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Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,803
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,803
S.H
Rossella Mercedes
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$89
Man standing in front of house
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Woman holding out hand
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Children in boat
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Surreal cemetary
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Kids with cows
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Portrait de sculpteurs du Musée des Sables
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$3,251
Portrait MOON SHIN
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,251
MOON SHIN Portrait et Sculpture
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,251
MOON SHIN Portrait au chien
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,251
MOON SHIN Portait dans sculpture blanche
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$3,251
Moon Shin, Portrait à la cigarette
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,251
Dancing - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Basketball - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
By the Beach - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Superman Parade - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Washington Square Park, 1985 - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Dancers - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Boys Playing - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Woman Holding Child on Beach - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Dog Wash - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,000
Group Shot - New York, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Andy Warhol on Throne, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Roy Lichtenstein, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Andy Warhol with Boxes, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Roy Lichtenstein in Mirror, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Tom Wesselmann in Studio, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Marilyn Monroe on the Subway
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.001 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$443
Moon Shin totem Lia, Musée des Sables
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$4,372
Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out in New York (1955)
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 31 x 25 cm Photography - 12.2 x 9.8 inch
$308
Grossert 3 - Musée des Sables Barcarés
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$3,251
Honey Shot
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 70 x 52 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
$605
Amanda Lear - Salvator !
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 70 x 58 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,345
Pyramide
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,345
Amanda Lear - Couturière HQ
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 70 x 54 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,345
Pharrell Williams II. Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$7,500
Ophélie Winter Top 10
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 70 x 57 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch
$998
L'ange Noir
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$605
Miroir
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$605
Carole Bouquet
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 60 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$998
Michelle Norkett
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 70 x 52 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
$605
Margaret
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$605
Antonio Banderas, Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$7,500
Pharrell Williams, Third Eye, Photography on canvas Intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$7,500
El Perdido
Patrick Beaulieu
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$1,570
Lewis Hamilton II, Portriat on canvas Intervened.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$7,500
Jon Kortajarena, Portrait on canvas Intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$7,500
Still life with a melon
Dolores Dilova
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,588
Pharrell Williams #3 Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114 x 82.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 44.9 x 32.5 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Frida Kahlo en xochimilco, México, (Framed)
Leo Matiz
Photography - 39.5 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.55 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Le Quai de Seine à Paris - série bords de Seine
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$325
Pont Royal à Paris - série bords de Seine
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$325
Au-delà de nous-même 6
Clara Cena
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$673
Au-delà de nous-même 4
Clara Cena
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$561
Au-delà de nous-même 3
Clara Cena
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$561
Au-delà de nous-même 1
Clara Cena
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$561
Le talon Murmure à l'Oreille
Éric Lambé
Print - 43.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$280
Ballet Practice
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 45.7 x 30.5 x 0 cm Photography - 18 x 12 x 0.01 inch
$563
Connected Gondolier
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 45.7 x 30.5 x 0 cm Photography - 18 x 12 x 0.01 inch
$656
Interconnected Gondoliers
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0 cm Photography - 12 x 18 x 0.01 inch
$656
Les Cités obscures - L'enfant penchée
François Schuiten
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$224
Peripheral visions - 12
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,009
Peripheral visions - 11
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
$2,018
Peripheral visions - 10
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,345
Peripheral Visions - 09
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,009
Peripheral Visions - 08
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
$2,018
Peripheral Visions - 07
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,345
Peripheral Visions - 06
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,009
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!