{"id":140278,"date":"2024-09-18T08:35:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/2024\/09\/18\/catherine-andre-pays-tribute-to-artist-saul-leiter-in-her-new-knitwear-collection\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T08:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:35:27","slug":"catherine-andre-pays-tribute-to-artist-saul-leiter-in-her-new-knitwear-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/en\/2024\/09\/18\/catherine-andre-pays-tribute-to-artist-saul-leiter-in-her-new-knitwear-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine Andr\u00e9 pays tribute to artist Saul Leiter in her new knitwear collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just as Saul Leiter captured the beauty of urban scenes with a unique sensibility, Catherine Andr\u00e9 creates garments that transport the wearer into an equally dreamy and inspiring universe.\nThis year, the designer drew her inspiration from this peerless artist. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Saul Leiter: the art of fuzzy, poetic photography<\/h2>\n\n
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American photographer and painter Saul Leiter<\/strong> is renowned for his blurred, poetic works.\nHe brilliantly captured urban scenes with a unique sensibility.\nHe was one of the pioneers of color photography<\/strong>.\nAt a time when black and white was still dominant in the art world.\nLeiter set himself apart.\nHe adopted a highly personal approach to photography<\/strong>, often marked by abstract, poetic compositions. <\/p>\n\n

One of Saul Leiter’s hallmarks was the way he worked with imperfection<\/strong>.\nHe liked to play with blur.\nParticularly that caused by rain, reflections in windows and drops on lenses.\nThese elements transformed everyday scenes into almost impressionistic tableaux, creating a hazy, melancholy atmosphere<\/strong>.\nHis pictures, taken mainly on the streets of New York<\/strong>, plunge us into an intimate, mysterious atmosphere.\nThe beauty lies in the details hidden by mist<\/strong> or diffused light<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

Leiter’s style did not seek absolute sharpness, but rather to capture the ephemerality and fragility of the moment<\/strong>.\nHis work, long overlooked, received a belated but well-deserved recognition.\nToday, he is considered a benchmark of contemporary photography.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

Catherine Andr\u00e9: a modern reinterpretation of Saul Leiter’s style<\/h2>\n\n
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Knitwear designer Catherine Andr\u00e9<\/a> drew inspiration for her collections from the poetic world of Saul Leiter.\nLike Leiter, who played with reflections and blur to tell visual stories, Andr\u00e9 translates this aesthetic into her textiles<\/strong>.\nHis knitwear creations are a tribute to this delicate vision of art.\nShapes and colors blend subtly, creating an almost painterly effect. <\/p>\n\n

Catherine Andr\u00e9’s collections<\/a> capture the same soft, blurred mood as Leiter’s photographs, with diffuse hues<\/strong> and abstract patterns<\/strong> that evoke the reflections of light on wet surfaces.\nThrough her clothes, she reinterprets blur and layering<\/strong>, paying homage to this artist by creating pieces that are both modern and imbued with this visual nostalgia<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

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