Black and white

Photography, Removal #52, Ben Cope

Removal #52

Ben Cope

Photography - 51 x 41 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 inch

€1,165

Photography, Saharian Sensuality, Tanguy Mendrisse

Saharian Sensuality

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€190

Photography, Obra del Grupo Danza del Alma, Cuba, Sonia Almaguer

Obra del Grupo Danza del Alma, Cuba

Sonia Almaguer

Photography - 32 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Photography, Temptation (Tentation), Laura Makabresku

Temptation (Tentation)

Laura Makabresku

Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€775

Fine Art Drawings, No man's land, Rossella Mercedes

No man's land

Rossella Mercedes

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€280

Photography, Around the World, Olha Stepanian

Around the World

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 61 x 61 cm Photography - 24 x 24 inch

€1,334

Photography, San Rafael, Paola Dávila

San Rafael

Paola Dávila

Photography - 22.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 9 x 8 x 1 inch

€1,165

Print, La petite fille sur canape noir, Hans Bellmer

La petite fille sur canape noir

Hans Bellmer

Print - 61 x 48.3 cm Print - 24 x 19 inch

€2,426

Photography, Let There Be Light! #14, Grzegorz Sikorski

Let There Be Light! #14

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€190

Photography, Let There Be Light! #11, Grzegorz Sikorski

Let There Be Light! #11

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€190

Photography, E-motion, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

E-motion

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€785

Photography, No22 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No22 SPIRIT Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,640

Photography, Light Slide, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Light Slide

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,620

Print, Nus, Manolo

Nus

Manolo

Print - 23.5 x 33 cm Print - 9.3 x 13 inch

€1,200

Photography, E-motion, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

E-motion

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Adventure, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Adventure

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Bloom, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Bloom

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Hat Contest, Lukas Dvorak

Hat Contest

Lukas Dvorak

Photography - 61 x 81.3 cm Photography - 24 x 32 inch

€1,893

Photography, Three Graces, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Three Graces

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Danseuse libre, Arnaud Baumann

Danseuse libre

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,900

Photography, Langue de danseuse, Arnaud Baumann

Langue de danseuse

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,900

Photography, Flame, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Flame

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€785

Photography, Marche des Méréides, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Marche des Méréides

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€785

Photography, Elle a bon dos, Jean-Pierre Fleury

Elle a bon dos

Jean-Pierre Fleury

Photography - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Photography, Anais, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Anais

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Vertigo, Adina Apostu

Vertigo

Adina Apostu

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€535

Photography, Strength, Jan Gordon

Strength

Jan Gordon

Photography - 61 x 76.2 x 0.4 cm Photography - 24 x 30 x 0.15 inch

€922

Photography, Twist, Jan Gordon

Twist

Jan Gordon

Photography - 61 x 76.2 x 0.4 cm Photography - 24 x 30 x 0.15 inch

€922

Photography, Sabar, Gabriel Dia

Sabar

Gabriel Dia

Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch

€1,500

Photography, Panther Play, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Panther Play

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, No44 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No44 SPIRIT Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Le Minou, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Le Minou

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Sein dévoilé, Emmanuelle Barbaras

Sein dévoilé

Emmanuelle Barbaras

Photography - 24 x 36 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

€700

Photography, Let There Be Light! #4, Grzegorz Sikorski

Let There Be Light! #4

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€190

Photography, Lava Rock, Jean-Léonard Polo

Lava Rock

Jean-Léonard Polo

Photography - 110 x 128 cm Photography - 43.3 x 50.4 inch

€900

Photography, Salle d'attente, Joël Gros

Salle d'attente

Joël Gros

Photography - 28 x 42 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Immersió 201, Oriol Texidor

Immersió 201

Oriol Texidor

Painting - 42 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,250

Print, Untitled 4, Matt Phillips

Untitled 4

Matt Phillips

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

€900

Photography, Derme 3, Charles Bayonne

Derme 3

Charles Bayonne

Photography - 100 x 70 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€1,200

Photography, Desiderium absconditus, Sofia Fanego

Desiderium absconditus

Sofia Fanego

Photography - 30 x 32 cm Photography - 11.8 x 12.6 inch

€1,500

Print, La bicyclette, Hans Bellmer

La bicyclette

Hans Bellmer

Print - 66 x 51.5 cm Print - 26 x 20.3 inch

€700

Photography, Drowning II, Wai Ming Lung

Drowning II

Wai Ming Lung

Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, Supper, Adina Apostu

Supper

Adina Apostu

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€535

Photography, Tease 1, Adina Apostu

Tease 1

Adina Apostu

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€585

Photography, Barefoot, Adina Apostu

Barefoot

Adina Apostu

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.05 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€535

Photography, Heel Power, Adina Apostu

Heel Power

Adina Apostu

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€535

Photography, Flying Horses, Adina Apostu

Flying Horses

Adina Apostu

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€585

Photography, Yin & Yang, Adina Apostu

Yin & Yang

Adina Apostu

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€585

Photography, Pouvoir et soumission, Joël Gros

Pouvoir et soumission

Joël Gros

Photography - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Blanc et noir (Islande), Vincent Citot

