Nikola Olic Structural Architecture Gallery / Sara Urbaez / May 21, 2018 5:03 PM
Nikola Olic01Photographer Nikola Olic's architectural photography seems to flatten space into two-dimensional images, as in this juxtaposition of two buildings on Manhattan's west side.
Nikola Olic02Olic shot this image of the United Nations building and the Chrysler Building from Queens using a zoom lens.
Nikola Olic03Olic focuses on the texture of a building's façade rather than seeking to capture its size or context.
Nikola Olic04This photograph of a Brutalist-style office tower in Fort Worth, Texas demonstrates Olic's preoccupation with abstract geometry.
Nikola Olic05Despite their carefully composed appearance, Olic's photographs, such as this one shot in Las Vegas, are taken on the fly, guerrilla-style.
Nikola Olic06Olic took this photograph from inside the Art Institute of Chicago, using the building's translucent curtains to frame the view.
Nikola Olic07Olic captured this image at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, one of his favorite places to visit.
Nikola Olic08In this photograph Olic juxtaposes a contemporary Chicago high-rise with a more traditional example of the city's architecture.
Nikola Olic09In this image, a tiled subway station ceiling in Lower Manhattan becomes a minimalist masterpiece.
Nikola Olic10Here, Olic juxtaposes the mirrored bandstand in Dallas' Klyde Warren Park with nearby Museum Tower.
Nikola Olic11Olic captured the façade of Tokyo's Washington Hotel, in the city's Shinjuku district, while traveling in Japan.
Nikola Olic12On one of his trips to New York, Olic captured this close-up of the structural supports for the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens.
Nikola Olic13Olic titled this photograph of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas "Chocolate Building" because of its resemblance to a half-melted chocolate bar.
Nikola Olic14Olic took this image of architect Frank Gehry's apartment tower in Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge.
Nikola Olic15In this image, Olic juxtaposes Frank Gehry's IAC Building on Manhattan's west side with Jean Nouvel's equally iconic residential tower.
Nikola Olic16While visiting Hong Kong, Olic took this image of the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple against the backdrop of modern housing blocks.
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