photographers Ropp, William (FR)

artwork infocusgalerie burkhard arnold

  • William Ropp, Äthopien 1, 2014
  • William Ropp, Äthopien 1, 2014

    Fine Art Pigment Print, Ed. of 8 in ca. 90 x 120 cm, Ed. of 10 in ca. 50 x 60 cm, Ed. of 5 in 40 x 50 cm, please ask gallery for price.

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  • William Ropp, Äthopien 4, 2014
  • William Ropp, Äthopien 4, 2014

    Fine Art Pigment Print, Ed. of 8 in ca. 90 x 120 cm, Ed. of 10 in ca. 50 x 60 cm, Ed. of 5 in 40 x 50 cm, please ask gallery for price.

    picture 2 of 12
  • William Ropp, Akt 1
  • William Ropp, Akt 1

    William Ropp, Akt 1, size 16" x 20" / 40 cm x 50 cm
    Black and white toned silver gelatin print
    Edition of 15, printed by the artist, signed and numbered.

    picture 3 of 12
  • William Ropp, Claire fauteuille
  • William Ropp, Claire fauteuille

    William Ropp, Claire fauteuille , size 16" x 20" / 40 cm x 50 cm
    Black and white toned silver gelatin print
    Edition of 15, printed by the artist, signed and numbered.

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  • William Ropp, Claire
  • William Ropp, Claire

    William Ropp, Claire , size 16" x 20" / 40 cm x 50 cm
    Black and white toned silver gelatin print
    Edition of 15, printed by the artist, signed and numbered.

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  • William Ropp, Claire Portrait II
  • William Ropp, Claire Portrait II

    William Ropp, Claire Portrait II , size 16" x 20" / 40 cm x 50 cm
    Black and white toned silver gelatin print
    Edition of 15, printed by the artist, signed and numbered.

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  • William Ropp, Children 4
  • William Ropp, Children 4

    William Ropp, Children 4, size 16" x 20" / 40 cm x 50 cm
    Black and white toned silver gelatin print
    Edition of 15, printed by the artist, signed and numbered.

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  • William Ropp, Mali 2
  • William Ropp, Mali 2

    William Ropp, Mali 2, size 16" x 20" / 40 cm x 50 cm
    Black and white toned silver gelatin print
    Edition of 10, printed by the artist, signed and numbered.

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  • William Ropp, Mali 3
  • William Ropp, Mali 3

    William Ropp, Mali 3, size 16" x 20" / 40 cm x 50 cm
    Black and white toned silver gelatin print
    Edition of 10, printed by the artist, signed and numbered.

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  • William Ropp, o.T. 1, 2010-2012
  • William Ropp, o.T. 1, 2010-2012

    William Ropp, Fine Art InkJet Print, Edition of 12, 50 x 60 cm, 2010-2012.

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  • William Ropp, o. T. 3, 2010-2012
  • William Ropp, o. T. 3, 2010-2012

    William Ropp, Fine Art InkJet Print, Edition of 12, 50 x 60 cm, 2010-2012.

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  • William Ropp, o.T. 4, 2010-2012
  • William Ropp, o.T. 4, 2010-2012

    William Ropp, Fine Art InkJet Print, Edition of 10, 30 x 40 cm, 2010-2012.

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biography infocusgalerie burkhard arnold

William Ropp, born 1960 in Versailles/Frankreich.

William Ropp succeeds in this series a distinct border crossing between naturalism and artifice, between the reproduction of man with nature and stylization.
The people of all generations in Ropps works are looking directly at the viewer. The enormous charisma of the protagonists draws the viewer magically into its spell. The people in Ropps images appear vulnerable and impressively drawn into themselves, but at the same time strong and full of self-confidence. The peculiar embedding of people in strange landscapes and plant worlds leads to mysterious pictures full of miracles.
The balanced composition, lighting accents well set up, the refined nuances of color and the subtle harmony between form and content lend the photographs a compelling density.
William Ropp shows
what usually can not be shown: the strong power of thought worlds.

The merging of the representational and the imaginary shapes the character of his recognizable artistic style.

shows infocusgalerie burkhard arnold

Collection (Selection)
Musée de l'Elysée (A)
Houston Museum of Fine Art (U.S.A.)
Museum Wamn Reekum (Holland)
Museo Civico Farnese (Italien)
Museum of Fotokunst (Dänemark)
Fotomuseum in Mölkau (Deutschland)
Maison Européenne pour la Photographie (Frankreich)
Collection Polaroïd (U.S.A.)
Galerie du Château d'Eau (Frankreich)

single shows (selection)

2018
Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc., New York
2017/2018
Kulturgeschichtliches Museum, Osnabrück
2017
Höfer Berlin, Berlin
2016

Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach
The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow
2015
in focus Galerie
, Köln, Deutschland
ART.FAIR, Cologne mit in focus Galerie, Deutschland
AIPAD, New York mit Throckmorton gallery, USA
2012
new color work, in focus Galerie, Köln, Deutschland
Le sculpteur d`ombres, Maison Européenne Photo, Paris, Frankreich
William Ropp - Galerie LWS, Frankreich
2011
Stenersen Museum in Oslo, Norwegen
Maison Europeene pour la Photographie in Paris, Frankeich
2010
Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi, Belgien
Pingayo Photo Festival, China

NLE, Fotofest Norway, mit in focus Galerie, Köln, Deutschland
in focus Galerie, Köln, Deutschland
Nafoto, Brasilien
Phototeca della Ina, Mexiko
Museo Ken Damy, Italien
Centro Colombo Americano, Kolumbien
Marzee Gallery, Niederlande
Photovision Bestiaire Photographique, Frankreich
House of Photography, Tschechien
Galerie Differencia, Portugal
A.T.H.A., Spanien
Photographer's Gallery, England
Galerie Robert Doisneau, Frankreich
Fotografica International, Italien
Galerie G4, Tschechien
Photonews gallery, Deutschland

bibliography infocusgalerie burkhard arnold

Catalogs
William ROPP, 1990
William ROPP, 1991
William ROPP, " La chair nue de l'émotion ", 1993
William ROPP," The shadow sculptor ", 2000

Books
William ROPP, Ken Damy Museum Editions, Italy, 1996
William ROPP, Children, Kehrer Verlag, 2004
William ropp, Dreamt memories from Africa, Galerie Vevais, 2008
William Ropp, Voetnoot Amsterdam, 2009
William Ropp, Memoires revees d'Afriques, Voetnoot Amsterdam, 2010
William Ropp, New Works, Galerie Vevais, 2015

Publications
Vis-à-Vis International n°4 et 6 (France)
Photo Magazine, November 1988 (France)
Sunstorm n°27 (USA)
International Photographers, December 1993 (China)
Photonews, December 1993 (Germany)
Foto Magazin, December 1993 (Germany)
International Photography, November 1994 (USA)
Zoom, October 1994 (Italy)
Photo Magazine, n°15, 1998 (Europ)
Fotografi n°6, 1998 (Norway)
Gente di fotografia n°17, 1998 (Italy)
Reflex n°20, 1998 (Mexico)
Picture Magazine, December 1998 (USA)
Immagini, December 1999 (Italy)
Photographie, November 2000 (Germany)