Colorful architectures
Steel, glass, brick and concrete do not initially inspire the photographer if they are searching for color in the typical urban landscape. Unless of course you know where to look. As noted by the writer Timothy Brittain-Catlin, architects and their “embarrassment of confronting color," is a puritan concept still held by some architects to ensure that their work retains intellect. But what of the likes of Theo Van Doesburg and his use of primary colors to honor pure abstraction, or today Richard Rogers and his color-coded pipes of the Centre Pompidou who opted to ensure that color retains an important role in the history of architecture. Surely they must be celebrated – and, of course, documented. Enter the photographers of colorful architecture. The likes of Artsper's own selection of works contains that of Edmund Sumner whose widely published work focuses on color and how it conveys the character of the building. Or indeed Barry Cawston who may not focus on the colorful architecture itself, but rather the forgotten and overlooked places. This in turn strengthens the argument that color is important. Whether it is breathing life into forgotten pockets of cities or celebrating modernism, colorful architecture deserves to be designed and chronicled.
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Morning ritual II (3)
Barry Cawston
Photography - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,471
Untitled 1
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Entfaltungshorizonte VI., #3107
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$804
Le rendez vous des amis
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Print - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,810
Regards croisés, Trinidad, Cuba
Hervé FABRE
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,191
Leaning Man
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 59.8 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.5 x 18.7 x 0 inch
$2,966
Cafe in the Favela
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 69 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,964
Dismaland : The Revolution Will Be Live
Barry Cawston
Photography - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
Plénitude II
Djamel Djebbour
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,143
Study in Green & Blue, Ahangama
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$3,107
Post Tsunami Reconstruction, Minamisanriku
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 42 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$706
Tungsten Tuesdays
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,214
Havana pool
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,166
Baja, La Pz, Mexico
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 42 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$2,968
Rubik's Cube
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Eclipse motel
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,048
Ferry passenger
Barry Cawston
Photography - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
Green & Blue Interior
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 119 x 84 x 0.1 cm Photography - 46.9 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$3,107
Golden Flame
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Morning ritual II
Barry Cawston
Photography - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
Tomorrows world
Barry Cawston
Photography - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,754
Blood and water
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
Last bar in Vegas
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
A quiet corner
Barry Cawston
Photography - 120 x 96 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,601
Tales from The Backroom Bar
Barry Cawston
Photography - 120 x 96 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,601
Tour de babel : Le Monde
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Print - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,143
La Jalberterie
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 69 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
Petrol pumps
Barry Cawston
Photography - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,754
Washing lines
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,319
Golden windows
Barry Cawston
Photography - 67 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,943
All about Eve
Barry Cawston
Photography - 60 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,531
Havane III
Djamel Djebbour
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,143
Metallurgic A
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Metallurgic B
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Pink Parabolic. Color Photography
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Milan. Color Photography
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Very Tropical. Color Photography
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Dans quel monde Vuitton ?
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Print - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,143
26 Flats Yangon
Barry Cawston
Photography - 110 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,166
In search of Hopper
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,319
Coloured silos
Barry Cawston
Photography - 84 x 250 x 2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 98.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,649
Tomorrows tower
Barry Cawston
Photography - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,601
Suburban states
Barry Cawston
Photography - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,649
Jorge's kitchen
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,319