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Stunning yet unexpected minimalist photographs of Tuscany by Frederik Vercruysse

Belgium photographer Frederik Vercruysse has a signature style that is instantly recognisable, producing fresh and graphic images that are minimalist yet pure, and almost always bathed in a soft light. With an eye for detail and a well-defined sense of aesthetics, he is an expert in creating compositions, regardless of whether he is photographing architecture, an interior or still life.

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of Frederik Vercruysse and Gallery Graanmarkt 13 in Antwerp

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of Frederik Vercruysse and Gallery Graanmarkt 13 in Antwerp

Vercruysse is now launching a new exhibition entitled Tempo Polveroso, which will present a series of photographs that came to life during an ‘artist in residency’ project in Villa Lena, Tuscany. Gallery Graanmarkt 13 in Antwerp will open its doors to the public for this exhibition from today until Saturday 30 May 2015.

Exhibition statement: "His photographs of marble quarries evoke a sense of beauty, while concurrently imbued with a melancholy sprit; the creation of beauty at the expense of nature. Without the inclusion of any human figures, it is impossible to fathom the larger-than-life scale of this totally unique form of landscape architecture. This has produced some abstract and picturesque images.

"Vercruysse retained this approach in his photographs of the surrounding countryside. The tangle of plants resembles the scribbling of a ballpoint pen, the condensation on the window pane transforms the sunset into an abstraction, while the hail creates an illusion resembling that of a pointillist painting. With this layered approach, reality is detached from its context, creating a poetic image."

Vast marble quarry with exposed white stone face carved into geometric blocks and vertical striations, revealing the scale of extraction in Tuscany
Frost-covered window pane with delicate crystalline patterns in pale blue and white tones
Stark black and white photograph of an abandoned marble quarry interior with weathered concrete walls, debris pile and flooded floor beneath a deteriorating metal roof structure
Abandoned concrete interior space with stained walls, exposed wiring and architectural openings revealing weathered surfaces in diffused natural light
Misty mountainous landscape with rocky peaks shrouded in thick fog and clouds, creating an abstract, minimalist composition
Snow-covered landscape with bare branched trees and blurred red flowers in the foreground, creating an abstract, minimalist composition
Misty Tuscan landscape with rolling hills obscured by dense fog and low cloud cover
Translucent white cylindrical vessel with a pouring spout against a soft, hazy pale pink and white background
Vast white marble quarry interior with weathered walls, scattered rubble and a small metal walkway, photographed by Frederik Vercruysse
Soft, hazy view of dense forested hillside shrouded in mist and pale golden light, obscuring detail in an abstract landscape composition
Delicate pen-like line drawings of tangled plant stems and branches on a pale pink background with dark organic shapes interspersed throughout
Soft peachy-pink light glows behind a frost-covered window pane with delicate ice crystals forming abstract patterns around the edges
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