Flemming Ove Bech

The images by Flemming Ove Bech which I have chosen to highlight correlate with my series for a number of reasons. They seem to be focused on the naturalistic landscape and the oddity that is presented by it. I believe that the initial image reading is simplistic but there is a greater death to his works. What I mean that is by taking pictures of uprooted trees for example he is making commentary on what it is to plant such trees and why we engage in such decorative measures. Also the other plants make me thing about decorations and things that we would find around our house and homes. Beatification has many different forms and each individual interrupts it differently. Even his portraiture seems to have an odd deadpan aesthetic to them. I also like the soft coloration the the images have. There isn’t much information on his website but his image speak for themselves.


Biography - 

Born in Aalborg, Denmark, Flemming Ove Bech now lives and works in New York City. He’s been studying photography at various different schools throughout his life, all I can say is that he’s an extremely good photographer.

On his website we can see various series, it seems like all of his works have a certain charm. I’m not sure if it’s because they are washed out and quite abstract, or if it’s because they come across as simple. But each one is different in its own way and has underlying detail.

For example this newest series I picked out which seems to be his fifth set of photographs. Although quite grey, they have some really interesting tones and even the framing seems on purpose but natural. For example the flowers above which have been captured quite beautifully.

For more from Flemming I recommend checking out his portfolio page by clicking the link below.

www.flemmingovebech.com

Robinson, Mark . "Photography by Flemming Ove Bech | ONEEIGHTNINE."ONEEIGHTNINE. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. <http://the189.com/design/art/photography-by-flemming-ove-bech/>.

Links - 

http://flemmingovebech.com/
http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2009/11/flemming_ove_bech/
http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2010/03/30/flemming-ove-bech-this-is-not-broken/
http://futureshipwreck.com/2010/04/flemming-ove-bech/
http://the189.com/design/art/photography-by-flemming-ove-bech/

Images -

All images © Flemming Ove Bech