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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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Marco Barberio
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,837
Around Shinsekai, Osaka
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,365
La Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$775
Akihabara Street
Marco Santaniello
Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 90 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,365
Tornando con le spese, Novembre 1955 - New York
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,967
Rockin´Through the 1960s
Charles Fazzino
Painting - 70 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$8,106
Spring in Notting Hill
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,146
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 9 - Childhood
Fabrizio La Torre
Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$775
New York Traffic Light
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 0.03 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,340
Confrontation
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 90 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch
$4,769
Secrets Défense N°5 - MA52
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,515
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch
$417
When I Need You The Most
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 61 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,893
Borough Station 1
Michael Wallner
Photography - 38 x 48 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
$698
J Train On Williamsburg Bridge
Logan Hicks
Photography - 93 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 36.6 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$2,027
The painter's house
Mariana MeryMax
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$298
One World .. The Circle of Life (PR)
Charles Fazzino
Sculpture - 106 x 106 x 5 cm Sculpture - 41.7 x 41.7 x 2 inch
$21,995
Place de Fürstenberg, Paris
Maurice Bonnel
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$834
Trafalgar Square From Above
Michael Wallner
Sculpture - 63 x 72 x 5 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 28.3 x 2 inch
$3,104
Coucher de soleil sur Jérusalem
Samuel Azuelos
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$10,133
Marion Zimmermann
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$739
Speicherstadt #2, Hamburg
Maciej Leszczynski
Photography - 18 x 28 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11 inch
$417
Past Glories (Battersea Power Station)
Michael Wallner
Design - 72 x 120 x 12 cm Design - 28.3 x 47.2 x 4.7 inch
$7,761
Plateforme Environnementale
Serge Salis
Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$775
Landscape waltz
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,980
Brooklyn Dinner at Night
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,431
Yeni Cami (nouvelle mosquée)
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$954
NYC Streets - Waverly Place
Marion Zimmermann
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$221
Old Books Street, Shanghai
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 68 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 26.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,338
Ueno Secondary Street, Tokyo
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 70 x 94 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 37 x 1.2 inch
$5,365
Gage Street Fruits corner, HK
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,126
Rainbow Building
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 80 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,365
HK Fruits Gage Street Corner
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$358
Hutong in Beijing
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$4,530
Fontaine St Michel
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,219
L'Empire State Building (Vue 2)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,086
Place Dauphine
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,788
34 th street's colors
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 97 x 162 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch
$5,067
Manhattan's Autumn
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,292
Herta Berlin Supporters
Marco Santaniello
Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$358