Travelling is a central element in his work and many of his photographs are taken on the road. Belgium, the United States, France, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Mexico, among others, appear in his pictures. Van den Boom works mainly with photographs, although he has also produced collages and sculptures. His photographs are both black and white and colour images with nature, cityscapes and human figures as a main subject. The resulting product evokes the poetry of the real world, in search of striking vantage points and light effects.
"Herman van den Boom's ability to notice details that he then plays against the broader backgrounds of society and culture turn his work into esthetical, intriguing studies in human landscape that should be approached as metaphors questioning the way we are and live as human beings.".[2]
In 2010 he won the Sony World Wide Photography Award for Landscape photography and in 2014 for Architecture photography. In 2010 he also received Honorable Mention by Curator Roxana Marcocci of the Museum of Modern Art New York for his work at the SantaFe Photofestival. In 2013 he received the Prix de la Decouverte of the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris. He had a solo exhibition in the Museum for Photography in Charleroi, and a presentation in BOZAR, Brussels.
There are several of his works in the permanent collection of museums and galleries, such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Hague's City Museum, the Prentenkabinet of the University of Leiden, the Antwerpen's Photography Museum, the International Center of Photography in New York, Museum of Contemporary Art Rio de Janeiro, museum for Photography Charleroi and the Lieu Art Contemporain in Sigean.
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^Jacobs, P.M.J. Beeldend Nederland: biografisch handboek, Tilburg: P.M.J. Jacobs, 1993, p.145; and Jacobs, P.M.J.E. Beeldend Benelux: biografisch handboek, Tilburg: Stichting Studiecentrum voor beeldende kunst, 2000, p. 410 (als: Boom, H. (Herman) van den)
herman, boom, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Herman van den Boom news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Herman van den Boom born 1950 is a Belgian photographer artist and designer Herman van den BoomBorn1950Essen BelgiumNationalityBelgianEducationDesign Academy Eindhoven ArtEZ Institute of the Arts Royal University College of Fine ArtsKnown forPhotography Van den Boom received his education at the Eindhoven s Academy for Industrial Design 1968 1970 at the Academy for Fine Arts Enschede now known as ArtEZ Institute of the Arts 1970 1974 and at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1970 1 He became a photography professor later in his career and taught at the AKI 1978 1980 the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp HISK 2002 and at the Academy for Fine Arts Maastricht 2003 and 2005 and lately at the Foto Factory Amsterdam Travelling is a central element in his work and many of his photographs are taken on the road Belgium the United States France Spain Germany the United Kingdom and Mexico among others appear in his pictures Van den Boom works mainly with photographs although he has also produced collages and sculptures His photographs are both black and white and colour images with nature cityscapes and human figures as a main subject The resulting product evokes the poetry of the real world in search of striking vantage points and light effects Herman van den Boom s ability to notice details that he then plays against the broader backgrounds of society and culture turn his work into esthetical intriguing studies in human landscape that should be approached as metaphors questioning the way we are and live as human beings 2 In 2010 he won the Sony World Wide Photography Award for Landscape photography and in 2014 for Architecture photography In 2010 he also received Honorable Mention by Curator Roxana Marcocci of the Museum of Modern Art New York for his work at the SantaFe Photofestival In 2013 he received the Prix de la Decouverte of the Bibliotheque nationale in Paris He had a solo exhibition in the Museum for Photography in Charleroi and a presentation in BOZAR Brussels There are several of his works in the permanent collection of museums and galleries such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam the Hague s City Museum the Prentenkabinet of the University of Leiden the Antwerpen s Photography Museum the International Center of Photography in New York Museum of Contemporary Art Rio de Janeiro museum for Photography Charleroi and the Lieu Art Contemporain in Sigean References edit Jacobs P M J Beeldend Nederland biografisch handboek Tilburg P M J Jacobs 1993 p 145 and Jacobs P M J E Beeldend Benelux biografisch handboek Tilburg Stichting Studiecentrum voor beeldende kunst 2000 p 410 als Boom H Herman van den Bruno Cahlifour http www thefotofactory nl nl herman van den boom html Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editHerman van den Boom s personal website permanent dead link Herman van den Boom at Play BKR Eindhoven Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herman van den Boom amp oldid 1215489016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
