{"id":168759,"date":"2025-02-05T15:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=168759"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:44:07","slug":"how-colour-photos-became-fun-and-frivolous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=168759","title":{"rendered":"How Colour Photos Became Fun and Frivolous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2862c2423e894fcb5ff8ca2e9c14eacb wp-block-paragraph\">You probably know that a Dandy is more than a man in fine clothes; he is a statement, a rebellion against the mundane, a carefully curated vision of excess and elegance. Explosive colourful and flamboyant He walked the street of 18th Century London just like a bright preening peacock; all show, no substance. His colours called out to all, &#8216;see me&#8217; it cried, &#8216;I am the beautiful modern man.&#8217; So how could this be compared to colour photography? Find out more in <em>How Colour Photos Became Fun and Frivolous.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1101a68e38c13ef8bbfaf442d61f566b wp-block-paragraph\">Image on left-hand side Apocalipstick, Lise Haller Baggesen au Confort Moderne, 2023. Curators: Kathy Alliou &amp; Yann Chevalier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1a9918f5dc35b6b3ab864601c2e1c019 wp-block-paragraph\">Before it was readily used black-and-white images seemed to contain serious topics that held a serious nature to its content; no frippery no humour. Along came colour images and suddenly images seemed more bold, flamboyant, and unapologetically expressive. If black-and-white photography is the sober intellectual in a tailored suit, colour photography is the peacock in a silk scarf, winking at the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Les_Incroyables_1795_Loursay-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Les_Incroyables_1795_Loursay-1.jpg?resize=400%2C589&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Les_Incroyables_1795_Loursay-1.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Les_Incroyables_1795_Loursay-1.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b810dc774fe16f12f7fa60d0e07f6eaf wp-block-paragraph\">French Dandies, Les Incroyables (1795, Loursay)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4f1f5b31ac1cde46e7856d942b8b0452 wp-block-paragraph\">For decades, black-and-white photography dominated as the medium of authenticity and artistic significance, often showcasing news and documentary work. Artists experimented with shadows and light, but photography remained serious; centred on capturing moments and news over joyous moments. In contrast, colour photography was somehow seen as decorative and more suited to fashion and entertainment. Yet, this distinction gave it power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e863010cecf177542955bef8542589b wp-block-paragraph\">Just as a dandy reshapes perception through clothing, colour photography reinvents the world. It refuses neutrality, embracing spectacle and self-expression. A Dandy\u2019s wardrobe is designed to be seen, to provoke, and to delight. He does not blend in; he adorns himself in elaborate textures, striking patterns, and vivid hues that demand attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2470b5a8a3544172ae189409d220a230 wp-block-paragraph\">This &#8220;peacock effect&#8221; in colour photography is intentional. The peacock parades its vibrant feathers to attract attention, stand out and seek attention. &#8220;Peacocking&#8221; is a sociological term for men flaunting their appearance. Yet we can look at the way colour has been and is still being used in photography to &#8216;show off&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3940cb5f1351de5ec84fb2f181b49eed wp-block-paragraph\">Colour photography captivates with bold saturation and contrast. A colour-saturated image by artists like Miles Aldridge or Martin Parr refuses to go unnoticed. Their work grabs attention through vibrant visual appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous4.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous4.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous4.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f5f6fce281456da8708490213ff60924 wp-block-paragraph\">Martin Parr Ramsgate, England, 1996. From Common Sense\u00a9&#xfe0f;Magnum Photos &#8211; from the Chromotherapia exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0a49a51461063a6f3b0954bf44a65e9 wp-block-paragraph\">But colour is more than spectacle. It shapes emotion and perception. A dandy does not dress merely for admiration; he dresses to create an effect, to unsettle or entrance. Likewise, colour photography manipulates hues with intention. Martin Parr\u2019s exaggerated, saturated images, such as&nbsp;<em>Ramsgate, England, 1996<\/em>, transform everyday scenes into ironic reflections of modern life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous3.jpg?resize=580%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous3.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous3.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous3.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb89054ba19385d4976fe5a4a1a501b3 wp-block-paragraph\">Maurizio Cattelan &amp; Pierpaolo Ferrari, Toiletpaper. Courtesy of Toiletpaper &#8211; image from the Chromotherapia exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9952b22aa987caa15629def006b720ee wp-block-paragraph\">Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Toiletpaper<\/em>&nbsp;revel in surrealism, using absurd compositions to blur the line between fashion, advertising, and fine art. Meanwhile, Juno Calypso\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Chicken Dogs, 2015<\/em>&nbsp;exaggerates beauty and consumer culture, using feminine tones to celebrate and critique societal norms. These photographers wield colour to challenge perception, intrigue, and provoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous1.