Category: Print

Thomas Ruff
"gr01" from jpegs II

, 2008

Digital ditone pigment print on photo paper

90 x 120 cm (35.4 x 47.2 in)

Edition of 45

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Thomas Ruff Inquiry

About Thomas Ruff

Thomas Ruff’s beautiful and often detached artworks pull back the curtain on the deceptions and limitations of photography—but also reveal its astonishing possibilities too. His search for new directions in photographic expression is enormous, spanning digital internet jpegs, NASA space images, even old photographs. Born in Zell am Hammersbach in Germany, Thomas Ruff lives and works in Dusseldorf, sharing the same studio complex as… Read more

About the artwork

This artwork is part of the Jpegs II series, where Thomas Ruff digitally manipulates online images using JPEG file compression software and enlarges them to create a pixelated effect. Central to the series is the fluctuating visual effect depending on a viewer's proximity to the works. The imagery in the series ranges from scenes of conflict and disaster, to idyllic landscapes. These 7 images in particular focus on traditional landscapes and ruins, and expose the negative inherently unpredictable impact of mankind on the environment, a leitmotif throughout the series.