It is unsurprising that French photographer Valerie Belin (born 1964) should so plainly declare: -I come from painting.- Although she uses a photographer's equipment, her images are far removed from realism. Whether responding to a still life by Edouard Manet or exploring societal constructions of female beauty, Belin emphasizes textural artifice and molded color, even when working in black and white.
It is unsurprising that French photographer Valerie Belin (born 1964) should so plainly declare: -I come from painting.- Although she uses a photograp...
Over the past 30 years, Swiss artist Erik Steinbrecher (born 1963) has been collecting and compiling photographs, illustrated books, newspaper and magazine photographs, archival footage and montages. This book provides a glimpse into his extensive collection in an associative collage.
Over the past 30 years, Swiss artist Erik Steinbrecher (born 1963) has been collecting and compiling photographs, illustrated books, newspaper and mag...