Andreas Gursky’s photographs have 5 main characteristics:
- Multiple Layers
- Rule of thirds
- Abstraction with geometric shapes and patterns
- Light tone
- Low in contrast (light)
Andreas Gursky is famous for his photographs having multiple layers. When he shoots his photographs, he often selects an angle that can illustrate the different layers conspicuously. He is also interested in separating his photographs by the rule of thirds, vertically or horizontally. Abstract photography is his main field since he usually shoots photographs of buildings, crowds, or other scenes that have geometric shapes and patterns. The tone of his photographs is light, with white in most of his photographs. The subjects of his photographs are low in contras, as they are all showered with light.
The reason that I have chosen this photographer is that he usually photographs crowds of people, which is related to my topic of loving your life, since when people gather together in a crowd, they usually enjoy being together, therefore they love and enjoy their lives. Also, this photographer displays abstraction and the use of light, which are the areas that I will explore in the future.
Quote: Vision is an intelligent form of thought—Andreas Gursky
The reason why I chose this quote is because it is true for every circumstance. Everything we think we can use vision to reflect it for other people to see. This quote helps us understand the photographer’s work by telling us that he is using his photographs to reflect his thoughts, so we can see and read his thoughts through the photographs that he has taken.