This historically significant masterpiece sets an elite standard, establishing itself as a premier example of avant-garde architectural photography where vernacular infrastructure is deconstructed into a flat, abstract study of rhythm and form. Shot in 1947 during his celebrated Mexican period, Leo Matiz masterfully bridges the gap between traditional clay tiling and the rigorous linear purity of mid-century abstract vanguards. The diagonal composition isolates the repeating rows of curved tiles, transforming a functional shelter into a complex visual tapestry of rich organic textures, weathered moss, and sharp chiaroscuro highlights. Expertly developed as a premium gelatin silver print, the work celebrates material truth, pattern, and spatial harmony. Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso, "Leo Matiz, Techos Mexico, 1947"
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract and avant-garde images. They turned Leo Matiz into one of the most original and innovative personalities of universal photography in the 20th century.
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Avant-Garde Architectural Photography - Techos, Mexico, 1947. By Leo Matiz
Techos, Mexico, 1947
From Black & White series
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image size: 6.5 H x 9.75 W in.
Frame size: 22 H x 25 W x 1 D in.
Matiz was born in Aracataca, Colombia, in Garcia Márquez's Macondo, in 1917. His photography witnessed the most significant events in our history. Matiz also had important contributions in the fields of advertising, cinema, caricature, and the art market, the latter by founding the first art gallery in Bogotá, in which the work of Fernando Botero was exhibited for the first time. Matiz lived many years in Mexico in a period of incomparable intensity and enthusiasm. The photographer Matiz has been internationally recognized and was decorated by the French government as "Chevalier des Arts et des Letters" in 1995. He also received the "Filo D'Argento Award" in Florence, Italy, and the government of Colombia paid tribute to him in 1988. Matiz died in 1998, but his work will endure for posterity. The work of Leo Matiz is exhibited at the MoMA in New York.
