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Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 III
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Led Zeppelin, 1973
James Fortune
Photography - 45.7 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18 x 24 x 0.05 inch
$1,950
Délicate négligence
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,421
Evanescence
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,421
The tree of life
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,421
Billy Bob Thornton Smoking
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$4,524
Skarsgård. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Bruno Mars, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Kaaling, Bruno Mars Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Muse. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Paris. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Bella Hadid, Neon. Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Fluid Bella Hadid, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Weifang Sun, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
Pharell Williams Portrait. Nothing Stays Still, Untitle I. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
La série : Orogenèse - Anonymous (Gibraltar 00951)
Joan Fontcuberta
Photography - 75 x 100 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 inch
$11,368
Series: Omnipresence - Poseidon
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,274
Series: Omnipresence - Dyonisus III Cannabis 26,6%
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,274
Series: Omnipresence - Wheat 27 %
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,274
The fire and the infinity #2 (from the "The fire and the infinity" series)
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$182
The fire and the infinity #1 (from the "The fire and the infinity" series)
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$182
Cliff Richard – Signing Autographs, on Tour
David Steen
Photography - 46 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,569
BB King On Stage - in Spotlights, Boston Garden
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
BB King Performing - Just a Little Bit of Love on Music Scene, ABC Studios, Los Angeles
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
BB King, The Thrill is Gone Recording Session - Rehearsing at the Piano, at The Hit Factory, NYC
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
B.B. King, Los Angeles, CA
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
B.B. King, Rolling Stones Tour
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
BB King Rehearsing Backstage - with Cigarette I, Madison Square Garden
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
BB King On Stage - Eyes Closed, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,750
Tina Turner On Stage Dancing, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,750
Tina Turner, Los Angeles, CA
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop, Ann Arbor, MI, 1968 II
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Ron Asheton and Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
The Stooges, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
The Stooges - First Recording Session, Hit Factory Recording Studio, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Hit Factory, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop - NYC 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
The Stooges, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Tina Turner Singing with Ikettes, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, November 23, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Tina and Ike Turner Backstage, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, November 23, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Tina Turner On Stage Clapping, LA Forum, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Tina Turner On Stage Singing, LA Forum, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop, Ann Arbor, MI, 1968
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis - at the Talk Stoop on 312 W. 77th St. NYC, his home 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis Standing in his Robe at Gleason's Gym, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, Fillmore East, NYC, June 18, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, Fillmore East, NYC, June 17, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop in the Studio, Ann Arbor, MI, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones American Tour, Los Angeles, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 2 inch
$1,750
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones, San Francisco, CA, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, Fillmore East, NYC, June 17, 1970 II
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,750
Ron Asheton and Dave Alexander - First Stooges Recording Session, Hit Factory Studio, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Tina Turner, NYC, 1970 IV
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Ike and Tina Turner with Johnny Carson, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
B.B. King, Madison Square Garden, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
B.B. King, The Hit Factory, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Hit Factory, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 VII
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 VI
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 V
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Keith Richards, "Rockin' Richards," Chicago, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Jimi Hendrix, Boston, MA, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Jimi Hendrix and Leslie West of Mountain, "Private Hours Jam," NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Jimi Hendrix, Madison Square Garden, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Directive Forces. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 50.8 x 39.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 15.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Hole. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 53.8 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21.2 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Young girl in New York
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$340
Chassé-croisé à l'entrée de l'hôtel Plaza, New York
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$739
Douglas Booth. Portrait photography intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 49.5 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Rosy de Palma. Portrait Photography intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 49.5 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Aleksander Skarsgard. Portrait photography intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 49.5 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Ewan Mcgregor Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 49.5 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Marilyn Candid Moment (1955)
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 51 x 76 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 inch
$750
Rotondità, 1963 (Rondeurs)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,876
Acqua e fantasia
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,876
Salita scivolosa a Trinità dei Monti, 1956 (montée glissante)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,876
Abstract Clouds n°305
Harry James Moody
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$3,200
Abstract Clouds n°306
Harry James Moody
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$3,200
Black and white
Before the arrival of photography – with the exception of some etchings and lithographs – all the images we consumed were in colour. Quite simply, because no one would ever have thought to do anything else – why paint in black and white when colour was so readily available?
Yet despite this, today many photographers still choose to work in black and white – such as Pauline Théon, Kadir Von Lohuizen or Joh Lowenstein – even though their photos are taken in colour by the camera itself. Is the black and white trend a fleeting effect of fashion, or a symbolic return to the roots of the photography movement? Black and white photography has something that colour photos, despite recent innovations and the extraordinary quality of images today, cannot quite access. The use of black and white lends significant force to the composition: the contrasts, the shadows and the figures all stand out more strongly. People simply feel differently when faced with a colour photo versus a black and white image.
Colour is a distraction of sorts, a disturbance: colour is a nuisance.
And yet, some photographers still prefer colour to black and white, whilst others merge touches of colour with otherwise monochrome compositions. But in the end, all agree that both styles impose a totally different way of looking at a photo: from researching the shot to post production work, when artists develop or retouch the image. The use of colour is therefore something of a process in its own right, relating to two different ways of viewing the world and showing it others. The question, then, is what is being told, and why is it being in the way that it is?
The symbolic value of putting black and white together is a good starting point for reflecting on the fascination that they generate even today. There could not be a more fascinating, more striking ambivalence than when black, the 'colour' of darkness and burnt coal, considered a non-colour, is placed alongside white – representing light, and the result of all the colours merged together.
The problem faced by photographers today is that black and white still carry strong connotations of the past, of an era before the popularisation of colour and its massive cultural recovery amongst the press and photo journalists. In fact, it is rare now that contemporary subjects are photographed in colour, but we still associate black and white images with a retro feel.
So what does contemporary art have to say about it all? Discover Artsper's selection of black and white works: on the border of past and present, of the real and the imaginary… let us guide you!