SIMON P - Chanel Basilica, Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2018, Le Grand Palais Paris

Technique: Photography 

Medium: Chromogenic Print in Diasec ( Acrylic & Aluminium Mounting )

Certificate: Certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the artist

Sizes and Editions:

120 x 279 cm - limited edition of 10 + 2 artist proof 

90 x 209 cm - limited edition of 6 + 1 artist proof

50 x 116 cm - limited edition of 6 + 1 artist proof 

Information about the artist: Simon was born in Lancashire, Northern England. He was raised in Royston a small mining village in  South Yorkshire. He studied Fine Art for many years specializing in Painting and Sculpture. He is an influential photographer producing advertising for a wide range of high level clients including :Chanel, Dior, Nike, Reebok, Speedo, Adidas, Nokia, Hastens, Marriott, Mont Blanc, Falke. Since his debut exhibition in Miami Basel in 2008 Simon has become one of the most collectable photographers of his generation. His artwork is held in prestigious collections and museums worldwide. In 2015 Simon founded  Orcadia Film, a cinema production company. Simon lives between Paris, New York and a farmhouse in northern France.

Information about the artwork: A hyper-realistic set that recreated with meticulous and extraordinary precision the quai de la Seine, the grey trottoirs where the bouquinistes display and sell vintage posters and send-hand books. A romantic and abstract charm. Simon has reconstructed the show, taking the large backdrop image of Basilica and repeating it in the background, adding also layers of atmosphere and motion to the painted river.