She studied photography at the gerrit rietveld academie in amsterdam from 1981 to 1986. Dutch photographer rineke dijkstra is a relentless formalist, always cool to the touch, bringing a taste of august sanders skillful psychology to her portraiture. Rineke dijkstra honfrps born 2 june 1959 is a dutch photographer. Her people emerge from beaches, hospital rooms, indefinable space, to haunt us with their imperfect beauty and their fierce necessity of existence. Discover book depositorys huge selection of rineke dijkstra books online. Clad in little more than bathing suits, these young people are striking to behold. Rineke dijkstra beach portraits jalta, ukraine, july 29, 1993. Her first collection in particular, published as beaches in this important photobook, resonated with her audience in. The buzz club, liverpool, england march 3, 1995 by rineke dijkstra courtesy of the artist and marian goodman gallery, london. Tall, skinny, short, round, squat, awkward, slouched, tanned, bashful, and sometimes unknowingly beautiful, the adolescents in rineke dijkstras beach portraits stand alone, the ocean rolling behind them. A conversation with rineke dijkstra popular photography. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. Published on the occasion of the exhibition rineke dijkstra, 29 november 199710 january 1998. Known for her single portraits, usually working in series, she often focuses on particular groups and communities of people, such as mothers, adolescent and teenage boys and girls, soldiers, etc.
Rineke dijkstra, a dutch photographer now in her early fifties, has been on the radar of the art world since the early 1990s, when she first showed her beach portraits, a seductive series of. Rineke dijkstra is a master of capturing the individual in transition. Rineke dijkstra biography an artist who concentrates on solo portraits of groups like adolescents, soldiers and clubbers rineke dijkstra was born in sittard, limburg. Like many other young european photographers, she was still working in blackandwhite, but mr.
Meyerowitzs work was a real eyeopener for her as a student in amsterdam in the 1980s. The classical simplicity of dijkstras photographs focuses the viewers attention on the subtle particulars. This book is in celebration of the gift from the lasalle bank, chicago to the art institute of chicago of the complete set of beach portraits by rene dijkstra. In her best work this 53yearold dutch artist uses photography and sometimes video to coax out the emotional. Rineke dijkstra is renowned for her uncanny and thoughtful portraits. Rineke dijkstra was born in sittard, the netherlands, in 1959. Rineke dijkstra beach portraits by rineke dijkstra. Rineke dijkstra photography monographs and exhibition catalogs. Rineke dijkstra has enormous faith in the power of two things.
Rineke dijkstra is renowned for her uncanny and thoughtful portraits series of teenagers and young adults. Highly recommended for the serious student of photography. Jul 06, 2012 rineke dijkstra has enormous faith in the power of two things. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The award ceremony took place in gothenburg, sweden, on october 9, 2017. A symposium will be held on october 10 in honor of rineke dijkstra, followed by the opening of an exhibition of her work at the hasselblad center, as well as the launch of the book rineke dijkstra hasselblad award 2017. Adolescence is a subject that has fascinated many photographers. Rineke dijkstra saskia, hardewijk, netherlands, march 16 1994 left tecla, amsterdam, netherlands, may 1994 right photo via. Apr 10, 2017 rineke dijkstra saskia, hardewijk, netherlands, march 16 1994 left tecla, amsterdam, netherlands, may 1994 right photo via.
Selfportrait, marnixbad, amsterdam, 1991 rineke dijkstra born is a dutch photographer. Rineke dijkstras work is part of our current exhibition strange and familiar. Rineke dijkstra at the guggenheim museum the new york times. Lasalle bank photography collection, chicago, il, 2002. Dijkstra has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the royal photographic society, the 1999 citibank private bank photography prize now deutsche borse photography prize and the 2017 hasselblad award. Best known for her photographs of preadolescent bathers on the beach. Rineke dijkstra forte da casa, portugal, may 20 a 2000. Jul 23, 2018 dutch photographer rineke dijkstra is a relentless formalist, always cool to the touch, bringing a taste of august sanders skillful psychology to her portraiture. Her portraits bear witness to the social pressures made visible on the bodies and faces of her subjects. Self portrait, marnixbadamsterdam, 1991 rineke dijkstra this self portrait gives viewers an idea of dijkstra and who she is although it still leaves a lot of unknown about her and questions being placed in viewers minds. Silver papercovered boards with tippedin plate and title stamped in orange and black on cover. Britain as revealed by international photographers, curated. The exploration of identity remains central to her powerful images of adolescents, clubbers, soldiers, emigrants, schoolchildren or. From that point on, her sensitive and visually riveting portraits have documented individuals caught in transitional.
