Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Georges Rousse - Photographer

I first came into contact with Rousse's work via the "Contacts" DVD series (the segment on Rousse is on the 3rd DVD of the series).  The whole "Contacts" series from Arte Video of France is excellent, and a must have.  Most importantly, almost every segment is narrated personally by the photographer who's work is being shown.






"Dravert - 2007"

After he discovered Land Art and Malevich's Black Square against a white field, Georges Rousse altered his relationship to photography, inventing a unique approach that shifted the relationship of painting to space. He began making installations in the types of abandoned or derelict buildings that have long held an attraction for him--creating ephemeral, one-of-a-kind artworks by transforming these sites into pictorial spaces that are visible only in his photographs.

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