Paradis artificiels, 2019

by Pierre Gély-Fort

Photography : fine art print 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

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Numbered and limited to 10 copies

1 copy available

Signature

Signed artwork

Authenticity

Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery

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Medium

Photography: fine art print

Dimensions cm inch

30 x 45 x 0.1 cm 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch Height x Width x Depth

Framing

Beige oak frame with glass

Artwork dimensions including frame

40 x 55 x 3 cm 15.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch


Tags

Black and white

Family

Holidays

Grey

Artwork sold in perfect condition

Artwork location: France

The Dark Love Boat Series, 2019

Print on Canson Platinum fiber baryta paper
Sold with frame and mat
Numbered print 1/10
signed on the back

Miami Beach, its port, the cruise capital of the world with more than 5 million passengers per year. Here begins the story of the largest ocean liner in the world, the "Symphony of the Seas" made in France. When the Saint-Nazaire shipyards announced in April 2018 the commissioning of this sea monster with nearly 9,000 people on board, I was in the starting blocks!

After a test gallop in the Mediterranean from April to October 2018, the giant liner reaches its initial and final destination Miami Beach, for an American cruise to the Caribbean.

Parodying "La Croisière amuses", cult American TV series, with 270 episodes broadcast in France in the 80s and early 2000, this photo series is called "The Dark LOVE BOAT" from the original American title "The LOVE BOAT ".

March 2019, in flip-flops / swimsuits or a tuxedo, sharing the activities of American cruise passengers day and night, I offer a very personal vision far removed from a traditional documentary or photo-journalistic narrative. The choice of black and white proving to be obvious.
Taken from the self-published 87-image photo book of the same name, this 20-photo series provides an author's perspective on today's American middle-class cruising life. Above all, she explores and questions the existence or non-existence of the link between the cruise line, his life on board, and the sea.
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About the seller

Atelier/Galerie Taylor • France

Artsper seller since 2021

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Collector’s Guide

Imagine it at home

Pierre Gély-Fort, Paradis artificiels
Pierre Gély-Fort

Pierre Gély-Fort

France

A photographer and creator of books, with a penchant for visual worlds, rich in colour, Pierre Gély-Fort extends his love of expressionist travel through the books he designs and lays out himself.

Without texts or legends, the geographical locations become the pretext for an artistic expression steeped in Expressionism, outside of a traditional narrative documentary or photo-journalistic document. The objective is to distort reality to inspire the spectator with an emotional reaction. Interaction with the reader is sought first & foremost.

The author reveals his travels and encounters across a range of countries by means of an emotional gaze and an inherent, underlying dialogue. Throughout these different peregrinations, the viewer / reader can infer the author's singular imagination, empathy and tenderness towards the photographed subjects, and the authenticity of the staging.

The assemblage, resonances and scenography constructed from these photographic moments foster a dialogue between the images, and create a proximity with the subject.

Although the emotional worlds may differ from one journey to another, the gaze and the affinities between the images gradually become familiar. The viewer / reader recognizes the same warm and sensitive atmosphere through the choice of light and colours that recur throughout the images.

Pierre Gély-Fort is a Frenchman, born in Algiers, who has lived in different parts of the world for over 25 years: Asia, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. He studied at Les Gobelins (Paris) and took a number of masterclasses with Klavdij Sluban.

An encounter with Agathe Gaillard encouraged him to pursue his passion for creating artist's books. Pierre Gély-Fort takes his inspiration from colour photography and the artistic evolutions of colour analog film photography.


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