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(French photographer, born 1934)
French, (1934–2014)
Lucien Clergue, from Arles, France, is a photographer, author, educator, and filmmaker. He received his doctorate in 1979 from the University of Provence (Marseilles) under the direction of Roland Barthes. He is the founder of the Recontres Internationales de la Photographie, a major European photography conference and showcase.
In New Dimensions, the photographs feature panoramic formats and detailed images. Clergue focuses on natural forms, nudes, water or landscapes to reveal the awesome and the ideal in nature. In doing so, he hints at symbolism and mythology in the earth and the people who are tied to it. Clergue has been compared to Edward Weston in that both photographed the earth and nature but, while Weston vigorously denied sexual symbolism in his work that is exactly what Clergue found and photographed in the rock formations, trees, and landscapes.
Information from the UCR/California Museum of Photography web site (http://cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/signs/bio.html) artist.
ULAN: Clergue had his first public exhibition in 1954, and in 1956, be began his "Nudes of the Sea" series, for which he became famous. They represent a novel approach to photographing the body, focusing on abstract patterns of skin and water, and how light and shade plays across the surface. He worked with Paul Elaurd, Pablo Picasso, and Jean Cocteau on several projects during the 1960s. In 1980, he was named "Knight of National Order of Merit" in France.
Caco I, Paris, from portfolio Survey 1986 1997.009.05
New Dimensions 1997.007.12
New Dimensions colophone 1997.007.11
