Thomas Ruff Photography
German, b. 1958
Thomas Ruff is one of the most renowned living photographers. He currently lives in Düsseldorf's where he shares a studio with other important German photographers such as Laurenz Berges, Andreas Gursky and Axel Hütte.
Ruff was born in 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany and from 1977 to 1985, he attended Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf. There he was taught by Bernd and Hilla Becher, who taught him about the conceptual aesthetics, how to break the standards and to use different techniques to reinforce the theme of his works.
Ruff has always been a fan of the large format, concerned about the finest details and the main concept of his work. He works in series which can be as varied as portraits, night visions, astral constellations, porn nudes, re-photographed internet commercials o industrial elements.
His Portrait series set him under the spotlight of the international photography scene. These where small and in black and white at the beginning but ended up being large scale of Passport like colour portraits of women and men on plain neutral backgrounds showing no sign of emotion thanks to a powerful flash.
Thomas Ruff is the opposite to traditional photography and believes in the use of multiple techniques to achieve perfection. He can use digital processes or take advantage of the latest computer-modelling software but can also play with photogram, the camera less technique advanced by Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy in which the picture is created placing the objects directly on to a light sensitive materials, such as photographic paper.
His works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery in London, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York among many others.to
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Artist: Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - 21st Century, Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - Seeringham. Munduppum inside Gateway.
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Inkjet giclée on Rag Photographique Paper
Edition: 50 + 5 A.P.
Size: 40 x 50 cm
Conditio...
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2010s Modern Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Inkjet
Thomas Ruff, Substrat - Contemporary Photography, Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Substrat, 2019
Medium: Chromogenic print
Dimensions: 32 × 45.8 cm (12 3/5 × 18 in)
Edition of 300: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil
Condition: Excellent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
C Print
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 21st Century Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 - Amerapoora. My-au-dyk Kyoung.
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper
Edition: 50
Size: 40 x 50 cm
Condition: In mint conditions, b...
Category
2010s Modern Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Inkjet
Thomas Ruff, Flieger - Signed Photographic Print, Contemporary Art
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Flieger, 2022
Medium: Digital print on Epson Archival Matte paper
Dimensions: 48.3 x 32.9 cm
Edition of 50: Hand-signed and numbered
Condition: Mint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
Digital
Nudes (Schellmann 96), photography: Iris print, edition of 50 by Thomas Ruff
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Thomas RUFF
(German, Born in 1958)
NUDES (Schellmann 96)
Executed in 2001
Edition 19/50. Signed and numbered
Iris Print on rag paper.
Image: 36.2 x 24 cm
Sheet: 75 x 60 cm
PROVENAN...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
Color
Thomas Ruff, Queen in Car - Double-sided digital pigment print, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Queen in Car, 2021
Medium: Double-sided digital pigment print on cardboard (glossy front, matt verso)
Dimensions: 15 x 20 cm
Edition of 30: Hand-signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Thomas Ruff, PHG.S.01 - Chromogenic Print, Abstract Photography, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
PHG.S.01, 2020
Medium: Chromogenic print
Dimensions: 11 4/5 × 9 2/5 in (30 × 24 cm)
Edition of 100: Hand signed and numbered, verso
Condition: Mint (sol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
C Print
Thomas Ruff, Seerose - Signed Photographic Print, Contemporary Art
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Seerose, 2022
Medium: Digital print on Epson Archival Matte paper
Dimensions: 48.3 x 32.9 cm
Edition of 50: Hand-signed and numbered
Condition: Mint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Photography
Materials
Digital
Thomas Ruff, Zeitungsfoto 071, Sterne 22h 24m / -20: Signed Prints, Photography
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Zeitungsfoto 071, Sterne 22h 24m / -20, 2002
Medium: Two C-prints, mounted on Forex
Dimensions: 59 x 42 cm (23¼ x 16½ in) each
Edition of 45: Hand-signe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Photography
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