Black and white

Photography, Ready! Madrid, Carlos Pericás

Ready! Madrid

Carlos Pericás

Photography - 13 x 18 cm Photography - 5.1 x 7.1 inch

€165

Fine Art Drawings, Tarifa, Valérie Abadie

Tarifa

Valérie Abadie

Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 17 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€390

Fine Art Drawings, Réminiscence, Valérie Abadie

Réminiscence

Valérie Abadie

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

€390

Photography, Metro gate, John Andreas Godwin

Metro gate

John Andreas Godwin

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

€340

Photography, Smoke, John Andreas Godwin

Smoke

John Andreas Godwin

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

€340

Photography, The grey area 04, Francesco Romero

The grey area 04

Francesco Romero

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

€350

Print, Pulmo marinus 5, Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Pulmo marinus 5

Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€480

Print, Pulmo marinus 2, Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Pulmo marinus 2

Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€480

Print, Adam, Carlos Quinto Kemm

Adam

Carlos Quinto Kemm

Print - 32 x 32 cm Print - 12.6 x 12.6 inch

€384

Photography, Comme des grandes, Jean-Guy Nakars

Comme des grandes

Jean-Guy Nakars

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

€199

Photography, Poseïdon (Till human voices wakes us), Kramer O'Neill

Poseïdon (Till human voices wakes us)

Kramer O'Neill

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

€450

Photography, Flight, Kramer O'Neill

Flight

Kramer O'Neill

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

€450

Photography, Spinning the wheel, Oregon, Mindaugas Gabrenas

Spinning the wheel, Oregon

Mindaugas Gabrenas

Photography - 19.5 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.7 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

€400

Print, Passe de muleta, Yves Duffour

Passe de muleta

Yves Duffour

Print - 30 x 40 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€50

Photography, Polaroil, Pauline Corto

Polaroil

Pauline Corto

Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Photography, Joséphine Hopper, Pauline Corto

Joséphine Hopper

Pauline Corto

Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Photography, The St Andrews Club, Pauline Corto

The St Andrews Club

Pauline Corto

Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Photography, Playground, Pauline Corto

Playground

Pauline Corto

Photography - 40 x 57 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch

€480

Photography, Mister Frey (Donald N.), Pauline Corto

Mister Frey (Donald N.)

Pauline Corto

Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Photography, Capri 1973's mirror, Pauline Corto

Capri 1973's mirror

Pauline Corto

Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Photography, Capri 1973's light, Pauline Corto

Capri 1973's light

Pauline Corto

Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Photography, Mystère, Coralie Honnorat

Mystère

Coralie Honnorat

Photography - 22 x 34 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13.4 x 0 inch

€200

Photography, Totem, Coralie Honnorat

Totem

Coralie Honnorat

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€200

Photography, Ressac (1), Hervé Pezzini

Ressac (1)

Hervé Pezzini

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

€299

Photography, Abstraction urbaine 2 (1), Guillaume Chevallard

Abstraction urbaine 2 (1)

Guillaume Chevallard

Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Photography, By bike on the platform, Hervé Pezzini

By bike on the platform

Hervé Pezzini

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

€299

Photography, Tokyo au travail, Marick

Tokyo au travail

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€280

Photography, Les éléphants, Marick

Les éléphants

Marick

Photography - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€280

Photography, La fuite, Marick

La fuite

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€280

Photography, SDF, Marick

SDF

Marick

Photography - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€280

Photography, Beaubourg, Marick

Beaubourg

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€280

Fine Art Drawings, Vautour, Lionel le Jeune

Vautour

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Crâne, Lionel le Jeune

Crâne

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€280

Fine Art Drawings, Crâne, Lionel le Jeune

Crâne

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€280

Photography, Phoenix, Lionel le Jeune

Phoenix

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.4 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€400

Print, Capricorn, Rosen Yordanov

Capricorn

Rosen Yordanov

Print - 45 x 60 cm Print - 17.7 x 23.6 inch

€165

Photography, Ki no Kioku, Memory of tree, Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, Japan, 2023-11, 12, Teddy Peix

