Fine-art photography

As an artistic photography, photo art or art photography applications are known photographic means in which a concern to be expressed in content (and their purpose usually not directly related to commercial exploitation ).

General

In the artistic photography, the medium of photography can be used as a means of artistic expression or to achieve Enlightenment, social commentary, or other ideological or political effects. In general, the photo are also referred to as a work and is to be understood as the visual arts in the artistic photography. According to this definition photos do not always from the truth, but the interpretation of a moment. Such artistic photos are usually part of the so-called series. The consideration of the entire series, rather than a single work can facilitate the detection of the intended statement. In art photography, it can also lead to corrections to the image in the laboratory or on the computer, while the creativity of the artist are no limits.

A first art photography emerged in the mid -19th century with an effort to mimic the camera 's painting, on the one hand pictures were taken blurred, for example, on the other hand people were displayed in picturesque environments in studios, in addition to a person standing on the carpet Greek column, for example,. The younger differentiation between artistic and applied photography has evolved from about 1945. The beginnings of the art photography set style in the art of the late Biedermeier, whose goal was the most authentic representation of reality. Above all, the compelling at the camera sharp delineation of the edge of the image by the image format had already been painted in the Biedermeier to show the ranking of the motives as part of their world; Petty bourgeoisie against the egocentric view of the nobility of the world. On the other side of the photograph set the style for Impressionism ( Moment Photography ), whose first exhibition took place in a photo studio in Nadar. However, the artistic photography dissolved quickly of this objective, and divided into numerous styles and genres.

For artistic photography at least partially include the styles of documentary, reportage, portrait, industrial, architectural, advertising, fashion, nude, nature and landscape, genre and experimental photography. The documentation and photographic interpretation artistic work, such as the actions and work of the artist couple Christo and Jeanne- Claude can be counted on artistic photography.

Art Photography

Associations artistic photographer:

  • Linked Ring
  • Magnum Photos
  • Photo- Club de Paris

Magazines:

Galleries:

  • Gallery 291

Significant representatives (selection):

Experimental Photography

Artistic styles, that are working with experimental photography:

  • Dadaism
  • Surrealism
  • Pop Art
  • Contemporary Art

Typical methods:

  • Fotografik
  • Photogram
  • Pseudo - solarization
  • Schadografie
  • Photomontage
  • Chemographie

Significant representatives:

Photo collage and photo montage

Significant representatives:

Development, deductions

Prices

The Dr. Berthold Roland Photo Art Prize was instituted on the occasion of his 80th birthday on 24 February 2008 by the Rheinland-Pfalz Bank and is dated 2000 euros. It is awarded to young photographic artists every two years.

Exhibitions

  • The Family of Man
  • World Exhibition of Photography

Courses

  • Cologne Academy of Media Arts Cologne
  • Mainz: Art School of the Johannes Gutenberg University
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