Andreas Gursky

Andreas Gursky is a well known german photographer whos first exhibition was in 1989 at the Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld; Centre Genevois de Gravure Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland. With his large format textured photography Andreas Gursky has left his mark in the contemporary landscape field. His images often depict detailed colorful areas full of either people or the products of people. Some of his most notable work captures foreign workers working in large factories. These images generally have a unifying theme or color which ties the entire scene together. He finds these scenes around the world and all seem to follow the central theme of landscape created by humans and their waste. What is so amazing about his images is the level of detail in theme. He often prints them wall size which allows people to see fine details in each image. A fantastic example of this is his picture entitled “99 cent” in which it is possible to see each item of food and even the labels on the food in the entire store. Although this might not seem to impressive to some, the level of detail in this image is amazing. But whats more powerful is the message he conveys without trying to convey it. That we are a society of consumption. However he would never say his images take one side or another.