"I'm rather visually inclined and photography happens to be a medium that allows me to emphasize the beauty of people and composition."
SmithDavidson Gallery is the official gallery for Atelier Marc Lagrange with access to the full collection.
Filled with longing and sensuality, Marc Lagrange’s photographs celebrate fantasies and desire—placing beauty and dreams at the center of his world. His career path led him from engineering to photography, and his creativity from fashion to art. Privileging analog over digital, Lagrange searches for intimacy and emotion as opposed to artificial effects. His giant Polaroids—which have been exhibited worldwide—are a powerful example of his craft as well as his attention to detail: he can display the texture of skin, highlight natural curves and make his models stand out.
Throughout his career, Lagrange has photographed the same women over different periods of time, turning them into his muses. The trust between the models and Lagrange is quite rare in photography and generates surprising results. Individuals who pose in front of Lagrange’s lens end up spontaneously performing and revealing more about themselves than they perhaps intended to. One thing Lagrange respects is the mystery and power of women: even fully nude, his models are confident and in control; real protagonists as opposed to passive figures.
Lagrange’s work has been honored with several exhibitions in Europe and the United States and several books have been published under his name. Since his sudden death in a car accident in Tenerife in 2015, his legacy lives on through his timeless photographs of boundless sensuality and elegance and his artworks continue to be recognized and honored worldwide.