Albert Renger-Patzsch
Albert Renger-Patzsch was a german photographer and a pioneer of the New Objectivity movement. Renger-Patzsch experimented with photography as a teenager, In 1925 he chose to pursue photography as a full-time career by becoming a freelance documentary and press photographer. In 1928 he published the book “The World Is Beautiful", in this book he shows images from both nature (organic) and industry (geometric). |
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The above two photos by Albert Renger-Patzsch are a clear example of organic and geometric shapes. The un-sculpted, natural shapes of the bent and twisted trees are known as organic and the jagged, symmetrical, crafted shapes of the tools on the right are known as geometric. Man-made items tend to be classed as geometric and Natural objects or shapes are usually classed as organic. The above two images have both similarities and differences, they are different forms and objects but they both show a range of the same object, although the organic photograph displays just trees, every individual tree is different. While the man-made objects in the photograph on the right appear all to be identical, every tool is in fact completely different because they are made out of beech which is an organic material and the grain of the wood is different on every tool.
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