Dieter Huber is an artist born in Schladming, Austria in
1962. Huber went to Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria in 1980 to study
stage-design, costume design, and theater art painting. The picture of which I
am most interested in is Klone #117. Huber
had “technologically transformed plants, humans, and landscapes”. This
particular image was created between 1998 and 1999. This piece of work
interests me because I love sceneries. I appreciate what was done with the
lighting of this picture; the background is very bright which draws the eyes in
towards the center of the picture. Once the eyes leave the center they are able
to explore the rest of the picture; this is what makes it strong.
What
was the message that Huber was trying to convey? I like to think that by doing
digitally morphed photos, he is trying to show a wider world; there are so many
possibilities and every person has a different view of the world. Huber is expressing
one of those options. The human mind is full of possibilities and by using
digital art, but the way Huber does it is very realistic and smooth.
My
critique is that while I appreciate the realism of the picture, perhaps it is too real; within Huber’s other works of Klone, there is a tone that shows the
plants, for example, are not real. In the scenery picture, it looked more like
a photograph and if one had shown me the picture, I would have believed that
the photo was not edited; that is a complement in itself, however, if that was
Huber’s goal.
You can see Huber's works and learn more about him through this website
http://www.dieter-huber.com/biography.html
