Roger Ballen (1950)
1950-04-11New York City, USASouth Africa, USA
Roger Ballen
Roger Ballen is an American and South African photographer who lives and works in Johannesburg.
Roger Ballen studied psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and this specialty helps him to better comprehend and study the world around him. Travels around the world brought him to South Africa, which has become his new home.
Ballen is one of the latest photographers to shoot exclusively in black and white, approaching forms of minimalism.
Date and place of birt: | 11 april 1950, New York City, USA |
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Nationality: | South Africa, USA |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor |
Genre: | Animalistic, Portrait, Reportage |
Art style: | Color field painting, Primitivism, Art brut |