Dream & Discover

The Wick - San Cristobal, René Burri

Discover René Burri

San Cristobal,
1976, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff

The Swiss photographer René Burri is perhaps best known for his black-and-white work and piercing portraits of leading cultural and political figures including Pablo Picasso and Che Guevara. Indeed, his 1963 image of the Cuban revolutionary leader has become one of the most iconic images of the 20th century.

But his lesser-known colour compositions are just as compelling. ‘They have a different language than his black and white photography,’ says Mélanie Bétrisey, curator and supervisor of the René Burri Collection. ‘There is something more emotional, less calculated about them.’

This brilliant shot of San Cristobal’s stable, horse pool and house, designed and built by the Modernist Mexican architect Luis Barragán, is one such example. Taken in Mexico in 1976, it reflects Burri’s mastery of light, shadow, angle and geometry. The composition is dominated by two large walls — one red, one pink — that stand in striking contrast to the vivid blues of the pool and sky. What strikes, says Bétrisey, is ‘the play of flat areas and depth of field of colour with clear diagonals, the play of lines.’ No question, it will draw you in, transporting you in time and place.

Contact us for more information
Visit website

READ MORE
The Wick - Oeuvre (Verdigris), 2018, by Gavin Turk
Photograph: Courtesy of Gavin Turk’s studio and Ben Brown Fine Arts
Dream & Discover

Discover Oeuvre (Verdigris), 2018, by Gavin Turk

The Wick - No. 299, 29th April 2020 by David Hockney
Dream & Discover

Discover No. 299, 29th April 2020 by David Hockney

The Wick - Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934 in Hastings, Nebraska)
The Principal Wife, 1968
Bundled and wrapped linen, rayon and acrylic yarns; Lucite bar
Length: 254 cm (100 inches)
Gift of in memory of Mary Josephine Cutting Blair 2005.42
Dream & Discover

Discover The Principal Wife

The Wick - 'The Three Ages of Woman' by Gustav Klimt, 1905.
Dream & Discover

Discover The Three Ages of Woman by Gustav Klimt, 1905

The Wick - When Forms Come Alive, Hayward Gallery February 2024
Ruth Asawa
Dream & Discover

Dream The wire sculptures of Ruth Asawa

The Wick - Landscape near Malabata, Tangier, by Francis Bacon, 1963
Dream & Discover

Dream Landscape near Malabata, Tangier by Francis Bacon, 1963