soho stroll

soho stroll happened in the trendy New York neighborhood of SoHo, located South of Houston Street (hence the name) and north of Canal Street, architecturally characterized by the typical cast iron facades. For this SoHo is also called the Cast-Iron District.

The passer-by on the opposite side of the street seems to have walked right out of a Mafia movie: the villain on a casual afternoon stroll. His clothes, the bonnet, his moustache, the baggy pants, his body language - everything evokes a movie scene, recognizable against the cast-iron backdrop of SoHo. Or is it rather a resident artist, a wealthy Bohemian on the way to the trendy coffee parlor around the corner? New York tells a lot of stories. 

The picture shows only a few graphic elements: the figure itself, the cobbled street, the edge of the sidewalk and the partially illuminated, mostly in the shade staircase railings. These few elements communicate with opposite lines to create an exciting composition. The lighting of the late afternoon sun reinforces its effect, especially the presence of our Bohemian and its striking shadow, which matches perfectly with the reduced graphic. The colour graphics also fit well: blue and some white highlights add a fine tune to the dominant street-grey and black background.