works in Stockholm.
Elizaveta Porodina
Stardust civilization
Sparkling images by photographer ELIZAVETA PORODINA. ‘PRAYERS FOR RAIN’ is the story of an alternate civilization that is trying to figure out a way to live in our strange, unfamiliar world. It is inspired by feelings of melancholy and nostalgia. Elizaveta was born in Russia, but is now based in Munich, Germany. Via triangulationblog
Marius Sachtikus
MAn and space
Photographs by the young Slovakian artist MARIUS SACHTIKUS (b.1990). Via triangulationblog
Sandy Skoglund
