In 1923, Wassily Kandinsky handed out a questionnaire to his Bauhaus students. Their task: match the three primary colours with basic shapes. The responses fed into the art- ist’s wider investigations into colour-form theory, which linked yellow to triangles, red to squares and blue to circles. Today, contemporary photographers, including Dublin-based Sarah Doyle, are continuing to play with the relationships between geometry and palettes. Across the compositions, multi-toned spheres are suspended against stark black backdrops, models hold scarlet rings aloft, whilst various shades of thick paint spill out across portraits. Elsewhere, cerulean is layered over navy in a remarkable display of colour-blocking. Doyle’s work, which is defined by its bright aesthetic and imaginative approach, has been featured by Hunger, The Observer, Tatler, Time, Vogue and others. Her clients include Max Factor, Sony, Universal & Urban Outfitters. sarahdoylephotography.com | @sarahdoylephotographer
Image credits:
1. Sarah Doyle, Portrait of Appiok. Hair & Make-Up by Leonard Daly. Image courtesy of the artist.
2. Sarah Doyle, Lou, from the series Out of Shapes. Image courtesy of the artist.
3. Sarah Doyle, Dusk. Image courtesy of the artist.
4. Sarah Doyle, Fall. Image courtesy of the artist.
5. Sarah Doyle, Blue. From the series Living Colour. Styling by Eoin Gavin. Hair & Make-Up by Lisa Redmond. Image courtesy of the artist.
6. Sarah Doyle, Big Wheel, from the Hi! Fashion project. Image courtesy of the artist.
7. Sarah Doyle, Blue Room. Image courtesy of the artist.
8. Sarah Doyle, Play. Image courtesy of the artist.
9. Sarah Doyle, Portrait of Appiok. Hair & Make-Up by Leonard Daly. Image courtesy of the artist.
10. Sarah Doyle, Abi. From the series Living Colour. Model: Abi @ Morgan the Agency. Styling by Eoin Gavin. Hair & Make-Up by Lisa Redmond. Image courtesy of the artist.
11. Sarah Doyle, Green Necklace by Louisa Jane. From the series Out of Shapes. Image courtesy of the artist.
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