Nudes
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Nudes is a photographic series by German artist Thomas Ruff that digitally manipulates internet-sourced erotic images into blurred, abstract compositions exploring desire, voyeurism, and the nature of digital imagery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nudes canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | photographic series ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
destabilize the viewer’s voyeuristic gaze
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interrogate how digital media shapes erotic perception ⓘ |
| artForm | photography ⓘ |
| colorSpace | color photography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Ruff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
cropped body fragments
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nude human bodies ⓘ sexual acts ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
commercial art galleries
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contemporary art museums ⓘ |
| explores |
the aesthetics of low-resolution digital images
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the boundaries of visibility and obscenity ⓘ the circulation of sexual images online ⓘ the impact of the internet on visual culture ⓘ the relationship between abstraction and pornography ⓘ the transformation of private acts into public images ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual photography
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contemporary art ⓘ erotic art ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual large-scale photographic prints ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
digital technology
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mass media imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
desire
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digital imagery ⓘ erotic imagery ⓘ internet culture ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| medium |
chromogenic print
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inkjet print ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstracting explicit content into non-figurative compositions
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appropriation of found internet imagery ⓘ blurring of pornography and fine art ⓘ questioning authorship in the digital age ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Ruff’s photographic oeuvre ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
| sourceMaterial |
internet-sourced pornographic images
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online erotic photographs ⓘ |
| title | Nudes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
blurring
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digital manipulation ⓘ pixelation ⓘ |
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