Ruff, Thomas | Untitled #01, 2022/2023 — available on Composition Gallery

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Photographic print on paper; Not signed.

Untitled #01 by Thomas Ruff, produced in 2022/2023, exemplifies the artist’s ongoing experimentation with the boundaries of photography. This small-format photographic print features ethereal, ribbon-like streaks of white light against a deep black background, subtly edged with a cool blue gradient. The image evokes the fluid motion of smoke or fabric captured mid-swirl, yet remains entirely abstract. Ruff, known for pushing photographic technique into conceptual realms, creates a tension between the immaterial and the fixed image. The work invites contemplation on perception, illusion, and the fleeting nature of light as form.

Thomas Ruff (Germany, 1958) is a contemporary photographer known for his conceptual approach and exploration of the photographic medium. A member of the Düsseldorf School, he has produced diverse series, including large-scale portraits, architectural studies, and digitally manipulated images. Ruff's work challenges perceptions of reality and representation in photography.

Thomas Ruff

Untitled #01, 2022/2023

Name: Untitled #01, 2022/2023
SKU: 16277
Price: 1950.00 GBP
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PhotographyPhotography is the process of creating an image on light sensitive materials. The image is produced by using a camera, which has a lens that focuses on light either reflected or emitted from an object. These visible wavelengths are used to reproduce the image seen.

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Photograph

PhotographA photograph is an image captured with a camera. Traditionally, photographs were made by exposing film and then developing the image on light-sensitive paper using chemicals. Today, photographs can also be captured digitally and printed or displayed electronically. The process requires a camera, whether film or digital, and a photographer.

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Deemed the ‘master of edited and reimagined images’, Thomas Ruff is a photographer renowned for his use of technological advancements as a means of bringing new meaning and visual possibilities to his field. Press++ is among the photographer’s most notable works and is comprised of numerous images that had been published in American newspapers and magazines between the 1920’s and 1970’s, later sourced by Ruff on eBay - in producing the works, he scanned the front and back of the images and digitally combined them, with consideration taken of touch-ups, scribbles and date stamps. Among Ruff’s wider oeuvre are expressionless portraits, blurred pornography, domestic interiors and internet-sourced JPEGs. Heavily inspired by his teachers Bernd and Hilla Becher, Ruff learned from their expertise in straight photography; Joel Meyerowitz and Stephen Shore are among his other early influences.

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Abstract art uses form, shape, line, and color to create a visual experience without attempting to represent external reality. The composition exists independently of the world's visual references, focusing on expressing ideas and emotions through non-representational means.

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Thomas Ruff

Untitled #01, 2022/2023

27.9 x 20.3 cm

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