Reflexion
2010 · photographic support, Perspex (TM)
height: 114 cm, width: 159 cm, depth: 3.5 cm, width: 150 cm, height: 105 cm, depth: 10 cm
Rijksmuseum
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Ruud van Empel
1958
Breda, Netherlands
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Ruud van Empel is a Dutch photographer known for meticulously staged color photographs that combine portraiture, still life, and landscape into dense, formally composed tableaux. Working primarily in large-format color photography since the 1980s, he constructs his images through elaborate studio setups and digital post-production, creating scenes that oscillate between documentary clarity and surreal artificiality. His work examines the relationship between photography, painting, and constructed reality, often employing vibrant palettes and symmetrical framing that suggest both Renaissance composition and contemporary advertising aesthetics.
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