Freischwimmer 39
2004
Freischwimmer 39 is a luminous abstract composition featuring sweeping gestural marks and washes in vivid green tones against a pale ground. Part of Tillmans's celebrated Freischwimmer series, this unique photographic work explores the material properties of light-sensitive paper through experimental darkroom processes. The resulting image captures fluid, calligraphic movements that hover between painting and photography, showcasing the artist's innovative approach to analog photographic techniques.
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- C-print mounted on Dibond, in artist's frame
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
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Garry Fabian Miller
British · b. 1957
Fabian Miller creates cameraless photographic works using light sensitive paper and darkroom processes to produce luminous abstract compositions with fluid washes of color, directly paralleling Tillmans's Freischwimmer technique of manipulating photographic materials without a camera.
Liz Deschenes
American · b. 1966
Deschenes produces large format photograms and experimentally processed photographic works that foreground the material properties of light sensitive paper and chemical processes, sharing Tillmans's interest in abstraction generated purely through analog photographic experimentation.
Marco Breuer
German · b. 1966
Breuer physically manipulates photographic paper through burning, scraping, and exposure to light to generate gestural abstract marks and luminous color fields, producing works that occupy the same territory between painting and photography as the Freischwimmer series.
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