Thomas Ruff is one of the most important contemporary German photographers living today. Studying under Bernd and Hilla Becher, Ruff experimented with large-format printing. This comprehensive book focuses on his photographic series from the past twenty years. These series are based on found photographs from a variety of sources. The source materials range from early nineteenth century photography to machine- made photographs of distant planets, from post-war press photos to propaganda images from the People's Republic of ...
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Thomas Ruff is one of the most important contemporary German photographers living today. Studying under Bernd and Hilla Becher, Ruff experimented with large-format printing. This comprehensive book focuses on his photographic series from the past twenty years. These series are based on found photographs from a variety of sources. The source materials range from early nineteenth century photography to machine- made photographs of distant planets, from post-war press photos to propaganda images from the People's Republic of China, and from Internet pornography to computer generated photograms. In each series, Ruff explores the historical and technical conditions of photography by examining these highly varied pictorial worlds. At the same time, he takes into consideration the afterlife of the images in archives, databases, and on the Internet, thus formulating highly complex perspectives on the photographic medium and the world that has already been photographed.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Thomas Ruff ist ein Fotograf, der der Fotografie misstraut. Er macht in immer neuen Bilderserien sein Medium selbst zum Gegenstand seiner fotografischen Untersuchungen. Die "Bildwirkung" und ihre Mechanismen interessieren ihn. Erstmals hat er in seiner Serie Zeitungsfotos, später dann auch in den Serien Sterne und Nudes mit Fotografien gearbeitet, die er gar nicht selber aufgenommen hatte. Er benutzte Fotos, auf die er in wissenschaftlichen Archiven, in Zeitungen oder im Internet gestoßen war. Heute könnte man ihn paradox als einen Fotografen bezeichnen, der gar nicht selber fotografiert. ISBN-10 1-907071-27-X / 190707127X ISBN-13 978-1-907071-27-0 / 9781907071270 Astronomie Kunst Musik Theater Fotokunst Art Architecture Photography Photographer Stars Space.
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New. 1935263617. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--80 pages. --with a bonus offer--