Lucien Herve (b. 1910), one of the great architectural photographers of the twentieth century. One of his most important life stages - the beginning of close relationship with architect Le Corbusier , collaboration that started 1949 until the renowned architect died in 1965.Herve documented the work of many other modernist architects, but Le Corbusier’s memorialized buildings, was a part of his life. Le Corbusier was building and Herve was showing it , the way, they both wanted to be seen. They had their own way.
Herve shows through his work, that he himself is also a modernist at heart. ”The constant quest for modernity characterizes Herve. He is a man who lives for modernity or, in his own words, for what is yet to be born.”
Relationship between an architect Le Corbusier and photographer is a dedicate one. He presented the buildings to the world at large. Herve does not much attempt to make things beautiful, as to bring attention to that , which is beautiful.
He shows buildings unique way of depicting the quality of space through lights, shadows and materials. . L. Herve - Master of shadows, and sun light, played with them , as a painter with colours on canvas.. The night in his work for him was like a taboo, because nightlife holds no attraction. He wanted to record every tone of sun on his lens. He transformed shadows into geometrical shapes
His collaboration with architect Le Corbusier made Herve a renowned photographer. He is a photographer that makes buildings come alive. Lucien Herve made himself the architects chronicler.
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