Surrealist Photographer

Gerald C Koch · Aug 18, 2012

I think people may be interested in the work of this swedish photographer. Not too many photographers work in this branch of photography. Dead Link Removed

batwister · Aug 19, 2012

I'd class him as a Photoshop artist and the work is interesting, but appropriating old ideas a little too literally for my liking. Really like the fish image though - can imagine it as a Shimano advert in a magazine spread.
There is definitely a great deal of this kind of work being produced in advertising photography, but you don't often see it breaking into the art world because the 'media' (digital art/photography) is too much of a grey area.

zsas · Aug 19, 2012

Here is another one, although, this arist uses all appropriated images which I guess classifies his body of work as digital art.
http://www.kazanjian.net/

ann · Aug 19, 2012

Have you all forgotten about Jerry Uselman?

Alan W · Aug 19, 2012

ann said:
Have you all forgotten about Jerry Uselman?

The original and still the best.

Bob Carnie · Aug 19, 2012

His wife is pretty good .. Jerry wrote the book and kept away from the kitch.

ann said:
Have you all forgotten about Jerry Uselman?

ann · Aug 19, 2012

True, I wonder if she got the "bug" from Jerry but took the digital route.

Bob Carnie · Aug 19, 2012

I am not sure about that Ann , though it is interesting that they both seem to follow somewhat same path.
I saw a couple of her prints at Paul Paletti's gallery last year and really like her work.
so much so that I plan to see if I can make a few tri colours carbon prints for her in the future if she is interested.
I think I saw inkjet prints which are not in my game plan for the future.

ann said:
True, I wonder if she got the "bug" from Jerry but took the digital route.

ann · Aug 19, 2012

I have only seen her digital work , which at times has that surrealistic look.

Bob Carnie · Aug 19, 2012

yes thats what I am referring to .. I think she makes ink jets.. I would love to see them as pigment prints.

QUOTE=ann;1382156]I have only seen her digital work , which at times has that surrealistic look.[/QUOTE]

MFstooges · Nov 1, 2012

I wonder if surrealism can be produced 100% optically without involving digital manipulation.

pdeeh · Nov 1, 2012

Angus McBean.
man ray.
just two examples from pre-digItal era. there are others

MattKing · Nov 1, 2012

MFstooges said:
I wonder if surrealism can be produced 100% optically without involving digital manipulation.

See Jerry Uelsmann

DREW WILEY · Nov 1, 2012

Uelsmann's prints are more seamless than the Fauxtoshoppers' versions. Hides his hand better, and
more continuous tones. Then there's the other traditional way of doing it - comp prints touched up
then rephotographed - better suited to mass production, but sacrifices a bit of that subtle tonality(e.g., Thomas Barbey). It was all not only done before Fauxtoshop, but often done better.

MFstooges · Nov 2, 2012

pdeeh said:
Angus McBean.
man ray.
just two examples from pre-digItal era. there are others

Thanks. I checked them both and personally prefer man ray.

MFstooges · Nov 2, 2012

MattKing said:
See Jerry Uelsmann

I found his interview with Shutterbug here :
http://www.shutterbug.com/content/master-interview-jerry-uelsmann

Jerry said he receives comments like : "It's very, very interesting, but it's not photography."

Reminds me of the modern surrealist, some people say they are graphic or digital artists and some say they are photographers.

Vaughn · Nov 2, 2012

Dan Burkholder

http://www.danburkholder.com/Pages/misc_pages/Portfolios/Early_Platinum_Work.html#0

Mainecoonmaniac · Nov 2, 2012

+1

Alan W said:
The original and still the best.

I agree

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