Andreas Gursky is a giant of contemporary photography--his massive landscapes and architecture shots document a world overflowing with junk and commerce. Often over 10 feet on a side, they command prices in proportion to scale: His 99 Cent II is the most expensive single photograph ever sold, having fetched $3.3 million at auction in 2007. New, most of his prints command upwards of $600,000. Florian Freier loves Gursky. He could never afford one. So he recreatedBahrain I, which depicts a racetrack and looks like an abstract painting, using only Photoshop and Google Earth: one of the master's most famous works,
As Freier writes, "As many young photographers, I always dreamt about flying around the world, visiting spectacular spots and places, just like Superstar Andreas Gursky does. So finally I decided to stop dreaming and just do It ... in Google Earth. So here is my personal remake of Andreas Gursky's megapicture."
As Freier writes, "As many young photographers, I always dreamt about flying around the world, visiting spectacular spots and places, just like Superstar Andreas Gursky does. So finally I decided to stop dreaming and just do It ... in Google Earth. So here is my personal remake of Andreas Gursky's megapicture."
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