Two old windows with fire escape | Wall Art
Urban Architecture and Texture – Two Windows and a Fire Escape
This wall stopped me, not because it was dramatic, but because it was so exact in what it offered. Just two windows. A fire escape. And a surface that had absorbed decades of weather, wear, and repetition.
I don’t always need chaos or movement to make an image feel alive. In this case, the balance of geometry and decay pulled me in. The spacing between the windows, the diagonal tension of the railing, and the clean, unbroken brick field made everything feel more concentrated. This is urban stillness—not abandonment, not silence—just a moment of structure that held its own.
What you’re looking at is a piece of a city that most people pass without a second glance. But these are the scenes I return to. Places where design was once incidental are now made meaningful by time. There’s no flash here. No obvious focal point. But give it a few seconds, and it starts to resonate.
This image belongs in spaces that lean toward minimalism, but don’t mind a little rust in the mix. It doesn’t need to announce itself—it just quietly anchors the room.
This piece is all about line, tension, and restraint—view the full critique on Kozzi to see what makes this simple scene hold so well as a print.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2016
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