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Alex Sher
Marble Cave (triptych) - underwater b&w nude photograph - 3 prints 35"x23" each

2021

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Marble Cave is a series of three underwater black and white photographs depicting a young naked woman swimming in a pool. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool covered with net of ripple shades and glares. This photograph is a part of the series Marble Cave Three original gallery quality archival pigment prints signed by artist. Limited edition of 24 Image sizes: 35" x 23" Paper sizes: 36" x 24" The artworks are signed by artist and furnished with certificate of authenticity, with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details. These photographs have been recently published in: 2022 NUDE Magazine (US) 2022 PUMP Magazine (US) 2022 Moevir Magazine (France) 2022 Lens Magazine (US) 2022 Lens Culture (US) 2022 The Style Researcher (Italy) The prints participated in: 2022 Red Dot & Spectrum (Miami, US) 2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Art San Diego (San Diego, US) 2022 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) Alex Sher is an award-winning American underwater fine art photographer whose admiration of feminine sensuality heralded him to worldwide acclaim. Sher was born in Ukraine in 1962 and started taking photographs at the age of twelve. He graduated from Kyiv University in 1984. Two years later, he volunteered as medical personnel to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster recovery. When asked about that time, he says "having no clue how much radiation you are getting makes you appreciate every breath - pretty much what you feel underwater." Alex Sher started showing his photographs in the early nineties; however, he considered himself an amateur artist until his work was stolen from an exhibition in Kyiv. Sher immigrated to the US with his family in 1995 and currently resides in Los Angeles. As a former biologist and an ocean diver, Alex is deeply concerned with the decimation of kelp forests along the California Pacific Coast. Sher’s underwater photographs emerged in 2011. In 2015, after participating in a photo competition, his works were exhibited in Paris at the Louvre Museum and later by museums of London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other major cities. Sher's first solo exhibition was held in 2016 in Los Angeles by the Bruce Lurie Gallery. Since then, he has had six exclusive exhibitions, has been in numerous group exhibitions, and has participated in major US art fairs. Sher's artistic style is marked by the transition from photographing marine wildlife at the very beginning, to then figurative nudity, with a majority of monochrome black and white works. His most recent pieces showcase minimalism and abstraction with bright colors through a quiet, eye-catchy, and charming combination of figurative and abstract art. Sher is an excellent underwater coach who trains his models on how to control their breath and buoyancy, as well as their feelings. He also teaches spiritual blending with the water and modeling technics for different underwater cameras. Alex Sher generously shares his artistic and technical innovations. His ideas inspire underwater photographers around the world. Sher's first photo book 'Mermaids' was published in 2018. Alex Sher is being represented by the Touchon Gallery since 2019.
  • Creator:
    Alex Sher (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Beverly Hills, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: AS250-251-252 36x24x31stDibs: LU1610210954062
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