Monochromatic Magic
An Exhibition of Black and White Photography
“I’ve been 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors was black.”—Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was an artist who understood color. As an Impressionist painter, he knew the power of keeping some elements of a work undefined or ambiguous and leaving the viewer to fill in the blanks. Similar to Impressionism, the effectiveness of black and white photography is often not what is conveyed through the image itself but rather what is left unclear or deliberately kept out of the final composition. Through harsh angles and an absence of color, the photographers in this exhibition invent entire narratives within the span of one scene—giving viewers just enough information to dream up the following sequence of the story.
Photography
, 27 W x 18 H x 0.5 D in
United States
Photography
, 31.5 W x 47.2 H x 0.1 D in
Romania
Prints from $40
Photography
, 40 W x 26.6 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$3,560
Photography
, 39.4 W x 39.4 H x 0.4 D in
Hungary
Photography
, 20 W x 30 H x 0.8 D in
Switzerland
$2,860
Photography
, 14.2 W x 20.8 H x 0.1 D in
Spain
$627
Photography
, 20 W x 16 H x 1 D in
Belgium
$1,080
Prints from $74
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, 39.4 W x 39.4 H x 0.1 D in
France
$708
Prints from $100
Photography
, 28.7 W x 43.3 H x 0.1 D in
France
$2,300
Photography
, 11.8 W x 17.7 H x 0.1 D in
Germany
Prints from $50
Photography
, 16 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$1,738
Prints from $100
Photography
, 31.5 W x 42.1 H x 0.1 D in
Germany
$700
Prints from $100
Photography
, 23.6 W x 35.4 H x 0.2 D in
Netherlands
$1,055
Photography
, 20 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$2,180
Photography
, 7.1 W x 5.1 H x 0.1 D in
Belgium
Prints from $59
Photography
, 47.2 W x 35.4 H x 0.1 D in
Australia
$1,620
Photography
, 20 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
United States
Prints from $44
Photography
, 31.5 W x 25.2 H x 0.2 D in
Vietnam
$1,023
Prints from $100
Photography
, 35.4 W x 23.6 H x 0.2 D in
Netherlands
$3,910
Photography
, 11.8 W x 17.7 H x 0.1 D in
Germany
Prints from $66
Photography
, 35.4 W x 46.5 H x 0.1 D in
Germany
$372
Prints from $100
Photography
, 24 W x 36 H x 1 D in
United States
$3,327
Photography
, 40 W x 22.5 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$2,060
Photography
, 41.5 W x 48 H x 0.1 D in
Canada
Photography
, 20 W x 30 H x 0.2 D in
Singapore
$2,970
Photography
, 30 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$1,510
Photography
, 24 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$1,539
Photography
, 15.8 W x 19.7 H x 0.1 D in
Spain
$627
Photography
, 47.2 W x 47.2 H x 0.1 D in
Poland
$2,410
Photography
, 11.8 W x 15.7 H x 0.1 D in
Italy
$1,042
Prints from $100
Photography
, 19.7 W x 29.5 H x 0.4 D in
France
$1,610
Photography
, 30 W x 40 H x 0.1 D in
United States
Prints from $44
Photography
, 35.4 W x 35.4 H x 0.1 D in
France
$698
Prints from $100
Photography
, 32 W x 48 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$4,355
Photography
, 27.6 W x 19.7 H x 0.1 D in
Romania
Prints from $40
Photography
, 40 W x 60 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$3,383
Photography
, 35.4 W x 43.3 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$3,310
Photography
, 40 W x 40 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$1,050
Prints from $60
Photography
, 36 W x 24 H x 0.5 D in
United States
$1,760
Photography
, 30 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$1,510
Photography
, 36 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in
Switzerland
Photography
, 15.7 W x 19.7 H x 0.1 D in
Italy
$995
Prints from $100
Photography
, 24 W x 24 H x 0.2 D in
Singapore
$2,980
Photography
, 39.4 W x 39.4 H x 0.4 D in
Hungary
Photography
, 40 W x 50 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$1,150
Prints from $65
Photography
, 24 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$1,024
Photography
, 50 W x 75 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$2,825
Photography
, 39.4 W x 26 H x 0.2 D in
Vietnam
$1,380
Photography
, 16 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$1,318
Photography
, 15.7 W x 23.6 H x 0.1 D in
Australia
Photography
, 41.3 W x 27.6 H x 0.1 D in
Poland
$1,490
Photography
, 41.5 W x 48 H x 0.1 D in
Canada
$1,770
Photography
, 40 W x 60 H x 0.1 D in
United States