Accumulations of Building Facades
Though the architecture of individual buildings is worth taking note of, there is nothing that defines the cityscape more than the accumulation of building facades. Whether it is a potential canvas for street art or of intentional architectural design, the façade inspires the artist. The likes of The Grand Canal at the Church of La Salute (1727) by Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto) highlighted the importance of the “veduta" or “view". The Italian “veduta" and any attempt to capture it, not only noted the monumental perspective of the buildings along the shores of Venice but also foreshadowed how the city would only grow. As the cityscape has historically been painted, so has it changed, shifted and growing on top of itself. Medieval cities are often metaphorically referred to as lasagnas, with layer upon layer of architecture sitting on top of each other or bunched together on the surface to create the street views we meander through everyday. In Artsper's selection of works, Marion Zimmermann draws attention to this feature of the urban landscape, whilst Logan Hicks pioneered his stencil work in the 90s using layering to accumulate the building facades of the cities he explored in his street art – revealing their many faces.
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Unforgettable Paris
Marco Barberio
Painting - 135 x 98 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,814
Motorbike Tsunami
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$6,935
San Francisco Financial District
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 97 x 162 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch
$4,912
From central park to time square
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,161
Mélodie urbaine
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,046
Toujours plus haut
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,849
Trafalgar Square, London
Ellie Hesse
Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$2,196
San Francisco View
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
$4,508
Enjoying the roses
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$786
Away From The Crowd
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$655
Chasing the sunshine
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$656
Colours of happiness
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 24.9 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$680
Midnight In Venice, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$557
Picnic at st johns college cambridge
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,659
The Perfect View
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,515
Not Far From Paradise
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 50 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,515
Your Guide In Venice
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 50 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,262
Jour de congé N°3 - MA47
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,439
Jour de congé N°1 - MA45
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,439
Jour de congé N°9 - MA51
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,439
Jour de congé N°8 - MA50
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,439
Jour de congé N°7 - MA49
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,439
Jour de congé N°6 - MA48
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,439
Jour de congé N°2 - MA46
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,439
Coney Island Yard
Logan Hicks
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,965
Borough Station 2
Michael Wallner
Photography - 48 x 35 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$680
Vue sur les toits - vue 13
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,849
Vue sur les toits - vue 12
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,849
Nouveau départ 2
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Il peso degli anni, 1962 (Le poids de l’âge)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,907
Three Kings of Medieval London
Ellie Hesse
Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$4,111
Balconies of Valletta, Malta
Ellie Hesse
Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$4,111
Daffy
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,508
Iconiques de Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 (Portfolio de 5 tirages) - Rome (1956)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$555
Au - Delà des Apparances : Londres
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,081
Rotondità, 1963 (Rondeurs)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,907
Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi, 1956
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,907
Uomini dell’ombra, 1962 (les hommes de l’ombre)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,907
All’ombra del Bernini, 1962, (à l’ombre du Bernin)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,907
Trinità dei Monti, Roma
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,907
St Giles, Cripplegate
David Walker
Painting - 26 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,167
De toits en toits
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 162 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch
$4,855
Can You Catch It?
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 51.1 x 61 x 4.1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$965
The Essence of Marilyn
Charles Fazzino
Print - 34 x 46.5 x 1 cm Print - 13.4 x 18.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,699
Baltimore's on track
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,312
Per vederci chiaro, 1962, (pour y voir clair)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,907
Poveri ma belli, 1955 (pauvres mais beaux)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,907
The Bright Cityscape
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 18 x 23.9 x 2 cm Painting - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$378
Opéra-Répétition N°32 - MA64
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°28 - MA60
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°20 - MA59
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°16 - MA57
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°13 - MA56
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°2 - MA53
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°44 - MA66
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°31 - MA63
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°30 - MA62
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°19 - MA58
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°12 - MA55
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
Opéra-Répétition N°4 - MA54
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,699
La sorella maggiore, dans un village Méo, Thaïlande 1959
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 110 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,647
Le Marais est Magnifique - PR
Charles Fazzino
Print - 55 x 62 x 4 cm Print - 21.7 x 24.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,201