He was a trained mathematician and preferred comprehensible photos to free associative works. He taught visual design and art history.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Walter Peterhans
Walter Peterhans (1897-1960) used photos as a means of aesthetic education. He liked to force 3D objects into 2D space. He brought out materiality of things through proximity to each other, textures, and composition. I see his work as original "photoshop" images.
He was a trained mathematician and preferred comprehensible photos to free associative works. He taught visual design and art history.
He was a trained mathematician and preferred comprehensible photos to free associative works. He taught visual design and art history.
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