Artist Blog

Every week an artist whose single image was published by Der Greif is given a platform in which to blog about contemporary photography.

Today it seems appropriate to share the photographs of Lewis Baltz, who passed away yesterday. Baltz was part of the New Topographics movement in the 70s, and was seminal to the radical development of conceptual photography during that time. In 2010 I remember visiting the Art Institute of Chicago and stumbling upon Baltz's Prototypes series, which he shot in California in the late 60s and early 70s. The photographs were stark, simple, and geometric. The subjects were banal and minimal, but the photographs were captivating. I was in awe. Soon after I compiled a portfolio of architectural photos and applied to grad school. I could go on about my admiration for Lewis Baltz, but I will let the photos speak for themselves.