Ki no Kioku, Memory of tree, Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, Japan, 2023-11, 12

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.01 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€285

Photography, Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Kumano Kodo Akagi-Goe-2023-09_10, Teddy Peix

Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Kumano Kodo Akagi-Goe-2023-09_10

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€285

Photography, Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Takiharanomiya_jinja_Taki-Mie_2023-08_09, Teddy Peix

Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Takiharanomiya_jinja_Taki-Mie_2023-08_09

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€285

Photography, Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Kumano Kodo Akagi-Goe-2023-09_04, Teddy Peix

Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Kumano Kodo Akagi-Goe-2023-09_04

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€285

Photography, Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Kumano Kodo Akagi-Goe-2023-09_04, Teddy Peix

Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Kumano Kodo Akagi-Goe-2023-09_04

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€285

Photography, Ki no kioku (Memory of tree),  Tayun-ji_Mie_2023-04_02, Teddy Peix

Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Tayun-ji_Mie_2023-04_02

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€285

Photography, Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Takiharanomiya_jinja_Taki-Mie_2023-08_10, Teddy Peix

Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Takiharanomiya_jinja_Taki-Mie_2023-08_10

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€285

Photography, Cast your spell on me, Justin Chan

Cast your spell on me

Justin Chan

Photography - 80 x 56.5 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 22.2 x 0.2 inch

€9,500

Photography, Du bout du monde, Auvergne 02, Lac de la Godivelle, Teddy Peix

Du bout du monde, Auvergne 02, Lac de la Godivelle

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.04 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€270

Photography, Du bout du monde 01 - Sancy (Auvergne), Teddy Peix

Du bout du monde 01 - Sancy (Auvergne)

Teddy Peix

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.04 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€270

Photography, Une nuit en Espagne, Lionel le Jeune

Une nuit en Espagne

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

€350

Photography, Maternité, Marick

Maternité

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€280

Photography, La tentation d'Eve, Marick

La tentation d'Eve

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€280

Photography, Time stopped. - limited edition of 21, Valentin Zaharia

Time stopped. - limited edition of 21

Valentin Zaharia

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

€395

Photography, Dance of the Sea, Drew Doggett

Dance of the Sea

Drew Doggett

Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch

€1,900

Photography, La Gifle, Jean-Guy Nakars

La Gifle

Jean-Guy Nakars

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

€800

Photography, La Montagne Imaginaire, Jérome Obiols

La Montagne Imaginaire

Jérome Obiols

Photography - 70 x 186 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 73.2 x 0 inch

€3,500

Photography, Estampe, Jérome Obiols

Estampe

Jérome Obiols

Photography - 80 x 114 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

€3,050

Photography, Draperie Ephémère sur la Meije, Jérome Obiols

Draperie Ephémère sur la Meije

Jérome Obiols

Photography - 100 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€3,700

Photography, La Guerre des Mondes, Jérome Obiols

La Guerre des Mondes

Jérome Obiols

Photography - 80 x 114 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch

€3,050

Photography, De Myrha à Babylone - Duo Jeanne 1, Valérie Donzelli

De Myrha à Babylone - Duo Jeanne 1

Valérie Donzelli

Photography - 35 x 35 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 inch

€400

Photography, La Flaque 2, Olivier Rebecq

La Flaque 2

Olivier Rebecq

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€440

Photography, Paris 13ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (M), Papa Mesk

Paris 13ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (M)

Papa Mesk

Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Photography, Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°1", Papa Mesk

Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°1"

Papa Mesk

Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Photography, Paris 13 ème Olympiades Vibes N°3, Papa Mesk

Paris 13 ème Olympiades Vibes N°3

Papa Mesk

Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Digital Hand Style, Papa Mesk

Digital Hand Style

Papa Mesk

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Photography, Corsair 22, Studio Cui Cui

Corsair 22

Studio Cui Cui

Photography - 30 x 24 x 4 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

€435

Photography, Bali kites, Sébastien Morasso

Bali kites

Sébastien Morasso

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€240

Photography, Bali Flags, Sébastien Morasso

Bali Flags

Sébastien Morasso

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€240

Photography, Séduction #4, D-A Woisard

Séduction #4

D-A Woisard

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

€800

Photography, Sur ses Lèvres..., D-A Woisard

Sur ses Lèvres...

