Abstract
Collection by WSFCPhoto
Many photographers have experimented with the camera and in the darkroom to distort the photographic image. Film, digital and cameraless images, the possibilities are endless. This could be a project about the elements of picture making; colour, texture, pattern, line, or the processes involved in image creation.
Thomas Ruff: Photograms and Negatives, Beverly Hills, April 19–May 31, 2014 | Gagosian
Find out more about the 2014 exhibition Thomas Ruff: Photograms and Negatives at Gagosian Beverly Hills. Installation views, works, press, and more.
Thomas Ruff: Photograms and Negatives, Beverly Hills, April 19–May 31, 2014 | Gagosian
Find out more about the 2014 exhibition Thomas Ruff: Photograms and Negatives at Gagosian Beverly Hills. Installation views, works, press, and more.
Viviane Sassen on creativity and experimentation | 1854 Photography
Reading Time: 4 minutes “When I was younger I was jealous of photographers who had their own very personal subject matter and aesthetic. It’s so important to allow yourself the freedom to be truly creative,” says Dutch artist Viviane Sassen. “Experimentation is central to my practice.” Sassen’s daring and idiosyncratic approach hangs somewhere between fashion and fine art. At the core of her practice is an understanding of the importance of constant experimentation, thus making her images…
Viviane Sassen on creativity and experimentation | 1854 Photography
Reading Time: 4 minutes “When I was younger I was jealous of photographers who had their own very personal subject matter and aesthetic. It’s so important to allow yourself the freedom to be truly creative,” says Dutch artist Viviane Sassen. “Experimentation is central to my practice.” Sassen’s daring and idiosyncratic approach hangs somewhere between fashion and fine art. At the core of her practice is an understanding of the importance of constant experimentation, thus making her images…
Yoshinori Mizutani captures the colourful, rain soaked commuters of Tokyo
“I always thought of rain as something gloomy and unpleasant,” says Tokyo-based Yoshinori Mizutani. “One day, however I stepped out into the city and realised how rain can alter our everyday landscape.” The photographer has shot a number of pedestrian crossings from an elevated vantage point as the citizens and traffic pass below. The monochromatic rhythm of the wet tarmac and road paint is interrupted by people dressed in brightly coloured clothes or passing traffic. The images are a…