Discover the contemporary work of FREDERIC LEGRAS
It was purely self-taught that I decided to pursue my career. to go behind the lens, about ten years ago, from now on, it's a hybrid camera that teams up with me and I place photography at the forefront the heart of my activity professional!
My photographic evolution took place through the discovery of the photographer Lynne Cohen and her work in color in public places and offices, pure and simple. and graphics. Subsequently, I became known for my view of architecture, which allowed me to exhibit alone or collectively at numerous photography festivals and regional meetings.
Exhibiting a photograph provides an incomparable emotion to viewing it on screen, taking us on a journey, according to our imagination, of our states of mind. These emotions, specific to each one, enrich our sensitivity to the world, and add color to our lives!
Modern buildings are often feats of engineering, but I like to reveal the city in a different way: my photographic vision consists of lingering on the graphic elements of buildings, which are my sources of inspiration, transforming my overall architectural shots into abstract paintings.
I observe the architectural details, to which the usual gaze does not really pay attention, more attracted to the architectural details. very often by the general view. The architectural buildings are teeming with colors and perspectives! And sometimes, you just need to turn the photo in another direction to obtain a new composition, which ultimately is no longer representative of reality, but just a set of geometric shapes. metric and graphs.
Highlighting a particularity, a detail, rather than an overall view, has become my leitmotif!
The way in which the windows protrude a little more than the others, the axes of symmetry, the repetitions, the lines, the perspectives, with which I like to play to give free rein to my ideas. my creativity.
The art of photography also consists of choose the best time to photograph the buildings, so that they are bathed in the most beautiful light to highlight them, according to their orientation, and the way in which the sun illuminates them: morning light, or rather that of the afternoon.
