Simone Nieweg

 

Simone Nieweg was born in 1962 in Bielefeld, Germany. She was educated at the Dusseldorf Art Academy Düsseldorf for six years, and then recieved her masters in 1989.


Nieweg's work is significant in that she shoots more unconventional nature shots, instead of going into wild, unspoiled nature.

Nieweg emphasizes on the smallest of details throughout the photograph. She uses natural lighting, and I have noticed her tendency to shoot on overcast days. The composition is carefully laid out and line plays a major role.

   

Nieweg plays with the role between man and the environment. She shoots a lot of her work in the English and French farmland instead of searching for the wild, uncultivated countryside. She has the ability to capture its subtle beauties. In one of her sets of photos, Nieweg focused on French farmland, which has a lot of emphasis on homegrown vegetables.

Background information is key to Nieweg's work, as she carefully researches her subjects before shooting. This may be the local customs, environment, or even history.

Part of her motivation is to show the beauty in unremarkable farm plots. She sees them as cultural development, and it gives a different perspective on the matter by contrasting human made items like tools and sheds with the cultivated plots.

I think that her photos are beautiful. They have a calm sensibility about them, and it is almost eery to look at. 


It was hard digging up information on her, but these were the most helpful sites:
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=26446
http://www.galerierupertpfab.de/UNIQ129792755707831/SES62416567/lang1/doc46A-page2.html