Andrea Gursky

Consumerism

Andreas Gursky is a German photographer known for his large-format architecture and landscape colour photographs, often using a high point of view in most of his photos.

His work is so interesting to me because it represents the increase and interest of shoppers in over-consumption. A lot of his work reflects a sense of mass consumption, business, and human activity. Looking at his pieces "Mediamarkt" (2016) and "Amazon" (2016) makes me feel very overwhelmed, and it perfectly encapsulates the extend of how we are buying. His work makes me question how I contribute to this and how I can stop contributing to this vicious cycle.

The artwork 99 Cent II Diptychon (2001) is also a fascinating piece as it represents the consumerism and the competition that each shop has in hooking you in and getting you to buy. It perfectly describes the shops' strategic vibrant factors to entice you in. This presentation is mainly in supermarkets and the fact this changes depending on stores and their high or low price is intriguing.

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