Dupain’s, Concrete support beams (Sydney Opera House), 1962 perfectly utilises the drama of shadow and light in unique modernist composition. ‘Concrete support beams (Sydney Opera House)’ is a severely formal image emphasising the power of material and the soaring structure of the building. The lines of the concrete darken towards the viewer and the light is caught head-on streaming in at a distance. The only disturbances are the variable marks on the concrete and the small form of a worker in the distance silhouetted against the light. The workman further emphasises the monumentality of the structure and is an important counterpoint – the Opera House was made by workers such as this man. The low vantage point in ‘Concrete support beams (Sydney