Blanc et noir (Islande)

Vincent Citot

Photography - 35 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€750

Photography, Arolla (Suisse), Vincent Citot

Arolla (Suisse)

Vincent Citot

Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€750

Photography, Kogure, Nathalie Daoust

Kogure

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 45 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Photography, Autoportrait, Sophie Patry

Autoportrait

Sophie Patry

Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€500

Photography, Autoportrait, Sophie Patry

Autoportrait

Sophie Patry

Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€500

Photography, Diagonal, Dmitry Savchenko

Diagonal

Dmitry Savchenko

Photography - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€950

Photography, El matí, Martí Sala

El matí

Martí Sala

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€700

Photography, Wicked game, Lesya Rozova

Wicked game

Lesya Rozova

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€675

Photography, Would You Swim with Me? V, Grzegorz Sikorski

Would You Swim with Me? V

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 70 x 52.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 20.7 x 0 inch

€190

Photography, Would You swim with Me?, Grzegorz Sikorski

Would You swim with Me?

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 30 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€190

Photography, Fragile Vanity III, Mik Mød

Fragile Vanity III

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,500

Photography, Fragile Vanity I, Mik Mød

Fragile Vanity I

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,500

Photography, Black or White, Mik Mød

Black or White

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,500

Photography, Mine, Mik Mød

Mine

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,500

Photography, Me, Mik Mød

Me

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,500

Photography, Les Bas de..., D-A Woisard

Les Bas de...

D-A Woisard

Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€800

Photography, Nudescape, D-A Woisard

Nudescape

D-A Woisard

Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€800

Photography, Innate Sensuality, Mik Mød

Innate Sensuality

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,500

Print, La Belle et le Triton, Alfred Courmes

La Belle et le Triton

Alfred Courmes

Print - 50 x 38.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 15 inch

€1,000

Photography, Shoot again (196), Yves Cham

Shoot again (196)

Yves Cham

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Untitled (Nr. 0971), Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 0971)

Ben Cope

Photography - 91.4 x 111.8 cm Photography - 36 x 44 inch

€1,359

Photography, Untitled (Nr. 0517), Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 0517)

Ben Cope

Photography - 91.4 x 111.8 cm Photography - 36 x 44 inch

€1,310

Photography, Untitled (Nr. 0412), Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 0412)

Ben Cope

Photography - 91.4 x 111.8 cm Photography - 36 x 44 inch

€1,310

Photography, Fuen en El Louvre, Paris (Identity Assertions Series), Imanol Marrodán

Fuen en El Louvre, Paris (Identity Assertions Series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€500

Photography, La Casa de Daniel, Paola Dávila

La Casa de Daniel

Paola Dávila

Photography - 22.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 9 x 8 x 1 inch

€1,165

Photography, Human Being 1564 - Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon, Idan Wizen

Human Being 1564 - Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon

Idan Wizen

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,500

Photography, Lily 2, Olha Stepanian

Lily 2

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 61 x 61 cm Photography - 24 x 24 inch

€1,310

Photography, Lily 1, Olha Stepanian

Lily 1

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 61 x 61 cm Photography - 24 x 24 inch

€1,310

Photography, HB2390, Idan Wizen

HB2390

Idan Wizen

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,500

Photography, HB2353, Idan Wizen

HB2353

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,500

Photography, HB2702, Idan Wizen

HB2702

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,500

Photography, H0396 - The farmer, Idan Wizen

H0396 - The farmer

Idan Wizen

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€2,750

Photography, H0390 - The flop, Idan Wizen

H0390 - The flop

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,500

Print, Party, Nicolas de Crécy

Party

Nicolas de Crécy

Print - 72 x 97 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 38.2 x 0 inch

€600

Print, Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 44 & 45, Nadine Van Der Straeten

Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 44 & 45

Nadine Van Der Straeten

Print - 42 x 59.4 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0.4 inch

€590

Print, Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 126 & 127, Nadine Van Der Straeten

Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 126 & 127

Nadine Van Der Straeten

Print - 42 x 59.4 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0.4 inch

€590

Photography, Untouched 1, Lika Brutyan

Untouched 1

Lika Brutyan

Photography - 71.1 x 50.8 cm Photography - 28 x 20 inch

€1,698

Photography, Shakespeare mirror, Lika Brutyan

Shakespeare mirror

Lika Brutyan

Photography - 81.3 x 61 cm Photography - 32 x 24 inch

€1,844

Photography, Firestarter, Lukas Dvorak

Firestarter

Lukas Dvorak

Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€1,698

Photography, Paris, Ricky Cohete

Paris

Ricky Cohete

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€2,157

Photography, Ouverture, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Ouverture

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, A Weak Road #10, Liu Tao

A Weak Road #10

Liu Tao

Photography - 38 x 58 x 2 cm Photography - 15 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Photography, A Weak Road #1, Liu Tao

A Weak Road #1

Liu Tao

Photography - 38 x 58 x 2 cm Photography - 15 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Photography, La Pousse, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

La Pousse

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,620

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!

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