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Andreas Gursky

第一次看到這名字是因為聽說在2007年有個攝影作品在攝影類裏以史上最高價賣出,超過三千三百萬(3.3million)美金。 一般的印象裏,攝影師總是非酸即貧的,同時,也很少聽到攝影作品以一個藝術品的身份被冠以這麼高的榮耀,於是提起了我對Andreas Gursky的興趣。

99Cent IIAndreas Gursky, 99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)

找了些資料,細細看來才知道Gursky出頭天的原因 ,在他的人生中,總共匯集了三種攝影角度。他的家傳事業是商業攝影,青少年的他就能獨力接商攝的案子。 然後他在第一間攝影學校習得新聞攝影。 第三種是他在第二間攝影學校在大師靡下所接受到正統的紀實攝影教育。三種節然不同的攝影視野在一個人的身上出現(有夠幸運的),我相信這是他獨到創作眼光的來源,就像是三大門派的獨門絕學在一個人身上發揮,要坐上武林盟主的位子當然機會大增。

而從Gursky的作品裏看去,第一個印像就是被攝物的涵蓋廣(不是整個飯店的一樓到十樓,就是整個工業區都要入鏡,就算地方不大,那人數也要黑鴉鴉一片才算數),連作品最後呈現的大小也是比一般的攝影作品大(比如說上圖就是207x337cm的大小)。 初看作品的角度,直覺是他用了超廣角,但是看過資料才知道他不只用上了大片幅的相機,甚至還加上了多圖拚貼。 如何拚貼,用電腦!! 在90年代初期竟然就在搞電腦藝術拚貼,那時的電腦明明就還在單色螢幕,文字介面的階段。 我想他那時就堅持用上電腦拚貼是因為顧慮到只用原始底片來拚貼會有形變的問題,而且用電腦作業最重要的一點是,他還能用電腦為作品加工,以達到他想像中的效果。以下我找到他當時的工作流程。

He shoots the basic images on 5x7 film. Once processed and selected the selects are scanned at extremely high resolution , a rough composite is built and then gone over pixel by pixel. These massive digital files are then written back to large format film (might be very large format like 11x14) and full scale proof prints are made , he then goes back to the digital composite master and using the proof print as guide , reworks it again to his satisfaction and has another proof print made. This can go on for a few rounds till he gets exactly what he wants at which point an edition of three prints are made. His newest work may now be printed digitally instead of optically but I have no knowledge of that.(...source)

Gursky的作品,最主要的特徵就是巨觀的視角中同時也保持了微觀的特性,他的照片也可以滿足你近觀的要求,就像是在"99 cent" 裏,每個商品的商標都清清楚楚。

Fredmeyer_edit_2.jpgAndreas Gursky, 99 Cent, 1999, chromogenic color print, 207 × 337 cm (Zoom in)

而我認為,Gursky作品的藝術性就是在巨觀與微觀的兼容並蓄中出現的。當看者面向成品時,第一眼感受完大照片帶來的沖擊,定神後能再駐足觀看細微處作者想要帶出的訊息。

走筆致此,我找出了Gursky是以他獨特的藝術性及攝影視野創造出史上最高價的作品的可能性,但我仍然無法找出一個絕對理由解釋為什麼Gursky為何能讓自已的作品的拍賣價超過其他大師的作品(請參見有趣的鏈結中的攝影作品價位排行榜),因為就我所知,在排行榜中的其他大師作品,皆是在攝影史上擁有著無可比擬的歷史地位,而在Gursky的作品裏並看不到這份歷史價值。只能把這個疑問留待之後的討論及尋問了。


有趣的鏈結:

史上最貴攝影作品排行榜

It's Boring at the Top: Is Andreas Gursky-the highest-priced photographer alive-running out of ideas?

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