ma.r.s

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ma.r.s is a photographic series by German artist Thomas Ruff that transforms satellite imagery of the Martian surface into large-scale, abstracted landscape works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork series
photographic series
artForm large-scale photographic print
artMovement contemporary photography
basedOn NASA Mars mission images
satellite imagery
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Thomas Ruff NERFINISHED
creatorNationality German
creatorOccupation photographer
visual artist
depicts Martian craters
Martian dunes
Martian topography
Martian valleys
exhibitedAt contemporary art galleries
museums of modern art
genre abstract photography
contemporary art
landscape photography
photographic art
inception early 2010s
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject Mars NERFINISHED
Martian surface
notableFor blurring boundary between documentation and abstraction
large-scale prints of Martian landscapes
transforming scientific images into art
partOf Thomas Ruff’s photographic oeuvre
technique color manipulation
digital manipulation
image enlargement
theme landscape abstraction
perception of reality
relationship between science and art
remote sensing
space exploration
titleStyle stylized lower-case with dots
usesMedium digital print
photography
visualStyle abstracted landscape
aerial perspective
high-resolution detail

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Thomas Ruff seriesCreated ma.r.s