Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans was once quoted to say that with his work he was “challenging the institutionalization of the image within both the gallery and the magazine”. The photographs that he takes are of everyday things, such as a woman picking vegetables in a grocery store, gallons of juice sitting on a shelf, or even a mans shoe. There are many pictures found in magazines that consist of the same type of subjects. But look closely, and you will see that their views on these subjects are completely different. The way in which Wolfgang Tillmans portrays everyday life through his work shares both similarities and differences with the way in which the mainstream magazines decide to portray it. Tillmans photographs share a few similarities with some of the pictures that are used in common magazines, whether they are advertisements or a photo accompanying an article. Using Tillmans photograph of the city and comparing it to others found i
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Approximate Word count = 633
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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