Akim Monet

Homage to Gaudí

"Part of the beauty and intensity of Akim Monet's photographs has to do with the convergence of opposites, of past and present. They stand sublimely poised in the space between." 

Hilarie M. Sheets, writer for Artnews Magazine, The New York Times, and Art+Auction 

  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 2 + 1APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas183 x 122 cm (72 x 48 {quote})This image was shot from one of the towers of Sagrada Familia. Two towers are seen through the chiseled frame of a window carved in the stone.A strip of stone seems to have been torn in order to reveal the view of the towers. Hence, the title in honour of Barnett Newman.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 3 + 2APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas152 x 102 cm (60 x 40{quote})This shot was taken inside one of the towers of the Sagrada Familia.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 2 + 1APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas122 x 183 cm (48 x 72 {quote})The upward thrust of the main facade of the Sagrada Familia reveals Gaudi's, and indeed humanity's endeavor to reach God. The Bible is told as a song that rises to heaven accompanied by angelic musicians.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 2 + 1APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas183 x 122 cm (72 x 48 {quote})This detail of the facade of the Sagrada Familia captures moments in the Bible. Jesus stands at the apex of the composition, under a canopy of light.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 2 + 1APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas122 x 183 cm (48 x 72 {quote})In the middle of the main facade of the Sagrada Familia, Mary and Joseph dote over the infant Jesus in a chorus of harps, violins, and wind instruments. The face of the Holy Mother is aglow with light.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 5 + 2APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas76 x 51 cm (30 x 20{quote})This image was shot from one of the towers of the Sagrada Familia.The two crosses that sit on top of the facing towers are seen through the chiseled frame of a window carved in the stone.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 3 + 2APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas152 x 102 cm (60 x 40{quote})This shot is an example of the harmony between nature and architecture that Gaudi has achieved in the Parque Guell
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 5 + 2APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas51 x 76 cm (20 x 30{quote})In his use of tile fragments on a bench of the Parque Guell, Gaudi places darker fragments within colored tiles; he makes the eye discover a spiral within the abstract composition. Thus, he infuses movement into stillness.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 3 + 2APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas102 x 152 cm (40 x 60 {quote})This is the wrought iron gate that marks the entrance of the Parque Guell. Here one finds the spiked motifs that Gaudi uses alternately in nature and architecture throughout the park. The top of gate is lined with geometric arabesques reminiscent of Moorish times.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 3 + 2APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas102 x 152 cm (40 x 60{quote})This shot is a detail of the ceiling in the entrance hall of the Parque Guell. Gaudis' masterful composition of tile fragments recalls his use of spiked motifs throughout the park.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 2 + 1APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas122 x 183 cm (48 x 72 {quote})This detail of the Parque Guell is an exterior view of Cave. Gaudi's use of spiked agaches to crown the structure is an example of the architect's integration of natural elements into his architecture.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 2 + 1APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas122 x 183 cm (48 x 72 {quote})This is a view of the arches under a raised walkway in the Parque Guell. The columns seem organic, they could be trees, they could be part of a cave sculpted by nature since time immemorial.
  • Ilfochrome print - Ed. 3 + 2APMounted face-in 1/4{quote} Plexiglas152 x 102 cm (60 x 40{quote})This shot of the Parque Guell exemplifies Gaudi's masterful arrangement of elements of nature and architecture; this construction illuminates Gaudi's maxim:{quote}there is no straight line in nature.{quote}
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