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Gamemaker
Drew Doggett
Photography - 66.7 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.25 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Love, Light & Lines (Vol.4)
Kamal Obat
Photography - 60 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.62 x 19.6 x 1 inch
$450
Love, Light & Lines (Vol.2)
Kamal Obat
Photography - 60 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.62 x 19.6 x 1 inch
$450
Above the Clouds #1
Cody Choi
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0 inch
$857
Éphémère Sensualité #1
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
Summer's Glory
Drew Doggett
Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$1,650
Palacio #5 - Palacio Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
$1,223
Riding the Wind
Anthony Horth
Photography - 50.8 x 71.1 x 1 cm Photography - 20 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$750
L’Ancienne Messe
Michaël Brack
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 14.6 inch
$673
La Grand Prêtre
Michaël Brack
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$673
Les toutous de la rue Taylor
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$337
Corrida portugaise [le Matador et le Taureau dans l'arène, vue d'ensemble avec le public dans les gradins], Portugal, 1985
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Corrida portugaise [le Matador et le Taureau dans l'arène], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Corrida portugaise [le Matador, le Taureau et 7 Picadors dans l'arène], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Corrida portugaise [Taureau et Picadors, affrontements dans l'arène], Portugal,
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Une star se baigne ? [sur la plage], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Lecture sur la plage, Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Jeux de plage et baignade, Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Pêcheurs et bâteaux traditionnels en bois de pêche [au mouillage], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Plage intergénérationnelle [jeux d'enfants et promenade de la grand-mère], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Etendoir traditionnel "urbain" [linge suspendu dans la rue], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Départ des pêcheurs en bateau traditionnel [depuis la plage], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Femmes de pêcheurs entres elles sur la plage [causeries], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Petits métiers à Porto, vendeurs ambulants [poissons séchés et journaux], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Plage de Porto [cycliste, bain de soleil, hôtel Albatroz], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Causeries de rue, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Vue plongeante, scène de vie et de rue, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Tramway, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Balance [pèse personne, enfant remettant ses tennis], Lisbonne, Portugal, 1985
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Vue nocturne, Lisbonne by night, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Marché aux poissons, Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Vue panoramique vers la mer, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Gare de Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$337
Regard Blanc -Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$168
Mick Jagger - Le poing - London - Derniers tirages
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$2,805
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx090.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx089.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx085.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx084.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx083.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx076.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx073.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx072.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx068.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx066. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx065. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx064. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx058. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx057.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx053. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 22 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx052. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 13 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 5.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx062. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx059. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx049. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx048. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx046. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx044. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx043. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx042. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx034. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx032. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx030. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx029. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx028. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx027. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx026. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx025. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx024. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx023. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx021. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx020. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx019. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx018. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx017. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx016. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx015. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
Lx008. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 48 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
$673
Siouxie - 86 - Derniers tirages
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,805
Cinematography inspired session #4
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$213
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!