German photographer Michael Wolf, who has an extensive background in photographing cities, created an interesting series entitled
Real Fake Art. Composed of portraits of Chinese "copy artists" who brazenly produce bulk forgeries of copyrighted works and distribute them worldwide. Similar to this series, Wolf also captures aspects of Hong Kong life in
Real Toy Story and
Architecture of Density.
I thought these photos were particularly in the juxtaposition that they provide, in which the subjects appear honest and indifferent while each of them stands by a product of dishonesty. I also enjoyed his use of the positioning of paintings and their backgrounds to maintain unbroken lines through images such as this.
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