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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Painting, Le maillot jaune, Chavé

Le maillot jaune

Chavé

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£281

Painting, Marilyn, Chavé

Marilyn

Chavé

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£281

Painting, La Féria, Chavé

La Féria

Chavé

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

£281

Painting, Venise, Samuel Azuelos

Venise

Samuel Azuelos

Painting - 60 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

£5,701

Painting, Laundromat, GraffMatt

Laundromat

GraffMatt

Painting - 31 x 14 x 10 cm Painting - 12.2 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch

£246

Painting, Urban Illusion, GraffMatt

Urban Illusion

GraffMatt

Painting - 29 x 19 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0.2 inch

£237

Painting, Frise urbaine, GraffMatt

Frise urbaine

GraffMatt

Painting - 14 x 39 x 3 cm Painting - 5.5 x 15.4 x 1.2 inch

£211

Painting, Sophie, Chavé

Sophie

Chavé

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£316

Painting, Get lost!, Katrina Avotina

Get lost!

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£411

Painting, Le violoniste, Chavé

Le violoniste

Chavé

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£281

Painting, Hubert, Chavé

Hubert

Chavé

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£175

Painting, L'atlas, Marc Taraskoff

L'atlas

Marc Taraskoff

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

£7,455

Painting, Au stade, Chavé

Au stade

Chavé

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£175

Painting, Venice, Marion Zimmermann

Venice

Marion Zimmermann

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.5 inch

£737

Painting, Chained, Brigitte Lovisa

Chained

Brigitte Lovisa

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,009

Painting, Chained, Brigitte Lovisa

Chained

Brigitte Lovisa

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,009

Painting, The Ballroom, Max Baris

The Ballroom

Max Baris

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£4,122

Photography, Luminescence, Martin Kallay

Luminescence

Martin Kallay

Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£1,053