zen365#70 (2021) Photography by Franz Hümpfner
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This work is an "Open Edition"
Photography,
Giclée Print / Digital Print
- Dimensions Several sizes available
- Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
- Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
- Categories Illustration Spirituality
"Abhaya Mudra:
The Abahya Mudra shows Buddha with the right hand raised while the palm is facing the viewer. This is the gesture of encouragement and fearlessness. In his lower left hand he carries the begging bowl, the kamandalu. Even Brahma, the creator, is a beggar: all power comes from Vishnu or Brahman. All that he can give, he himself has received. Nothing in this world is permanent, everything is impermanent. Even the creator himself cannot change this. The begging bowl also stands for the fact that we are all like beggars, temporarily receiving from God what we need. We should give it away, no matter how poor or rich we are. In the end, nothing belongs to us."
Every day a photo. Project Zen365.
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Franz Hümpfner is a well-known photographer. He always tries to convey the reality hidden behind the visible world through his photographs. For him, a camera is a tool for his artistic work, similar to how a painter uses brushes and paint to create his works.
He employs both analog and digital techniques. "A photograph requires the feel of paper," he says, adding that "the fleeting representation on the screen cannot convey the sensual quality of a photograph." He also creates Zen or Wabisabi photography, which can express themes such as the beauty, transience, and imperfection of everything that exists particularly well due to its simplicity. He also discussed this type of photography theoretically in his book "Photoartfolio 1 - Wabi Sabi Photography."
According to Franz Hümpfner, "A limited edition print has the same artistic quality as an open edition photograph. A photograph with artificial limitations has the quality of a stock that is speculating on rising value." This is the reason why he offer his photography in an open edition.
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Nationality:
GERMANY
- Date of birth : 1950
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary German Artists
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