ANDREAS GURSKYBy 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» 2003C-Print298 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/collection/highlights/andreas-gursky.htm

http://www.sauer-thompson.com/junkforcode/archives/2008/04/photography-the.html

http://www.artloversnewyork.com/zine/the-bomb/2007/05/02/andreas-gurskyopeningmay/