Last week’s post on Felice Varini generated some interest - not too mention a bit of good ol’ Excessive Server Load - and while I welcome all the new readers, I wish I hadn’t named the post something so naff…
However. Someone named Titus (dude, nice Colosseum) mentioned in the comments, the work of Georges Rousse and so the ridiculous titles continue.
While Georges Rousse has been painting rooms in a similar fashion to Varini, his work differs in that the photograph is the end point of the work. And where Varini relies solely on the applied paint surface to achieve the illusion of flatness, Rousse employs additional architectural elements to create situations like the following:
As well as drawings in space:
Berlin, Marienburgerstraße 1998
And colour fields that hover on an imaginary plane:
Gee Bend, anyone?
More:
January 19th, 2006 at 8:02 am
Hey! Nice, marcus! :-)
An interesting detail is that Rousse mostly uses abandoned sites and buildings.
I remember seeing one where he used words - haven’t found it on the web though…
Cheers!
January 19th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
i don’t understand what is happening in these pictures
January 20th, 2006 at 4:09 am
I think Russelheim is an interesting work but it may be more effective in dig hide. As I see these works exploring line and colour I am reminded that we are well overdue for an issue of Calibration Monthly.
January 25th, 2006 at 1:39 am
i’m calling bullshit (or maybe photoshop) on the top one of these. to be what we’re talking about, he would have added archetectural details (ceiling, covered bulkheads on the top, top left and top right) plus the fact that the raised platform on the bottom right is catching light from the windows, without the floor directly behind it or in front of it catching any. looks v. suspicious.
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:06 am
No bull ….
I’ve just finished working on a project with him. He is amazing, we just did an anamorphic shape in Durham NC. The light changes depending on the angle, reflectivity and height of the object it hits. He tends to hack away at structures but his new method is to add intigue and emotion to his pieces by adding structure that is precieved corectly through the camera with a wide angle lense. When this 23 foot long tunnel, was built the lines were placed on oblique angles and manipulated to create the desired image in the camera. This was an amazing experience for everyone involved in the project. I would sugest you try to get him to come to your area if you have any grand old buildings.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
dre - as Cara says, this man does not use anything but a view camera to make these pictures. I have seen his work at an exhibition in Arles a year or two ago, including some of the installations and they are truly brilliant. If you could see a real print of the top photograph, you would be able to see more clearly what is going on.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
http://www.rousseprojectdurham.com/pdf/Poster1.pdf
http://www.rousseprojectdurham.com