D-A Woisard

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

€800

Print, Le papillon, François Lork

Le papillon

François Lork

Print - 14 x 9 x 1 cm Print - 5.5 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch

€150

Photography, 24h du Mans 1970-Littéralement porté en triomphe, l’ingénieur Porsche Helmut Flegl, 14 juin 1970., Jacques Violet

24h du Mans 1970-Littéralement porté en triomphe, l’ingénieur Porsche Helmut Flegl, 14 juin 1970.

Jacques Violet

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

€350

Photography, 24h du Mans 1970-Jean-Pierre Beltoise ou H. Pescarolo au volant de leur MS 660 n°31, 13 juin 1970., Jacques Violet

24h du Mans 1970-Jean-Pierre Beltoise ou H. Pescarolo au volant de leur MS 660 n°31, 13 juin 1970.

Jacques Violet

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

€350

Photography, White 356, Cédric Marcadier

White 356

Cédric Marcadier

Photography - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Photography, 22 F2, Cédric Marcadier

22 F2

Cédric Marcadier

Photography - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Photography, Élégance, D-A Woisard

Élégance

D-A Woisard

Photography - 40 x 43 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.9 inch

€800

Painting, Memento Mori, Kaouteur Souibgui

Memento Mori

Kaouteur Souibgui

Painting - 54 x 44.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 17.5 x 0.6 inch

€455

Photography, Évanescence, D-A Woisard

Évanescence

D-A Woisard

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

€1,100

Print, Amor (1), Max Ruiz

Amor (1)

Max Ruiz

Print - 138 x 82 x 2 cm Print - 54.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Print, Katsushika Hokusai, Max Ruiz

Katsushika Hokusai

Max Ruiz

Print - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,400

Print, Louis Lumière, Max Ruiz

Louis Lumière

Max Ruiz

Print - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Print, Aibo, Max Ruiz

Aibo

Max Ruiz

Print - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,700

Print, Yerbal, Max Ruiz

Yerbal

Max Ruiz

Print - 131 x 108 x 2 cm Print - 51.6 x 42.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Photography, Weisshorn – Bishorn, Thomas Crauwels

Weisshorn – Bishorn

Thomas Crauwels

Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,096

Photography, Dent Blanche – Halo, Thomas Crauwels

Dent Blanche – Halo

Thomas Crauwels

Photography - 90 x 135 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch

€4,096

Photography, Memories…, D-A Woisard

Memories…

D-A Woisard

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

€1,100

Photography, Trio de duos, Pierre Gély-Fort

Trio de duos

Pierre Gély-Fort

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€350

Photography, Il jouait du piano debout...dans l'ascenseur, Pierre Gély-Fort

Il jouait du piano debout...dans l'ascenseur

Pierre Gély-Fort

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€350

Photography, Welcome on board !, Pierre Gély-Fort

Welcome on board !

Pierre Gély-Fort

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Esprit de la nature, Valérie Abadie

Esprit de la nature

Valérie Abadie

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Deux hommes et un criquet, Valérie Abadie

Deux hommes et un criquet

Valérie Abadie

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

€190

Fine Art Drawings, Calle Betis, Valérie Abadie

Calle Betis

Valérie Abadie

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

€390

Photography, Medina kids, Guilhem Ribart

Medina kids

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Print, Série 'Terres brûlées II', Luc Médrinal

Série 'Terres brûlées II'

Luc Médrinal

Print - 33 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€200

Print, Série 'Terres brûlées II', Luc Médrinal

Série 'Terres brûlées II'

Luc Médrinal

Print - 33 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€200

Print, Série 'Terres brûlées II', Luc Médrinal

Série 'Terres brûlées II'

Luc Médrinal

Print - 33 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€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!

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