What does an image tell us when it's no longer perceptible? Illusionist canvases are primarily a set of dots and strokes and hold no message or interpretation. The author's questioning of figuration and abstraction in cityscapes is in relation to distance: from afar, the images can be easily identified as cityscapes. However, when moving closer, the representation dissolves into a vast expanse formed by brushstrokes and splashes of color.
Stéphane Olivier, Madrid 3
Acrylic on canvas, 150 × 175 cm, 59.05 × 68.89 in
Stéphane Olivier, Madrid
Acrylic on canvas, 150 × 170 cm, 59.05 × 66.92 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above
Acrylic on canvas, 130 × 150 cm, 51.18 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 2
Acrylic on canvas, 130 × 130 cm, 51.18 × 51.18 in
Stéphane Olivier, Berlin 45 (2)
Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm, 47.24 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Le Havre 45
Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm, 47.24 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Berlin 45
Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm, 47.24 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 4
Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm, 47.24 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 1
Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm, 47.24 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 3
Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm, 47.24 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Hiroshima 45
Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm, 47.24 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Cologne 45
Acrylic on canvas, 110 × 150 cm, 43.30 × 59.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Canal Bruxelles
Acrylic on canvas, 95 × 110 cm, 37.40 × 43.30 in
Stéphane Olivier, Madrid
Acrylic on canvas, 90 × 100 cm, 35.43 × 39.37 in
Stéphane Olivier, Bruxelles
Acrylic on canvas, 90 × 95 cm, 35.43 × 37.40 in
Stéphane Olivier, Laeken, Bruxelles
Acrylic on canvas, 90 × 90 cm, 35.43 × 35.43 in
Stéphane Olivier, Avenue Louise, Bruxelles
Acrylic on canvas, 90 × 80 cm, 35.43 × 31.49 in
Stéphane Olivier, Quartier Flagey, Bruxelles
Acrylic on canvas, 85 × 95 cm, 33.46 × 37.40 in
Stéphane Olivier, New Orleans 2005
Oil on canvas, 28 × 34 cm, 11.02 × 13.38 in
Stéphane Olivier, Madrid Opera
Oil on canvas, 28 × 28 cm, 11.02 × 11.02 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 9
Oil on canvas, 25 × 25 cm, 9.84 × 9.84 in
Stéphane Olivier, Brussels Flagey
Oil on canvas, 24 × 26 cm, 9.44 × 10.23 in
Stéphane Olivier, Roma
Oil on canvas, 24 × 24 cm, 9.44 × 9.44 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 4
Oil on canvas, 24 × 24 cm, 9.44 × 9.84 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 14
Oil on canvas, 24 × 24 cm, 9.44 × 9.44 in
Stéphane Olivier, Above 5
Oil on canvas, 23 × 25 cm, 9.05 × 9.44 in
Stéphane Olivier, Hamburg
Oil on canvas, 23 × 25 cm, 9.05 × 9.44 in
Stéphane Olivier, Madrid
Oil on canvas, 23 × 23 cm, 9.05 × 9.05 in
Stéphane Olivier, Brussels Louise
Oil on canvas, 22 × 26 cm, 8.66 × 10.23 in
Stéphane Olivier, Brussels
Oil on canvas, 22 × 25 cm, 8.66 × 9.84 in
Stéphane Olivier, Hamburg
Oil on canvas, 22 × 24 cm, 8.66 × 9.44 in
Stéphane Olivier, Schaerbeek
Oil on canvas, 22 × 24 cm, 8.66 × 9.44 in
Stéphane Olivier, Flood 1
Oil on canvas, 20 × 26 cm, 7.87 × 10.23 in
Stéphane Olivier, Green Flood
Oil on canvas, 20 × 25 cm, 7.87 × 9.84 in
Stéphane Olivier, The Parking
Oil on canvas, 19 × 25 cm, 7.48 × 9.84 in
Stéphane Olivier, City 5
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Port 2
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Port 6
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Port 7
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Port 18
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Réseaux 22
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Réseaux 2
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Réseaux 6
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Réseaux 22
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Réseaux 23
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Réseaux 25
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
Stéphane Olivier, Tamise
Oil on canvas, 19 × 19 cm, 7.48 × 7.48 in
