Guenter Knop
Guenter Knop (born June 1954, in Bremen, Germany) is a photographer known for black and white nudes of real women.[1]
Knop began his career working in the studio of German fashion and advertising photographer Charlotte March in the late 1970s.[2] He later worked as first assistant to Henry Wolf,[3] art director for Esquire, Harper's Bazaar and Show magazines.[4] He worked with Wolf for ten years on high fashion, TV, and print advertising for major clients in the eighties and nineties before opening a studio in Chelsea, Manhattan. His pictures incorporate dramatic lighting and customized sets built from found materials and inspired by Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco designs. A unique feature of Knop’s work is his exclusive use of real women who are hand-picked from the streets of New York.[5]
Books
- Nudes Index, Koenemann Verlag, Germany, 1999 (ISBN 3-8290-0502-4)
- Indexi, Feierabend Verlag, Germany, 2002 (ISBN 3-936761-13-2)
- Naked, Feierabend Verlag, Germany, 2004 (ISBN 3-89985-160-9)
- Guenter Knop on Women, Steffen Verlag, Germany, 2005 (ISBN 3-937669-24-8)
- The Nude Bible, Tectum Publishers, 2007 (ISBN 978-90-76886-50-3)
- The Nude Bible II, Tectum Publishers, 2008 (ISBN 978-90-76886-76-3)
References
- ↑ The New York Art World, MacInnis, M. http://www.thenewyorkartworld.com/pastIssue/AprEditorial2006.html#review07
- ↑ Saatchi Online: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Guenter%20Knop/23713.html
- ↑ Phyllis Lucas Gallery: http://www.phyllislucasgallery.com/guknrenu.html
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Henry Wolf: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1089672/Henry-Wolf
- ↑ Book review for Guenter Knop on Women: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/
- Ragazine.CC: Interview by Michael Foldes, with photo galleries, accessed on 7 December 2015