Accession Number1997/1.540
TitleBlockhouse, Ios, Greece
Artist(s)Howard BondArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1967Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margaret and Howard BondSubject matterAs with many of Howard Bond's photographs, this image depicts a detail from a larger architectural structure that the photographer has rendered at such close range it becomes almost abstract. Strong contrasts between light and dark further flatten the image and divorce it from its context—only the title tells us we are looking at a building in Greece. Subtle, swirling, textural variations are visible on the concrete surface of the building, but the overarching impression of the structure is rigid, geometric precision.
Physical DescriptionPhotograph of a section of a square-shaped building.
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Keywords
Greek (modern)
abstraction
architecture (object genre)
buildings (structures)
concrete