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| Year of creation | 2024 |
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| Dimensions | 40 W × 40 H × 0.1 D cm |
| Type of art | photography |
| Style | black and white |
| Genre | portrait |
| Type of packaging | art tube |
Description of the Artwork “Audiophile oldschool”
In this fascinating work, Franz Hein combines a homage to René Magritte with a contemporary interpretation of portraiture. 'Audiophile oldschool' explores themes of identity, concealment and self-presentation by using facial coverings and everyday objects as symbols of the inner self and how society perceives it. The use of black and white reinforces the timeless question of the true meaning of identity and the role that disguise and consumption play in our lives. The work invites viewers to look beyond visible reality and explore the hidden layers of personal and social identity.
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Franz Hein, Germany
My name is Franz Hein, born in 1965 in Ehrstädt, now Sinsheim, and I spent a lot of time there in my youth with my photographer grandfather. I currently live in the north of Germany near the Dutch border in the far west. Influenced by my grandfather, I came into contact with photography at a very early age and pursued it as a hobby for a long time, with technology and creative development improving as I got older. Over the years I've photographed a lot of things, but never really felt satisfied with my work. Since I taught myself photography, it made sense to study the works of various artists and art movements in photography. So I finally found my current passion for not only creating simple photographs, but I find myself and my works predominantly in conceptual black and white photography, which had its heyday in the 60s to the end of the 70s. The often very abstract features of my works reflect today's zeitgeist in a certain way. Some colorful abstract photographs also found their way into my online gallery, but the focus is on the monochrome design with contrasts as well as the play with light and shadow and the reduction to the essentials.