Robert Heinecken (1931 - 2006)

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Robert Heinecken

Robert Heinecken was an American artist and educator. He is known for his pioneering work in the field of photography, particularly his use of found images and his experimentation with photographic processes.

Heinecken studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, and later became a professor of art at UCLA, where he taught for over 30 years. He exhibited his work extensively throughout his career, including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Heinecken's work often involved appropriating images from mass media sources, such as magazines and television, and recontextualizing them in his art. He was also known for his "paraphotography," a term he coined to describe his use of photographic materials and techniques to create works that were not necessarily photographs in the traditional sense. For example, he would use photographic paper to create abstract, three-dimensional sculptures, or he would manipulate images with chemicals to create surreal, dreamlike compositions.

Heinecken's work has been praised for its critical engagement with the role of photography in contemporary culture, as well as its wit, playfulness, and subversive edge. He was a major influence on the development of conceptual art and postmodernism in the United States, and his legacy continues to be felt in contemporary art today.

Date and place of birt:29 december 1931, Denver, USA
Date and place of death:19 may 2006, Albuquerque, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Media artist, Photographer
Art style:Contemporary art

Creators USA

 KAWS (1974)
KAWS
1974
John William Cavanaugh (1921 - 1985)
John William Cavanaugh
1921 - 1985
 Ching-Jang Yao (1941 - 2000)
Ching-Jang Yao
1941 - 2000
Aaron Curry (1972)
Aaron Curry
1972
Leon Golub (1922 - 2004)
Leon Golub
1922 - 2004
Ron Kleemann (1937 - 2014)
Ron Kleemann
1937 - 2014
Tommi Anton Parzinger (1903 - 1981)
Tommi Anton Parzinger
1903 - 1981
Richard Pettibone (1938 - 2024)
Richard Pettibone
1938 - 2024
Ron Rocco (1953)
Ron Rocco
1953
Fidelia Bridges (1834 - 1923)
Fidelia Bridges
1834 - 1923
John Henry Waddell (1921 - 2019)
John Henry Waddell
1921 - 2019
Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870 - 1952)
Adolph Alexander Weinman
1870 - 1952
Kenyon Cox (1856 - 1919)
Kenyon Cox
1856 - 1919
Emanuel Leutze (1816 - 1868)
Emanuel Leutze
1816 - 1868
Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)
Birge Harrison
1854 - 1929
Florian Maier-Aichen (1973)
Florian Maier-Aichen
1973

Creators Contemporary art

Olav Christopher Jenssen (1954)
Olav Christopher Jenssen
1954
Louis Aucoc (1850 - 1932)
Louis Aucoc
1850 - 1932
Eberhard Schlotter (1921 - 2014)
Eberhard Schlotter
1921 - 2014
Ernst-Georg Meierhenrich (1944)
Ernst-Georg Meierhenrich
1944
Günter Pietsch (1935)
Günter Pietsch
1935
Franz Reckert (1914 - 2004)
Franz Reckert
1914 - 2004
Andreas Schulze (1955)
Andreas Schulze
1955
Yue Minjun (1962)
Yue Minjun
1962
Walter Lazzaro (1914 - 1989)
Walter Lazzaro
1914 - 1989
Frank Darius (1963)
Frank Darius
1963
Lazar Segal (1889 - 1957)
Lazar Segal
1889 - 1957
Joannis Avramidis (1922 - 2016)
Joannis Avramidis
1922 - 2016
Anna Leonhardt (1981)
Anna Leonhardt
1981
Hans Mendler (1950)
Hans Mendler
1950
Martin Szekely (1956)
Martin Szekely
1956
Rimma Anatol'evna Gerlovina (1951)
Rimma Anatol'evna Gerlovina
1951
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