Analoge Fotografie vs. KI-Bildkunst

Art exhibition in the Baroque Hall

The Munich artist Josef Dreisörner is presenting analog photographed portraits and still lifes alongside AI-generated and digitally reworked images. The exhibition encourages active perception beyond mere recognition, tells stories that are open to interpretation and inspires discussions on socially relevant topics.

Unadorned faces

With his unique analog close-up portraits, Josef Dreisörner creates unadorned, direct and truthful insights into human faces. The result is an aesthetic that is initially disconcerting, but which is exactly as intended in the consistency of its depiction. He took the photographs with a Klimsch Praktika repro camera from 1957 with a 50×60 cm analogue format on black and white film or directly on black and white positive paper.

Still lifes open to interpretation

In his still lifes, the decorative aspect takes a back seat. Instead, the works are intended to draw attention to socially relevant themes without taking a position themselves.

New realities with AI

Josef Dreisörner has been creating images with the help of artificial intelligence since 2023. He does not see AI software as a toy that can be used to create any number of images, but rather as another tool to realize pictorial ideas. In contrast to photography, he can use this method to depict objects that do not actually exist.

An invitation to reflect

The subject matter of Josef Dreisörner’s works is immediately recognizable and understandable even without a deep understanding of art. The works do not dictate an opinion, but open up spaces for reflection that viewers can fill with their own thoughts.

Fotos © Josef Dreisörner