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| Wolfgang Tillmans |
Wolfgang Tillmans was born in 1968 in Germany. He was a successful and influential international photographer and was the first photographer as well as non- English speaking artist to be awarded the Turner Prize in 2000. Apart from this recognition, in 2009, Tillmans won The Culture Prize of the German Society for Photography. Tillmans interest in photography first sparked during his childhood. He became highly interested in the chemical foundations of photographic materials along with different spatial techniques.
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| Wolfgang Tillmans: Freischwimmer, 2004 |
Tillmans became recognized for shooting street photography throughout London, the London nightlife, as well as the rise of Gay Pride. His abstract photographs resemble that of an abstract painting. Through his photographs, a sense of sculpture is portrayed. He plays around with spontaneous lighting, chemicals, and their reaction to paper. From this, Tillmans photographs are moderate and mysterious. He also is recognized for taking pictures that
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| Wolfgang Tillmans: New Family, 2001 |
In Tillman's photograph titled New Family, he creates a sense of abstraction by blurring his image. By blurring his image, he invites the viewer to have to stare at the picture in order to see what the picture is actually of. At a first glance, all one can see is a bunch of blurred colors, but when second looking at it its evident that as the viewer you are placed in a car driving down a street. The blurriness creates a sense of abstraction through the picture. Also, in Tillmans photograph titled Freischwimmer, Tillmans creates abstraction through cropping and a close up perspective. He makes the viewer question the subject.
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