Franz Hümpfner
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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Artist Value, Biography, Artist's studio:
France - Brittany • 13 artworks
View allPainting Photography • 1 artwork
View allPortfolios • 3 artworks
View allHerbarium • 8 artworks
View allZen365 • 83 artworks
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political graphics • 6 artworks
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Digital Arts | Several sizes
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Black and white flowers • 4 artworks
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Still Life • 2 artworks
View allArtist clock • 9 artworks
View allPolacolor Florals • 12 artworks
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Photography | Several sizes
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Photography | Several sizes
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Photography | Several sizes
Photography | Several sizes
Photography | Several sizes
Photography | Several sizes
Photography | Several sizes
Photography | Several sizes
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Biography
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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GERMANY (Contemporary German Artists)
- Date of birth : 1950
- Artistic domains: Photography, Digital Arts, Design, Printmaking, Drawing, Painting
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Pictures in our days
"Art opens up new levels of consciousness and enriches our lives", says Franz Hümpfner. "In our days, we live in a world that we experience primarily visually. As a result of the invention of photography and film at the end of the 19th century, we are bombarded daily with thousands of images, often alternating only a few seconds. We try to take possession of the world with photo images, to fix the time and to stop. Unfortunately, we are left confused by the flood with the many image stimuli. However, for the essence of life, we only penetrate in silence and concentration. Art creates this space of concentration. It is a concentrated energy that reverts to the viewer. It provides us with new experiences and insights, can give orientation, but it can also unsettle you. She always makes our life richer. In the field of photography, the camera industry tries to convince the amateur every day again that the image sharpness and the megapixel number of the camera are a prerequisite for good photography. However, this only creates technical fetishists who are no longer interested in content and design. The craze in the photography of our time suggests and deceives us that with the help of photography we can grasp and interpret the world in full sharpness."
“Kunst erschließt uns neue Bewusstseinsebenen und bereichert unser Leben”, meint Franz Hümpfner. “Wir leben in unseren Tagen in einer Welt, die wir hauptsächlich visuell erfahren. Als Folge der Erfindung der Fotografie und des Films am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts werden wir tagtäglich mit Tausenden von Bildern, häufig im Wechsel von nur wenigen Sekunden bombardiert. Wir versuchen die Welt mit Fotoabbildungen in Besitz zu nehmen, die Zeit fest- und anzuhalten. Leider werden wir durch die Überschwemmung mit den vielen Bildreizen verwirrt zurückgelassen. Zum Wesentlichen des Lebens dringen wir aber nur in der Stille und Konzentration vor. Kunst schafft diesen Raum der Konzentration. Sie ist konzentrierte Energie, die auf den Betrachter zurückwirkt. Sie verschafft uns neue Erfahrungen und Einsichten, kann Orientierung geben, aber auch verunsichern. Immer macht sie unser Leben reicher. Im Bereich der Fotografie versucht die Kameraindustrie den Amateur jeden Tag aufs Neue einzureden, dass die Bildschärfe und die Megapixelzahl des Fotoapparates Voraussetzung für gute Fotografie seien. Damit schafft sie aber nur Technikfetischisten, die nicht mehr an Inhalten und Gestaltung interessiert sind. Der Schärfewahn in der Fotografie unserer Zeit suggeriert und täuscht uns vor, dass wir mit Hilfe der Fotografie die Welt in voller Schärfe erfassen und interpretieren können.”
Participation in my artistic work
At present I am artistically occupied with the relationship of photography to painting and with the combination of the two means of expression. In parallel, I am working up my extensive archive to publish the best works.
zur Zeit beschäftige ich mich künstlerisch mit dem Verhältnis der Photographie zur Malerei und mit der Kombination der beiden Ausdrucksmittel. Parallel dazu arbeite ich mein umfangreiches Archiv auf, um die besten Arbeiten zu veröffentlichen.
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