Icons – Minimalist Photography Series and Architectural Portraits in Art Prints

The Icons series is an exploration of minimalist photography applied to architecture.
Through this collection of architectural portraits taken in France, Denmark, Germany, and Canada, each building is extracted from its environment and immersed in a wash of azure, inspired by the artist’s childhood memories on a North American island. This contrast between the raw materials of urban constructions and the sky-blue backdrop creates a poetic tension, inviting us to redefine our perception of cities. The series is rooted in the principle of “Less is more,” where the simplicity of the composition enhances the monumentality of the subjects.

Description of the Series

In Icons, each building is treated as a minimalist portrait, stripped of its immediate environment to highlight its uniqueness. The choice of a minimalist image refocuses attention on the lines, shapes, and materials of the structures, which become the true icons of the series. The ever-present sea and sky evoke the natural backdrop of the artist’s memories, where the monumentality of natural elements intertwines with that of human creations.

The series also explores the idea of minimalist architectural photography, where the architectural structure is captured in its purest form. The limited edition art prints in this series feature decontextualized buildings, treated with precision and simplicity to better reveal their essence.

Creative Process

The creative process of the Icons series draws inspiration from portrait photography techniques and minimalist photography.
Each building is photographed as a unique subject, isolated from its urban context to reveal its distinctive character. By reducing distracting elements and emphasizing the relationship between clean lines and the azure sky, the artist invites the viewer to focus on the essential.

This minimalist approach is firmly rooted in the concept of “Less is more,” where fewer visual details enhance the impact of architectural forms. The resulting minimalist images allow us to rediscover architecture from a fresh perspective, where minimalist architectural photography becomes a means to highlight the grandeur of modern structures.

Artistic Goals

The goal of Icons is to transform our perception of architecture by presenting it in the form of minimalist portraits, where each building becomes an isolated icon, a subject of admiration. Through a minimalist approach, the artist encourages the viewer to reconsider the relationship between cities and their architecture, where clean lines and simple forms take on new significance against the vastness of the sky.

The Icons series, available as limited edition art prints, invites appreciation of the raw beauty of modern architecture. Each piece captures the essence of a building through minimalist photography, where the simplicity of the frame enhances the strength of the composition.