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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The last evening

Unforgettable Paris

Manhattanhenge

Motorbike Tsunami

San Francisco Financial District

California

Downtown Lights

Filbert ST

From central park to time square

Mélodie urbaine

Toujours plus haut

Trafalgar Square, London

Don't fear!

San Francisco View

Cordon Bleu

Blackfriars

Enjoying the roses

Away From The Crowd

Daylight

Chasing the sunshine

Colours of happiness

Midnight In Venice, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

The Art of The Brick

Guggenheim (pink)

Picnic at st johns college cambridge

Dreamland

The Perfect View

Not Far From Paradise

Your Guide In Venice

Jour de congé N°3 - MA47

Jour de congé N°1 - MA45

Jour de congé N°9 - MA51

Jour de congé N°8 - MA50

Jour de congé N°7 - MA49

Jour de congé N°6 - MA48

Jour de congé N°2 - MA46

Coney Island Yard

Borough Station 2

Vue sur les toits - vue 13

Vue sur les toits - vue 12

Nouveau départ 2

Il peso degli anni, 1962 (Le poids de l’âge)

Three Kings of Medieval London

Balconies of Valletta, Malta

Menelao

Daffy

Plaça Prim. Reus

Casa Navas. Reus

Vespa

Mar i festa

Iconiques de Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 (Portfolio de 5 tirages) - Rome (1956)

Au - Delà des Apparances : Londres

Rotondità, 1963 (Rondeurs)

Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi, 1956

Uomini dell’ombra, 1962 (les hommes de l’ombre)

All’ombra del Bernini, 1962, (à l’ombre du Bernin)

Trinità dei Monti, Roma

Amore vince Tutto

Il Consiglio del Re

Landing

The Powder Tower

Split Shadow

Blue Palisade

St Giles, Cripplegate

Superman

Disengaged