I came across this photographer by accident, I was looking at another artists work on google images and the site suggested I looked at the work of Andreas Gursky, me being so curious I did. I found it strange that the site suggested I looked at this work whilst looking at the other artists work because the two artists didn't seem to have anything in common. Andreas Gursky is a German photographer, known for his huge architectural images of which are often filt with masses of colour, pattern and structure. To achieve the large scale images he usually places his camera very far and high up from the subject, sometimes using cranes and helicopters. He once quoted: “My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire—perhaps illusory—to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.”
When seeing these photos for the first time they immediately caught my full attention, I was struck by the tiny specs of vibrant colour which come together to form a massive 'painting like' effect. The photos are quite ambiguous, unique and quite special. These are points of views which we don't see, we can't see, so they are different to us and thats what people like; things we haven't seen before. I wouldn't be able to create images which are as compact, structured and as far out as these ones because of lack of resources but the colour and pattern have given me enough inspiration to feel confident about achieving some images as beautiful as these if I was to follow this route.
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