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Matthieu Venot plays it Safer with geometric, candy-coloured abstract photographs

We've enjoyed the work of Matthieu Venot previously on Creative Boom. The French fine art photographer has a love of architectural details and abstract angles, picking out the interesting colours, patterns and shapes of his home country's buildings and infrastructure.

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Geometric abstract composition of coloured paper forms featuring a dark grey triangle against blue, cream, coral and yellow sections

For his latest project, Safer, he focuses on pure geometrical abstraction. "It is the essence to return only to emotion in the face of abstraction," said Venot of the work. The project apparently took over a year to shoot and the images were captured all over France. He adds: "The name 'safer' is used because the photos and the colour do us good and allow us to escape to a better world."

As we continue to witness current global events, Venot's latest offering is certainly most welcome; a bright and colourful set of buildings, set against an appealing blue sky that can only make us smile. Discover more of his abstract work at matthieuvenot.fr.

All images courtesy of Matthieu Venot

Geometric abstraction of white and yellow building edges against a clear blue sky, creating stark angular forms and shadows
Minimalist architectural photograph featuring geometric shapes in coral pink, white and dark brown against a clear blue sky
Pink and yellow building facades meet at a sharp angle against a clear blue sky, showcasing geometric minimalist architecture
Street lamp casting a shadow across a pale yellow building facade against a clear blue sky
Minimalist photograph of a white and red-orange geometric building corner against a clear blue sky, part of Matthieu Venot's Safer project
Geometric abstract photograph of overlapping pastel-coloured building facades in pink, yellow, cream and peach against a clear blue sky
Geometric architectural detail showing cream and white building facades with angular overhangs against a clear blue sky, photographed by Matthieu Venot
Two corrugated metal panels meet at a right angle, one with horizontal ridges and one with diagonal ridges, casting shadows on the pavement below
Bright red geometric roof peak against clear blue sky from Matthieu Venot's Safer project
Dark interior space with geometric white and light blue rectangular shapes creating an abstract composition against black shadows
Overlapping geometric planes of white, tan and bright blue create an abstract architectural composition against a clear sky
Geometric abstract composition featuring overlapping angular shapes in shades of brown, orange and yellow against a bright blue background
Overlapping geometric shapes in cream, turquoise and blue create an abstract architectural composition with clean lines and soft shadows
Red corrugated metal wall with deep shadows creating geometric patterns and contrast against white sky
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