World Colours – Black

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Black is the colour of my true love’s hair, so the song goes, but it’s not an easy colour to work with if you want to make it stand out. I still managed to take some interesting pictures in England 2 years ago of subjects in that colour. The second picture comes with a warning about its politically incorrect nature.

Ishi’s Light – Anish Kapoor installation at the Tate Modern

Gollywog dolls in Bullivant of York tea room — Golliwog display in Bullivant of York tea room

Box seats at St JJames' Park, Newcastle — Box seats at St James’ Park, Newcastle

Black pudding at the Salisbury market. We don’t get these in Singapore. :(

This was what the sun was said to have looked like after the atomic bomb was dropped in World War II.

Noguchi's Black Sun sculpture in Seattle — Noguchi’s Black Sun sculpture in Seattle

The Romans built the Porta Nigra in Trier, Germany, but it didn’t acquire that name before the sandstone darkened over the centuries.

Black has a habit of flattening the curved surfaces on a car, but no other colour says ‘Mafia Boss’ the same way.

1949 Mercury at a car meeting in Burbank

It may be a very subdued and conservative tone but it also accentuates brighter colours set against it. The absence of light only serves to highlight it; what isn’t there is just as important as what is present.

Mexico City by night from a plane on my way to Guanajuato

Oskar Schindler's enamelware factory, Krakow — Oskar Schindler’s enamelware factory, Krakow

See all the World Colours posts: Red, Orange, Yellow (Part 1, Part 2), Green, Blue, Purple, White, Black