The hours between a theatre's performances are the quietest it ever gets, and the building keeps them. Time Between Performances is a multiple-exposure photograph of the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, made from more than forty frames laid over one another, so the terra-cotta facade holds its ground while amber and rose light drifts up from the roofline into a pale overcast sky.
The eye enters at the crosswalk, crosses the empty street and finds the marquee, with its two griffins and the lettering that names the house. It climbs the scaffolded arch, where restoration work waits inside the ornament, and rises to the crest. Then it drops to the one figure that moves: a walker with a rolling suitcase at the lower right, slightly blurred by her own step. The building is made to last, the light passes through it, and the walker passes by. Warm buff stone, amber haze and gray sky keep the palette narrow.
The image follows the tradition of Pep Ventosa's layered portraits, applied here to a building instead of a tree, with the empty-street stillness of Edward Hopper's urban scenes.
Design & Styling
Time Between Performances suits living rooms, studies, dining rooms and hallways, as well as boutique hotel lobbies, restaurants, theatres, law and design offices where a historic, quiet focal point is wanted. The vertical format fits a narrow wall, a stairwell or the space beside a window. Warm stone, walnut, brass, deep green, charcoal and cream all sit comfortably beside it. It is a natural gift for anyone with ties to St. Louis, to Grand Center or to a night at the Fox.
Curated Pairings
For the same city, a different kind of ornament: Pair with Sanctuary of Light, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, gold mosaic and warm light inside another landmark, in a single sharp frame instead of a layered one.
For the same stage and the same ornament: Pair with A Night at the Opera, the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, a historic theatre in warm light, a European counterpart to this American one.
For the same glow above the street: Pair with No Vacancy, a motel neon sign in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the same roadside glow that the Fox's vertical sign gives off in this frame.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as a signed, numbered limited edition print (edition of 15) in Gallery Metal, ChromaLuxe® Metal (Gloss, Semi-Gloss or Matte), TruLife Acrylic, archival paper, canvas, and wood. ChromaLuxe® Metal is the strongest choice here: it holds the fine terra-cotta ornament and the amber glow at the roofline with depth. Archival paper suits a quieter, more painterly room, where the soft upper edges read like a watercolor wash, and canvas suits a warm, traditional space.
Note: Custom and oversized photographic prints are available. Please contact the studio directly to discuss custom framing, matting, or specialized museum glass options.
The hours between a theatre's performances are the quietest it ever gets, and the building keeps them. Time Between Performances is a multiple-exposure photograph of the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, made from more than forty frames laid over one another, so the terra-cotta facade holds its ground while amber and rose light drifts up from the roofline into a pale overcast sky.
The eye enters at the crosswalk, crosses the empty street and finds the marquee, with its two griffins and the lettering that names the house. It climbs the scaffolded arch, where restoration work waits inside the ornament, and rises to the crest. Then it drops to the one figure that moves: a walker with a rolling suitcase at the lower right, slightly blurred by her own step. The building is made to last, the light passes through it, and the walker passes by. Warm buff stone, amber haze and gray sky keep the palette narrow.
The image follows the tradition of Pep Ventosa's layered portraits, applied here to a building instead of a tree, with the empty-street stillness of Edward Hopper's urban scenes.
Design & Styling
Time Between Performances suits living rooms, studies, dining rooms and hallways, as well as boutique hotel lobbies, restaurants, theatres, law and design offices where a historic, quiet focal point is wanted. The vertical format fits a narrow wall, a stairwell or the space beside a window. Warm stone, walnut, brass, deep green, charcoal and cream all sit comfortably beside it. It is a natural gift for anyone with ties to St. Louis, to Grand Center or to a night at the Fox.
Curated Pairings
For the same city, a different kind of ornament: Pair with Sanctuary of Light, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, gold mosaic and warm light inside another landmark, in a single sharp frame instead of a layered one.
For the same stage and the same ornament: Pair with A Night at the Opera, the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, a historic theatre in warm light, a European counterpart to this American one.
For the same glow above the street: Pair with No Vacancy, a motel neon sign in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the same roadside glow that the Fox's vertical sign gives off in this frame.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as a signed, numbered limited edition print (edition of 15) in Gallery Metal, ChromaLuxe® Metal (Gloss, Semi-Gloss or Matte), TruLife Acrylic, archival paper, canvas, and wood. ChromaLuxe® Metal is the strongest choice here: it holds the fine terra-cotta ornament and the amber glow at the roofline with depth. Archival paper suits a quieter, more painterly room, where the soft upper edges read like a watercolor wash, and canvas suits a warm, traditional space.
Note: Custom and oversized photographic prints are available. Please contact the studio directly to discuss custom framing, matting, or specialized museum glass options.
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