image by Seydou Keïta Seydou Keïta was born in 1921 in Bamako, although the exact date is unknown. He was the eldest in a family of five children. His father Bâ Tièkòró and his uncle Tièmòkò were furniture makers. Keïta developed an interest in photography … Read More →
Category Archives: artists mentioned
Sigmar Polke/ 1941-2010
Encountering Sigmar Polkes works art works always have been happy moments for me. His images are lighthearted and sprinkled with humor. Sigmar Polke was sampling visual clichés and trivial designs, transforming them into elegant and translucent paintings telling us little jokes. Trying to see the … Read More →
Garry Winogrand/ Winogrand on Women.
Winogrand on Women Whenever I’ve seen an attractive woman, I’ve done my best to photograph her. I don’t know if all the women in the photographs are beautiful, but I do know that the women are beautiful in the photographs. By the term “attractive woman,” … Read More →
Jakob Aue Sobol/ Outside it is dark and cold.
In Jakob Aue Sobols world the otherness of our fellow humans,
the otherness between men and women is an asset to cherish.
Nan Goldin/ Dependency
image by Nan Goldin The Ballad of Sexual Dependency The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Coney Island Wax Museum, 1981 As a student “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” by Nan Goldin was one of the books important to me. She was talking about love and … Read More →
Jeff Burton/ Terra Cotta
image by Jeff Burton Untitled #80 (Terra Cotta), 1998 Jeff Burton began his artistic career on the sets of adult movies. More of his photographs can be found here.
Kohei Yoshiyuki/ The Park
image by Kohei Yoshiyuki from his project “The Park” People on photographs don´t know that you are staring at them. And even if they would know, they couldn´t object. Just like the couples in the public park, fooling around in the dark, couldn´t protest against … Read More →
Maria Lassnig/ Abuse
Maria Lassnig Bugbear 2001 Oil on canvas 100 x 125 cm Courtesy the artist © 2008 Maria Lassnig
Donigan Cumming/ Life as it is.
image by Donigan Cumming “The Stage” That Mr. Cummings photographs are staged is obvious and was never meant to be hidden. His images could be tagged as overdone, unrealistic and shocking. Additionally, normal middleclass citizens don’t know anything about what he is showing us in … Read More →