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Color reflects the characteristics of an architectural landscape by Shuchuan Liu
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Shuchuan Liu is a photographer from China, based in Japan. He mainly shots architecture and urbanscape pictures. In his opinion, it is easy for people to empathize with the beauty of an urban landscape, but it is not easy to find the beauty of the architecture around them. He hopes to show the characteristics of these buildings with multi-level luminosity and color. For him, architecture is the most creative thing of human civilization, and it can be the best reflection of the imprint of history and times.
Cover Image: Minatomirai No.2 by Shuchuan Liu
Located at the Minatomirai area of Yokohama. A panorama work of Yokohama's landmark buildings.
"The vision of my urban landscape photography is to express a deeper level of intellectual and sensory beauty that is different from the beauty of the natural landscape."
Kadokawa musashino museum by Shuchuan Liu
Located at Musashino Kadokawa Museum in Saitama Prefecture. There are few buildings with such a strong sense of design in Japan. This architectural design makes it a art work itself.
A corner at Shiodome by Shuchuan Liu
Located at the Shiodome area of Tokyo. This main building has both angular square elements and rounded ring structures. I was fascinated the first time I saw it.
“In my opinion, since the color is a function of human vision, it must have an important aesthetic function. We cannot exclude color from aesthetics and art.”
Tokyo in another world by Shuchuan Liu
Located at the Tokyo Supreme Court. I want to reflect the spatial interlacing and texture details of this building. Matching with the colors and decorations of the windows.
The photos in this series were taken in Tokyo and surrounding areas. Ever since Shuchuan Liu started architecture photography, he has been thinking about how to reflect the unique beauty of the city through photos.
Generally speaking, the character of a metropolis is mainly commercial and functional, so people rarely experience art and beauty in it. That's because the beauty that people usually understand is biased towards nature or people. The beauty hidden in the city is space, mathematics, geometric and spectacular. By abstracting the elements of geometry, mathematics, and space in urban architecture, we can arouse people's natural intellectual aesthetics to a great extent. "The vision of my urban landscape photography is to express a deeper level of intellectual and sensory beauty that is different from the beauty of the natural landscape."
In addition, another important element of this series is color. It is generally believed that black and white photography is a more artistic way of expression. “But in my opinion, since the color is a function of human vision, it must have an important aesthetic function. We cannot exclude color from aesthetics and art.” Through the restoration of colors and subtle processing, it can better reflect the characteristics of the architectural landscape.
In the urban landscape that people are used to, it expresses the characteristics of its buildings and the relationship with people by emphasizing the sense of space and time and the contrast of color. This is Shuchuan Liu's idea and vision of urban landscape photography.
Asakusa panolama by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Asakusa area of Tokyo. The matching composition of Sky-tree and arounded high-rise buildings and bridges.
Tokyo in another world by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Tokyo Supreme Court. I want to reflect the spatial interlacing and texture details of this building. Matching with the colors and decorations of the windows.
Otemachi skyscrapers No.2 by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Otemachi area of Tokyo. The buildings in the Otemachi area have very beautiful colors. The gradient of color and light can well express the characteristics of the architecture of this area.
Tokyo Station by Shuchuan Liu: Located at Tokyo Station. Tokyo Station has a history of more than one hundred years. In this photo, I used a blur of the ground and sky to match the Tokyo Station and the surrounding historical buildings to reflect a sense of the passage of time.
Minatomirai No.1 by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Minatomirai area of Yokohama. I matched the landscape buildings in Yokohama with the Mount Fuji in the distance to reflect the harmonious relationship between urban civilization and nature.
Kadokawa musashino museum by Shuchuan Liu: Located at Musashino Kadokawa Museum in Saitama Prefecture. There are few buildings with such a strong sense of design in Japan. This architectural design makes it a art work itself.
Otemachi skyscrapers No.4 by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Otemachi area of Tokyo. The staggered buildings reflect the transformation of space and aesthetic feeling.
Otemachi skyscrapers No.1 by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Otemachi area of Tokyo. The Otemachi area has the densest skyscrapers in Tokyo.The combination of architecture and people is also a theme of my works.
A corner at Shiodome by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Shiodome area of Tokyo. This main building has both angular square elements and rounded ring structures. I was fascinated the first time I saw it.
Go ahead by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Shinbashi area of Tokyo. A pedestrian walks between skyscrapers. People are so small in front of buildings, but the buildings is created by human beings. This is a very interesting relationship.
Shinbashi archtecture No.1 by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. This photo uses a radioactive composition, emphasizing the depth of space, and the gradient of tone and color.
Otemachi skyscrapers No.3 by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Otemachi area of Tokyo. Through the light and shadow processing of the building and the blur processing of the ground, an unrealistic sense is produced.
Towards civilization by Shuchuan Liu: Located at the Shinbashi area of Tokyo. The train shuttles between the tall buildings, reflecting a kind of near-future feeling.
Red cliff and Silver moutain by Shuchuan Liu: Located at Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. This building is called red cliff and silver moutain. They have bright colors and shapes.
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