Tinged with Brutalism in urban L.A.

Tim Campbell, above, and partner Steve Machado photographed in front of painting by artist Forrest Williams, an oil on canvas titled, “Buttress” located in the master bedroom.  (Mel Melcon / LAT)

Tim Campbell takes his dog Jack, a 3 year old ridgeback/pit mix, for a walk outside his home on Hamilton Way in Silverlake.  (Mel Melcon / LAT)

Tim Campbell checks out the view from his deck.  (Mel Melcon / LAT)

Attila Richards Lukacs’ “Love,” which juxtaposes that word with a fierce group of neo-Nazis. In the background is a piece by Travis Somerville that speaks to racism  (Mel Macon / LAT)

Forrest Hamilton’s oil-on-canvas painting “Buttress” hangs in the bedroom. Unlike most of the couple’s other work, it speaks with a subtle voice. Above the bed, obscured by the reflection, is a grim Richard Ross photograph of an LAPD holding cell.  (Mel Melcon / LAT)

Steve Machado, above left, and Tim Campbell prepare dinner. Behind the table, Travis Somerville’s “Sunday After Church” points up racism in advertising.  (Mel Melcon / LAT)

The cross painting (title unknown) is by Keith Popplewell, a landscape designer who’s also responsible for the look of the Campbell/Machado house’s outdoor spaces.  (Mel Melcon / LAT)