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

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Nicolai Cikovsky (1894 - 1987)
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Andrew F. Bunner (1841 - 1897)
Andrew F. Bunner
1841 - 1897
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923)
Charles Ethan Porter
1847 - 1923
Seymour Lipton (1903 - 1986)
Seymour Lipton
1903 - 1986
William Wegman (1943)
William Wegman
1943
Chi-chien Wang (1907 - 2003)
Chi-chien Wang
1907 - 2003
R. H. Quaytman (1961)
R. H. Quaytman
1961
Bob Colacello (1947)
Bob Colacello
1947
Robert Cumming (1943)
Robert Cumming
1943
Doron Langberg (1985)
Doron Langberg
1985
Charles Wyatt Eaton (1849 - 1896)
Charles Wyatt Eaton
1849 - 1896
Meyer Vaisman (1960)
Meyer Vaisman
1960
Roy Newell (1914 - 2006)
Roy Newell
1914 - 2006
Jenna Gribbon (1978)
Jenna Gribbon
1978
Lewis David de Schweinitz (1780 - 1834)
Lewis David de Schweinitz
1780 - 1834
Norman Bluhm (1921 - 1999)
Norman Bluhm
1921 - 1999

Creators Contemporary art

Fritz Nuss (1907 - 1999)
Fritz Nuss
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Dan Graham (1942 - 2022)
Dan Graham
1942 - 2022
Gregory Crewdson (1962)
Gregory Crewdson
1962
Viktor Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov (1960)
Viktor Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov
1960
 Hirschi (1947)
Hirschi
1947
Edward Delaney (1930 - 2009)
Edward Delaney
1930 - 2009
Mon Levinson (1926 - 2014)
Mon Levinson
1926 - 2014
Nam June Paik (1932 - 2006)
Nam June Paik
1932 - 2006
Aloyzas Stasiulevičius (1931)
Aloyzas Stasiulevičius
1931
Nina Chanel Abney (1982)
Nina Chanel Abney
1982
Hans-Christian Koglin (1937 - 2007)
Hans-Christian Koglin
1937 - 2007
Ran Huang (1982)
Ran Huang
1982
Constantin Kluge (1912 - 2003)
Constantin Kluge
1912 - 2003
Boris Mikhailov (1938)
Boris Mikhailov
1938
Ariadna Aleksandrovna Arendt (1906 - 1997)
Ariadna Aleksandrovna Arendt
1906 - 1997
Jean Derval (1925 - 2010)
Jean Derval
1925 - 2010
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