Wolfgang Sievers Architectural Photography

Wolfgang sievers sievers best known for his modernist architectural and industrial photography died in 2007 a month before his 94th birthday.

Wolfgang sievers architectural photography. He photographed primarily in black and white and with his originality simple design and unusual points of view his images had great impact. Wolfgang georg sievers was an acclaimed architectural and industrial photographer both in australia and internationally. His father was an art historian at the martin gropius museum. Sievers was born in berlin germany.

Sievers was born in berlin germany. Sievers was born on 18 september 1913 in berlin germany. Now six young artists pay tribute. Wolfgang georg sievers ao 18 september 1913 7 august 2007 was an australian photographer who specialised in architectural and industrial photography.

His father johannes sievers 1880 1969 was an art historian and director of. My first lesson in architectural photography was watching mim as he was known. One night in 1983 wolfgang sievers steadied himself on a tug as it heaved on the waves of bass strait and with a long. His father was professor johannes sievers.

Wolfgang sievers died in august a month before his 94th birthday and vibrant to the last. He was a great australian photographer certainly the equal of max dupain but with a melbourne sensibility. Work curated by stuart bailey pp 5 14 glen eira city gallery 2007. His father was professor johannes sievers an art and architectural historian with the german foreign office until his dismissal by the government in 1933 and author of the first four volumes of a.

Wolfgang sievers rayon loom turner bruck mills wangaratta victoria 1950 printed 1989 165 1989 wolfgang sievers agarol medical advertisement contempora school in berlin 1938 printed 1989 166 1989. Wolfgang sievers at 90. Wolfgang sievers was born in 1913 in germany during the weimar republic developing an early knowledge of photography art and architecture in this period of artistic freedom and liberalism. Early life and career.

In an obituary photographer john gollings described him as a great australian photographer certainly the equal of max dupain but with a melbourne sensibility. Wolfgang sievers is witness to our manufacturing decline. From the future to the past catalogue essay for wolfgang sievers 1913 2007. His photographic oeuvre in australia encompasses architecture manufacturing industries mining and workers from 1938 through to 1991.