“Since the photographic medium has been digitized, a fixed definition of the term photography has become impossible.” Has BeensTermImpossiblePhotographyDefinitionsMediumsFixed Author:Andreas Gursky
“In retrospect I can see that my desire to create abstractions has become more and more radical. Art should not be delivering a report on reality, but should be looking at what's behind something.” ShouldArtI CanRealityDesireBehindsRadicalReportsAbstractionDeliveringRetrospect Author:Andreas Gursky
“I read a picture not for what's really going on there, I read it more for what is going on in our world generally.” WorldOur World Author:Andreas Gursky
“I stand at a distance, like a person who comes from another world.” WorldPersonsDistanceAnother World Author:Andreas Gursky
“We are alone on this planet. It's not a choice. Here we are. This is what everyone has to deal with.” ChoicesDealsPlanets Author:Andreas Gursky
“Any claims on the truth in my pictures are only to be answered in the sense that a particular event did in fact happen and did take place in the here and now.” FactsHappensEventsParticularClaimsHere And Now Author:Andreas Gursky
“My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.” WorldDesireResultsClearStructureTrackPreferenceIllusory Author:Andreas Gursky
“Maybe to try to understand not just that we are living in a certain building or in a certain location, but to become aware that we are living on a planet that is going at enormous speed through the universe.” WorldTryingEarthCertainUniverseUnderstandingAwarenessBuildingPlanetsPhotographySpeedEnormousInterpretationOur WorldLocationLiving OnFamous ArtistSynonym Author:Andreas Gursky
“I am never interested in the individual, but in the human species and its environment.” HumansIndividualEnvironmentSpeciesHuman Species Author:Andreas Gursky
