Brian Ulrich - Photographer
Brian Ulrich is an artist born in New York in 1971. He got BFA at the University of Akron and his MFA in photography at Columbia College Chicago. His work has been included in many publications such as Aperture, The Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times. Ulrich has also been displayed in many museums and group and solo shows.
I am a big fan of Brian Ulriches work for many reasons. From the aesthetic to the concept, I feel very engaged with his work. I find his work very inspiring to the work I am doing and the work that I generally produce. Though Ulrich and I have vastly different aesthetic appeal, we have one underlying factor: human interaction. I think that is why I thoroughly enjoy Ulriches work. Because he appeals to my curiosity of humanity and human interaction. I really enjoy his images without people in them as well. There's something profound about the absence of human presence. It causes wonder and forces the viewer to create a short narrative about why people are not in the frame and where they might be. I have done the same in my work in the past and have contemplated doing the same in my new series. Though I feel with this series it would not produce the effect I am working for.
"...not just the changing retail landscape, but also the change in our economy and an economic model that has been in place since the mid-20th century. It's an economy based on disposable goods, and a society that has a continual influx of leisure time and cash to spend on new stuff. But things are changing and happening so fast, it's insane. Literally, timing the photography of a lot of these sites and locations is key -- the places get bulldozed."
Apple, Lauren. An Interview With Brian Ulrich. Chicagoist. http://chicagoist.com/2009/04/17/post_12.php. April 2009. Web.
"The idea went back to 2005 when I drove weekly past a large closed supermarket on the North Side of Chicago. At night the space really transformed from one of neglect and misuse to something incredibly visual that described a Rothko-esque painting space divided in three parts (parking lot, building, and sky). I spent a few nights making some photographs to try and replicate what I saw. I had been working on a larger project dealing with American consumerism, and it was no surprise to me that these spaces would fail and dwindle as fast they arise. I was in the midst of a deeper project, photographing in thrift stores and recycling shops as part of my “Copia” series, so I shelved the idea."
Samadzadeh, Nozlee. Ghosts of Shopping Past. The Morning News. http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/ghosts_of_shopping_past/ December 2009. Web.
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