Luc Dratwa
LUC DRATWA (Belgium, 1958).
"Door One", "Subway Series".
Photograph.
Measurements: 210 x 150 cm.
Windows and glass doors (in this case of the subway) are the favorite themes of Luc Dratwa, photographs with an important pictorialist imprint that takes the technical possibilities to the limit. Dratwa also reflects on the classical metaphor (of Renaissance origin) of painting as a window, which he takes to the field of photography.
Belgian photographer Luc Dratwa is self-taught. His art is present in international fairs and exhibitions. He currently lives and works in Brussels. He worked as editor-in-chief for the design and architecture magazine "Domino"; from a very young age he showed a passion for the arts; at first he was attracted to painting, but later he turned to photography, which soon proved to be his favorite artistic medium. Painting taught him the importance of colors and the graphic quality of composition. For him, a photograph reveals the photographer. Luc Dratwa therefore waited many years before taking the plunge, when he finally felt he was close to achieving the necessary rigor and perfection he had long sought. From that moment on, he began his career as a photographer. All the themes he explores are first and foremost a narrative transcribed on photographic paper. Since 2009, the city, and New York in particular, is his favorite subject. Its many facets offer him endless possibilities to give free rein to his creative imagination. His vision of the photographer is not limited to the click of a shutter; Luc Dratwa attaches great importance to the need to think about his works in their entirety. Every detail is carefully considered and planned by the photographer, from the photo shoot to the print, from the frame to the paper. A palpable perfectionism in each of his creations, where nothing is left to chance. From Paris to Bangkok, passing through New York, Amsterdam and even Singapore, Luc Dratwa is represented all over the world and has also participated in prestigious contemporary art fairs, such as Art Paris, Art Lille and Art India, where he reaped great success.
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LUC DRATWA (Belgium, 1958).
"Door One", "Subway Series".
Photograph.
Measurements: 210 x 150 cm.
Windows and glass doors (in this case of the subway) are the favorite themes of Luc Dratwa, photographs with an important pictorialist imprint that takes the technical possibilities to the limit. Dratwa also reflects on the classical metaphor (of Renaissance origin) of painting as a window, which he takes to the field of photography.
Belgian photographer Luc Dratwa is self-taught. His art is present in international fairs and exhibitions. He currently lives and works in Brussels. He worked as editor-in-chief for the design and architecture magazine "Domino"; from a very young age he showed a passion for the arts; at first he was attracted to painting, but later he turned to photography, which soon proved to be his favorite artistic medium. Painting taught him the importance of colors and the graphic quality of composition. For him, a photograph reveals the photographer. Luc Dratwa therefore waited many years before taking the plunge, when he finally felt he was close to achieving the necessary rigor and perfection he had long sought. From that moment on, he began his career as a photographer. All the themes he explores are first and foremost a narrative transcribed on photographic paper. Since 2009, the city, and New York in particular, is his favorite subject. Its many facets offer him endless possibilities to give free rein to his creative imagination. His vision of the photographer is not limited to the click of a shutter; Luc Dratwa attaches great importance to the need to think about his works in their entirety. Every detail is carefully considered and planned by the photographer, from the photo shoot to the print, from the frame to the paper. A palpable perfectionism in each of his creations, where nothing is left to chance. From Paris to Bangkok, passing through New York, Amsterdam and even Singapore, Luc Dratwa is represented all over the world and has also participated in prestigious contemporary art fairs, such as Art Paris, Art Lille and Art India, where he reaped great success.
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