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| This body of creative work focuses on the 17th century landscape architecture and French formal garden design of Andre LeNôtre, gardener to the Sun King, Louis XIV, King of France. Inspired by the classical grandeur of the era in which monumental scale and formal proportions were of great significance, the design of the time was intended to astonish. |
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| These prints consider the metaphysics, formal organization of space and time/space relationships in design, as well as the overall visual aesthetics of the period reflecting the essential configurations of 17th century French civilization, balance and order. These images serve as alternative realities, believable composites, and virtual-landscapes that expand upon LeNôtre’s aesthetic and design ideals. Within each image, much consideration is placed on the visual details concerning content, often with an emphasis on creating a sense of timelessness. |
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The goal is not to make the construction of these landscapes seem flawless in the effort of creating illusion, or to make the resulting works appear as clever tricks. As such, included in the finished images are individual elements that signify their origin is from a single frame. Yet in spite of this, or perhaps because of it, the viewer is effortlessly transported into the scene. With origins at Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte, Chantilly, Saint Cloud, Sceaux and the like, the illusion begins and quickly carries us away. We want these places to be real. Each archival carbon ink print begins as a traditional capture, twin-lens medium format film negative. Sizes range from 24 inches by 52 inches to 20 inches by 80 inches. Editions are limited to 12 numbered and signed prints and two A/P prints. Price increases as edition sells. |
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