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a1a1de31ebce481d5db3fd4756855c78 wp-block-paragraph\">Juno Calypso Chicken Dogs, 2015, Archival Pigment \u00a9&#xfe0f;Courtesy the artist and TJ Boulting &#8211; from the Chromotherapia exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0515e17ef12c9f0c8023b06b04daed73 wp-block-paragraph\">Both dandyism and colour photography elevate the ordinary into the extraordinary. While much black-and-white photography clings to reality, much colour photography indulges in the imaginary, the hyperreal, and the exaggerated. It defies mere documentation, choosing instead to play, seduce, and mock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7f462d829dd22a7f916851172e53a0b wp-block-paragraph\">For those eager to experience visual dandyism,&nbsp;two photography exhibitions are showing starting this month: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5d258c8f281122b0550fce0d23b8a6c wp-block-paragraph\">Lemon yellow, electric blue, blazing red, Chromotherapia&nbsp;at Villa Medici (Feb 28\u2013June 9, 2025) is a feast for the eyes. This exhibition explores how colour photography reinvents reality, from hyperreal still lifes to surreal portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f02bec993a1a0eb659d4c7e0c8bfa235 wp-block-paragraph\">William Wegman turns his dogs into pop icons, while Juno Calypso twists advertising aesthetics to question femininity. Arnold Odermatt\u2019s police photos replace tragedy with precision, and Walter Chandoha\u2019s feline portraits make house cats look like celebrities. Each artist bends colour to their will, using it to amuse, disturb, or delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be5fb58d7dc241e5026cbcb5c87890d3 wp-block-paragraph\">Whether capturing the absurdity of modern life or redefining beauty in magazines, these photographers make colour their weapon of choice.&nbsp;Chromotherapia&nbsp;proves that in art, as in life, a vivid palette isn\u2019t just decoration; it\u2019s a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous6.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous6.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/How-Colour-Photos-Became-Fun-and-Frivolous6.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d9a016368f58450a248f843932a3224 wp-block-paragraph\">Apocalipstick, Lise Haller Baggesen au Confort Moderne, 2023. Curators: Kathy Alliou &amp; Yann Chevalier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae97cb94c2c90cd5e02ae585d413fe51 wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile a different colourful exhibition is on;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lebicolore.dk\/en\/chromamour-la-m\u00e9tamorphose\">ChromAmour: La M\u00e9tamorphose&nbsp;at Le Bicolore <\/a>\u2013 Maison du Danemark (February 7\u2013 March 30, 2025) in Paris explores contemporary photography\u2019s love affair with opulence and theatricality.&nbsp;Lise Haller Baggesen\u2019s&nbsp;ChromAmour&nbsp;at Le Bicolore is a riot of colour and emotion. Following her 2023 show&nbsp;Apocalypstick&nbsp;at Confort Moderne, this exhibition transforms vintage prom dresses into vivid, painted sculptures. Words and pop slogans dance across shimmering satin, turning nostalgia into bold declarations. It\u2019s a tactile rebellion against the digital age; where colour, touch, and human presence take centre stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e1cea6d00366fbf174ce06f22303e8e wp-block-paragraph\">Locked down in her Chicago studio, Baggesen stitched, painted, and photographed these dresses into new narratives. Her teenage daughter performed in them, bringing each piece to life. Now, in Paris, these chrysalises unfold in an immersive installation. A celebration of transformation,&nbsp;ChromAmour&nbsp;invites us to shed our collective chromophobia and embrace colour in all its electrifying, rebellious glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7c78b0414b711f1189dd010f42664d7 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Chromotherapia: The Feel-Good Color Photography&nbsp;exhibition at the French Academy in Rome \u2013 Villa Medici will be presented from February 28 to June 9, 2025. Find everything about the exhibition here:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.villamedici.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.villamedici.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37d17014fdf8cda0ef9e160039b30a16 wp-block-paragraph\">Le Bicolore &#8211; Maison du Danemark in Paris presents&nbsp;\u201cChromAmour: une m\u00e9tamorphose\u201d&nbsp;from February 7 to March 30, an exhibition by Danish artist Lise Haller Baggesen, curated by Kathy Alliou. Find everything about the exhibition here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lebicolore.dk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.lebicolore.dk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-488bacc4b1e126324254415eaf19c54a wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed reading&nbsp;<em>How Colour Photos Became Fun and Frivolous<\/em><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;text-align:left\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span>then why not try&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/the-man-looks-stylish-but-who-is-he\/\">The Man Looks Stylish But Who is He?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebb2f8466ebd94decb043cbc6da16e68 wp-block-paragraph\">.Cent Magazine London.&nbsp;<strong>Be inspired;<em>&nbsp;Get Involved<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably know that a 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