Make my ego great again (2021) Digital Arts by Franz Hümpfner

Fine art paper, 8x12 in
  • This work is an "Open Edition" Digital Arts, Giclée Print / Digital Print
  • Dimensions Several sizes available
  • Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
  • Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
  • Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
  • Categories Street Art Politics
“Make my ego great again” by Franz Huempfner, 2021, political graphics. Do artists in the 21st century have the exclusive task of making the beautiful, the pleasing, the decorative and the apolitical to the subject of their art products? Art as a lifestyle attribute for home furnishings? Or do the man-made catastrophes of the present demand that political [...]
“Make my ego great again” by Franz Huempfner, 2021, political graphics

Do artists in the 21st century have the exclusive task of making the beautiful, the pleasing, the decorative and the apolitical to the subject of their art products? Art as a lifestyle attribute for home furnishings? Or do the man-made catastrophes of the present demand that political processes be critically accompanied? The artist as a seismograph for disaster?

Politicians incessantly use images to create narratives that serve their own interests. They deliberately manipulate their voters with iconic self-dramatizations. The artist Franz Huempfner takes up these image phrases and responds to them with a critical counter phrase. To do this, he uses the stylistic devices of pop art.

Former American President Trump very often used his outstretched arm and index finger to point into his audience or into the space around him. A symbol for "I show you the way" or "I count on you" or "I point at the opponent" or "I am the living exclamation mark". Franz Huempfner uses the Graphitti style of Banksy for his image, along with the modified text "make America (my ego) great again".

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Franz Hümpfner is a well-known photographer. He always tries to convey the reality hidden behind the visible world through his photographs. For him, a camera is a tool for his artistic work, similar to how [...]

Franz Hümpfner is a well-known photographer. He always tries to convey the reality hidden behind the visible world through his photographs. For him, a camera is a tool for his artistic work, similar to how a painter uses brushes and paint to create his works.

He employs both analog and digital techniques. "A photograph requires the feel of paper," he says, adding that "the fleeting representation on the screen cannot convey the sensual quality of a photograph." He also creates Zen or Wabisabi photography, which can express themes such as the beauty, transience, and imperfection of everything that exists particularly well due to its simplicity. He also discussed this type of photography theoretically in his book "Photoartfolio 1 - Wabi Sabi Photography."

According to Franz Hümpfner, "A limited edition print has the same artistic quality as an open edition photograph. A photograph with artificial limitations has the quality of a stock that is speculating on rising value." This is the reason why he offer his photography in an open edition.

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