Sebastian Riemer: Press Paintings

An act of media archaeology: revealing the inauthenticity of photography as a representational medium German artist Sebastian Riemer (born 1982) explores press photography from the last century, revealing how the editing and retouching process transforms an image. His meticulous black-and-white appropriations of these found images blur the boundary between photography and painting, documentation and invention.

pp. 264; paperback. Publisher: Spector Books, Leipzig, 2023.

ISBN: 9783959056342 | 3959056346
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An act of media archaeology: revealing the inauthenticity of photography as a representational medium German artist Sebastian Riemer (born 1982) explores press photography from the last century, revealing how the editing and retouching process transforms an image. His meticulous black-and-white appropriations of these found images blur the boundary between photography and painting, documentation and invention.

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