Klaus Kinold retrospective on View at the Pinakothek Architecture Museum |
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| Written by rubin |
| Tuesday, 17 March 2009 10:21 |
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From his teacher, Egon Eiermann, he learnt how to analyse architectural problems in a clear and matter-of-fact way and to achieve a precision in design which he has transferred to his photographs. “I want to show architecture in its unadulterated form,” is his guiding principle. His photographs, in most cases commissions, are unflinchingly clear and objective records. He does not regard architecture as a stage for photographers to create dramatic perspectives or light effects; for him, architecture photography is an explanatory visual aid and documentary interpretation: observing, capturing, understanding, not altering. It is not the image that makes a statement but the architecture. In his field Klaus Kinold is one of the major, most sought-after protagonists in the international arena. His photographs document the most important examples of 20th century architecture. It includes Modernist and post-Modernist buildings, from Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbuiser to Egon Eiermann, Hans Döllgast, Carlo Scarpa, Frank O. Gehry, James Stirling, Tadao Ando, and Herzog and de Meuron…  Nowadays there can be many sides to architecture photography. Klaus Kinold, however, is indebted to the classic genre, which serves the task at hand and is of the highest quality. The photograph's aesthetics is determined by the building itself. Klaus Kinold's aim is to present architecture just as it is, no more, no less: instead of visual interpretation the greatest possible degree of clarity and objectivity. Because good architecture can stand up to good photography. The exhibition on the occasion of Kinold’s seventieth birthday shows an exemplary selection of his work on architecture covering several decades. An insight into Kinold’s creative style is given by a detailed documentation of one work each by Le Corbusier, Louis I. Kahn, Egon Eiermann and Herman Hertzberger. This is followed by a cross-section of the most important buildings photographed by him. Photos of trips and excursions with architecture students and fascinating panoramic pictures which virtually engulf the viewer, round off this overview of a photographer’s reception and working methods. VISIT THE PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE | ARCHITEKTUR at : www.pinakothek.de/pinakothek-der-moderne/englisch/englisch.htm Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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