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rdelaneywillis — 2024-02-07 09:06:36 UTC

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rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:12:16 UTC

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rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:17:34 UTC

Ruff’s portraits can frustrate viewers due to their combination of clear, detailed presentation and the erasure of the sitter’s identity.

mood

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:17:52 UTC

They are all very serious.

Form/

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:18:10 UTC

There are eight, middle aged women from Germany.

Subject Matter

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:18:45 UTC

The subject matter of these compositions are middle aged, female models. Ruff has used a short depth of field to capture these pictures of them. By using a short depth of field it has allowed Thomas Ruff to achieve photographs that are clear and in focus.

Quote

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:19:08 UTC

the realism of these portraits could be seen to be the source of both their absorption for the viewer and of their potentially alienating blankness.

mood

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:19:15 UTC

they all appear to be very formal and intimidating.

Content- Nana

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:19:21 UTC

Very serious, close up images of women around 20-30 years of age. All contain above the shoulder to head.

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rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:19:31 UTC

“Some pieces fit together; sometimes there is no connection between them. A lot of my work comes from — you can call it private interest. I see something that upsets me, or makes me laugh or makes me think, what is this strange thing? Then, when I start working on it, I think, oh this is not only interesting for me, but it could also be interesting for another audience.” - interview with Liz Jobey, FT magazine.

Content

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:19:33 UTC

This artist is very eye catching as all the women are doing the same serious face. It is almost like these were took a few years ago due to the their clothing and also hairstyles as it is different to how it is nowadays.

content

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:19:57 UTC

found the effect of colors too dominant so used light and neutral backgrounds.

Quote

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:20:20 UTC

"My images are not images of reality, but show a kind of second reality, the image of the image"

Faces

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:20:24 UTC

The dull background makes the women's clothing and colour on their face look more dominant and eye-catching.

Mood

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:20:33 UTC

The mood is very formal and up for interpretation. This is due to the colors used as they are desaturated. The colors are also quite warm making each portrait consistent so they are able to be displayed together.

Mood

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:20:43 UTC

The lack of emotion/no emotion gives the photos a sense of simplicity along with the negative space in the background which creates a focus on the subject.

Mood

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:20:55 UTC

There is an element of seriousness to the compositions due to the female models' facial expressions

Mood - Nana

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:22:23 UTC

The mood feels very serious as the images are slightly unsaturated. The images are very simple and uncluttered.

Form

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:24:34 UTC

Thomas Ruff creates images that are in the style of passport photos. This creates a sense of formality.

Faces

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:24:57 UTC

All of the women look of a similar age frame, this is evident by the fact they were people he was working with at his university.

Form

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:25:28 UTC

lovely abstract images.

content

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:26:03 UTC

they were Ruffs fellow students.

Form

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:26:36 UTC

beautiful spectacular gorgeous images.

Content

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:27:03 UTC

They were pictured in Germany.

Form - Nana

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:27:56 UTC

Ruff uses light and neutral backgrounds to ensure the colors in the photos aren't too dominant.

faces

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:27:58 UTC

Very sophisticated women.

mood

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:29:16 UTC

the dim lighting creates a sad and isolated mood

content

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:29:25 UTC

In ruff's artwork there are 8 sophisticated women with hairstyles and fashion relating to late 1980s.

Quote - Nana

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:29:52 UTC

"You cannot explain the whole world in one photograph. Photography pretends. You can see everything that’s in front of the camera, but there’s always something beside it."

process

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:30:17 UTC

He uses the same layout and positioning in every Picture.

interpretation

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:31:47 UTC

They look like ID/passport photos.

quotes

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:31:50 UTC

You cannot explain the whole world in on photograph photography pretends you can see everything thats in front of the camera but theres always something beside it.

Negative space

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:31:55 UTC

Ruff has used negative space within the background to enable balance within the composition.

Process

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:32:04 UTC

He uees the same light coloured and white backround in eachimage.

Process

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:32:38 UTC

Each of the women wear similar old fashioned clothing, and it seems the photos were taken on film.

quotes

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:32:48 UTC

if things are the way they are why should i try to make them look different.

Filling the frame

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:33:48 UTC

Uses the same positioning of the head and shoulders for every image.

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:35:13 UTC

Process

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:36:45 UTC

Ruff chose light and neutral background for the portraits between 1986 and 1991.

Mood

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:39:48 UTC

Uses very bland and dull ccolours for the background as the colour comes from the faces, hair and clothing

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:40:14 UTC

Thomas Ruff is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images". Ruff shares a studio on Düsseldorf's Hansaallee, with fellow German photographers Laurenz Berges, Andreas Gursky and Axel Hütte. The studio, a former municipal electricity station, includes a basement gallery.

Interpretation

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:41:52 UTC

All images are represented as ID photos and have connotations of Traveling

Content

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:42:18 UTC

Ruff doesn't reveal a lot about his subjects, keeping them anonymous by only photographing their shoulders to their heads.

quote

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:42:49 UTC

"If you look at photographers who say, 'I hate digital photography,' they all use Photoshop, even if it's to make the sky just a little more blue than it was."

Tone

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:44:31 UTC

unsaturated

Interpretation - Nana

rdelaneywillis — 2025-09-26 11:44:41 UTC

The fact that Ruff purposely used simple passport style images with bland expressions, allows the viewer to enjoy the subject's natural beauty.