foto: Trinitatis, 2002 From nightlife
to still life, Tillmans shows us another side of the world we live in
today, where also the question of human self-determination evokes. more
foto >>> Wolfgang
Tillmans, born in Remscheid, Germany in 1968 and studied at Bournemouth
& Poole College of Art and Design. His work, whilst appearing to capture
the immediacy of the moment and character of the subject, also examines
the dynamics of photographic representation. From the outset he ignored
the traditional separation of art exhibited in a gallery from images and
ideas conveyed through other forms of publication, giving equal weight
to both. His expansive floor to ceiling installations feature images of
subcultures and political movements, as well as portraits, landscapes,
still-lives and abstract imagery varying in scale from postcard- to wall-sized
prints. His work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
in 1996 and Tate Britain, London, in a major retrospective in 2003. He
was awarded the Turner Prize in 2000. |