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Wolfgang Tillmans — Freischwimmer 23
Wolfgang Tillmans

Freischwimmer 23

A large-scale abstract chromogenic print, *Freischwimmer 23* belongs to Wolfgang Tillmans' celebrated series created without a camera, manipulating light directly onto photosensitive paper in the darkroom. Fluid, organic forms in deep greens and blacks seem to drift and billow across the surface, evoking underwater plant life or atmospheric phenomena. The work exemplifies Tillmans' ongoing investigation into the fundamental properties of photography itself, elevating the medium's most elemental processes into lyrical, almost painterly compositions.

Medium
chromogenic print

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Wolfgang Tillmans, Freischwimmer 23

A large-scale abstract chromogenic print, *Freischwimmer 23* belongs to Wolfgang Tillmans' celebrated series created without a camera, manipulating light directly onto photosensitive paper in the darkroom. Fluid, organic forms in deep greens and blacks seem to drift and billow across the surface, evoking underwater plant life or atmospheric phenomena. The work exemplifies Tillmans' ongoing investigation into the fundamental properties of photography itself, elevating the medium's most elemental processes into lyrical, almost painterly compositions.

Medium
chromogenic print
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, German Artist, Contemporary Photographer, Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Post-1990s Art, Cool Tones, 2000s Art, Contemporary Artist, Camera-Less Photography, Contemporary Photography, Large Format Print, Chromogenic Print, Large Format, 21st Century, Cameraless Photography, Meditative Mood, Established Artist, Cool Color Palette, Abstract Photography

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