{"id":4437,"title":"Porträt (F. Müller)","dimensions":"210 x 167 x 4 cm","date_begin":"1985-01-01","material":"photograph","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":23,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":2,"stream_count":0,"collection":"M HKA/ Collection Flemish Community","cached_tag_list":"photograph","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003eEN\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUntitled (Portrait of Frank Müller)\u003c/i\u003e, the subject looks straight at us. The large format reveals all imperfections – big pores and pimples are extra-visible. Thomas Ruff photographs with the greatest precision, each detail is made evident, and yet these portraits remain anonymous and strange. The photographs reveal no other clue than the portrait itself. Ruff’s portraits are critical imitations of conventional portrait photography. According to the artist, photography does not succeed in recording the subject’s character or personality. The portrait photos only show us a superficial level. Ruff describes himself as an observer. He does not look for the psychological representation of an individual’s complex structure. Photography directed towards true individual portrayal, for this artist, is an unrealizable ambition.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNL\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eZonder Titel (Portret Frank Müller)\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;kijkt de geportretteerde ons recht aan. Het grote formaat maakt onvolmaaktheden als de grove poriën en de puistjes extra zichtbaar. Thomas Ruff fotografeert met de grootste precisie, elk detail is zichtbaar, maar toch blijft de geportretteerde anoniem en vreemd. De foto’s geven geen enkel ander aanknopingspunt dan het portret zelf. Ruffs portretten zijn kritische imitaties van de conventionele portretfotografie. Volgens de kunstenaar slaagt de fotografie er niet in om het karakter en de persoonlijkheid van de geportretteerde vast te leggen. De portretfoto’s tonen enkel een oppervlakkige laag. Ruff beschouwt zichzelf als waarnemer. Hij gaat niet op zoek naar de psychologische voorstelling van de complexe structuur van een individu. De op individuele portrettering gerichte fotografie is een ambitie die volgens de kunstenaar niet te verwezenlijken is.\u003c/p\u003e","date_end":null,"reference":"BK005912","stream_count_app":38,"permalink":"zonder-titel-portret-van-frank-muller-untitled-portrait-of-frank-muller","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":"Thomas Ruff","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Photography","nl":"Fotografie","fr":"Photographie"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/010/792/large/Ruff__0001_Thomas__Zonder_titel_%28Portret_Franky_M%C3%BCller%29__1985.jpg?1342184366","poster_credits":"(c)image:  M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Ruff’s portraits are critical imitations of conventional portrait photography. The large format of \u003ci\u003ePorträt (F. Müller)\u003c/i\u003e makes imperfections particularly visible. Although Ruff photographs with the utmost precision, the subject remains anonymous and alien. The photograph reveals only a superficial layer. According to Ruff, the ambition of portrait photography to capture the complexity and psychology of an individual can never be realised.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDe portretten Thomas Ruff zijn kritische imitaties van conventionele portretfotografie. Het grote formaat van \u003ci\u003ePorträt (F. Müller)\u003c/i\u003e maakt onvolmaaktheden extra zichtbaar. Hoewel Ruff met de grootste precisie fotografeert, blijft de geportretteerde anoniem en vreemd. De foto toont enkel een oppervlakkige laag. De ambitie de portretfotografie om de complexiteit en psychologie van een individu weer te geven, is volgens Ruff nooit te verwezenlijken.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes portraits de Thomas Ruff sont des imitations critiques de la photographie de portrait conventionnelle. Le grand format de *Porträt (F. Müller)* rend les imperfections d'autant plus visibles. Bien que Ruff photographie avec la plus grande précision, le sujet reste anonyme et étrange. La photo ne montre qu’une couche superficielle. Selon Ruff, l’ambition de la photographie de portrait de refléter la complexité et la psychologie d’un individu n’est jamais réalisable.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":127,"name":"Thomas Ruff","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}