Andreas gursky

ANDREAS GURSKY

By Sami Khan

BIOGRAPHY

Born in January 15, 1995

German Visual Artist

Known for landscape colour photographs

Got trained/influenced by teachers at Germany’s

State Art Academy

99 Cent II Diptychon, 2001, C-print mounted to acrylic glass.

Andreas Gursky, Chicago Board of Trade II, 1999, C-

print mounted to plexiglass

Andreas Gursky, Shanghai, 2000, C-print mounted to plexiglass.

Andreas Gursky, Rhein II, 1999, C-print mounted to

plexiglass in artist's frame.

«Rimini» 2003

C-Print

298 x 207 x 6,2 cm (framed)

Bahrain I 2005. Colour photograph on paper

face-mounted on Perspex

Copan, 2002, Chromogenic print.

Spectacular City, Düsseldorf, 2007

- With this photo Andreas Gursky is using a very unique angle to

capture a vast amount of what the present world is made up of. In other

words, Andreas is showing the globalization of technology and modern

landscaping. This is why he has captured a lot of lights, motor vehicles and

buildings in this picture. The lighting affects in this picture are very important

because he wanted to show modernism.

‘CHEOPS’, 2006, C-PRINT,

MOUNTED ON PLEXIGLAS, IN ARTIST’S FRAME,

118-5/8 x 81-1/2 ins.

‘MONACO’, 2007, C-PRINT,

MOUNTED ON PLEXIGLAS, IN ARTIST’S FRAME,

120-3/4 x 88-1/4 ins.

PERSONAL RESPONSE

His unique camera angles.

Doesn't create fictions but rather intensifies what

already exists in the world.

His abstract way of thinking is interesting.

CONCLUSION

Andreas Gursky uses unique angles in his photos.

He takes photos of landscapes, but also uses his

abstract mind in technologically editing real life

photos into something he is trying to portray.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.ekaterina-

foundation.ru/eng/exhibitions/gursky.shtm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Gursky

http://www.tate.org.uk/about/tatereport/2008/collecti

on/highlights/andreas-gursky.htm

http://www.sauer-

thompson.com/junkforcode/archives/2008/04/photo

graphy-the.html

http://www.artloversnewyork.com/zine/the-

bomb/2007/05/02/andreas-gurskyopeningmay/