Chargesheimer
Chargesheimer
April 18, 2015
CHARGESHEIMER (KARL-HEINZ HARGESHEIMER)
Untitled, 1949
© 2015 Museum Ludwig, Köln, Courtesy of FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
In 1949, Chargesheimer met L. Fritz Gruber, creative founder of the Photokina imaging fair, who later presented Chargesheimer's series "Köln 5 Uhr 30" at Photokina 1970. The series has been reconstructed to form a part of the exhibition.
Working as a photographer and stage-set designer, Chargesheimer pursued not only abstract, but also documentary-style photography. His formal understanding of the medium and its techniques allowed him to break many of the basic principles of photography – resulting in experimental abstractions that are among the most original works in photographic history to this day.
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CHARGESHEIMER (KARL-HEINZ HARGESHEIMER)
Untitled, 1949
© 2015 Museum Ludwig, Köln, Courtesy of FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
CHARGESHEIMER (KARL-HEINZ HARGESHEIMER)
Am Rheinufer, around 1950
© 2015 Museum Ludwig, Köln, Courtesy of FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
CHARGESHEIMER (KARL-HEINZ HARGESHEIMER)
Jean-Paul Belmondo, around 1956
© 2015 Museum Ludwig, Köln, Courtesy of FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
CHARGESHEIMER (KARL-HEINZ HARGESHEIMER)
Sartre, 1949
© 2015 Museum Ludwig, Köln, Courtesy of FEROZ Galerie, Bonn