Dijkstra is particularly concerned with the representation of youth and the transition to adulthood. Mar 15, 2006 discover book depositorys huge selection of rineke dijkstra books online. Rineke dijkstra came to prominence in the 1990s with her celebrated beach portraits, largescale color photographs of children on the verge of adolescence posed on beaches around the world, from south carolina to the ukraine. The dutch photographer rineke dijkstra, whose images have appeared in w, makes naturalistic portraits and videos of those whose lives are in transition. Do rineke dijkstras beach portraits stand the test of time. Mar 05, 2012 the dutch photographer rineke dijkstra, whose images have appeared in w, makes naturalistic portraits and videos of those whose lives are in transition. Rineke dijkstra and the solemn portrait the literate lens. For dijkstras best known series of photographsan extensive series of beach portraits of teenagers and children taken on beaches all over the world between 1992 and 1996the artist sought out a certain introversion or unease in her subjects, capturing with rare perfection the human condition of feeling notathome in the world. The raw material of childhood is being shaped by experience, but it hasnt yet hardened into the rote patterns of adulthood. Rineke dijkstra might be the most important photographer of portraits alive today. The narrative in this book provides an indepth explanation of rineke dijkstras approach, as well as the method of displaying the final prints in exhibition. The award ceremony will take place in gothenburg, sweden, on october 9, 2017.
The exploration of identity remains central to her powerful images of adolescents, clubbers, soldiers, emigrants, schoolchildren or toreadors. The elegant vulnerability of rineke dijkstras portraits. In june 1992, she traveled to hilton head island to begin beach portraits, a series of fulllength photographs filled with awkward glamour and quiet grandeur, provoking a response. When they first appeared in the 1990s, the portraits by the dutch artist rineke dijkstra caused more of a stir than any comparable imagery since diane arbus. Benezra, neal and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Search for library items search for lists search for. Includes a list of plates, a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and awards. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The subject of a major retrospective at new yorks guggenheim museum, dijkstra uses a 4x5 field camera, in part, she says, because its slow, cumbersome.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. One may not have seen the images first hand, but through this book the emotion of the images is conveyed effectively. See more ideas about beach portraits, portrait and photography. Her portraits bear witness to the social pressures made. Oct 02, 2012 rineke dijkstra, a dutch photographer now in her early fifties, has been on the radar of the art world since the early 1990s, when she first showed her beach portraits, a seductive series of. Catalog to a show at bostons institute of contemporary art, this handsome, pintsized volume is the first trade monograph available in the united states on one of the most important photographers of. Dec 05, 2016 artist rineke dijkstra discusses her series of portraits of almerisa sehric, whom the artist met in a refugee center for bosnian asylumseekers in the netherlands in 1994, when sehric was a child. Rineke dijkstra beach portraits of 1992 view hilton head island, s. Rineke dijkstra by rineke dijkstra, katy siegel, hardcover. Artist rineke dijkstra has appropriated the formal qualities of the studio portrait from the early part of this centurytaking the convention of the full length, frontal and centrally composed portrait to its logical limits, she is able to penetrate to the core of her subjects. The hasselblad foundation is pleased to announce that dutch artist rineke dijkstra is the recipient of the 2017 hasselblad foundation international award in photography to the sum of sek 1,000,000 approx. Meyerowitzs complex way with light in seemingly straightforward pictures of swimming pools and beaches helped her.
Rineke dijkstra bio, facts, family famous birthdays. She channels august sander through her own poetsoul photographing youth with brutal, unyielding generosity. Her first collection in particular, published as beaches in this important photobook, resonated with her audience in a number of ways. Rineke dijkstra park portraits january 17 february includes press release, selected works, press, publications and artist info. Jennifer blessing, sandra philips, jan van adrichem, rineke dijkstra. Rineke dijkstra is a contemporary dutch photographer. Exquisitely attuned to her subjects, dutch photographer rineke dijkstra makes largescale, spare, psychologically rich portraits of people in states of transition.
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