The World is Beautiful.
One of the most influential photographers in the New Objectivity movement. Renger-Patsch created photographs "To capture the essence of an object" (Renger-Patsch et al 1998). For Renger-Patsch the camera was a way for him to photograph an object as it was, aesthetically pleasing, without any manipulations, basic and real. He wanted to let the beauty of the object be what you viewed. In 1928 Renger-Patsch created a book, originally named "Things", however this was changed by his publicist before printing to "The World is Beautiful". The book contained over 100 prints of his work and went on to be one of the most influential books of the New objectivity movement, bringing their work to the interest of the public.
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| Snake Head 1928 |
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| Glasses 1927 |
Renger-Patsch photographs in his book are all very sharply focused, his work concentrates on what is there, he gets in close to his objects from all conceivable angles to make the photograph as aesthetically pleasing to the eye as possible. This style of photography flourished in the art world of the Wiemar Republic post WW1.
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