Alex SherHot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 52" x 35"2018
2018
About the Item
- Creator:Alex Sher (American)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 52 in (132.08 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Beverly Hills, CA
- Reference Number:
Alex Sher
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 support the Chernobyl nuclear disaster recovery. When asked about that time, Sher says "Having no clue how much radiation you are getting makes you appreciate every breath — pretty much what you feel underwater."
Sher started showing his photographs in the early 1990s; however, he considered himself an amateur until his work was stolen from an exhibition in Kyiv.
Sher immigrated to the United States 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 at museums in London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other major cities. Sher's first personal photo 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 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 techniques for different underwater cameras.
Sher generously shares his artistic and technical innovations. His ideas inspire underwater photographers around the world. His first photo book, Mermaids, was published in 2018. He has been represented by Touchon Gallery since 2019.
Find a collection of Alex Sher art today on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Touchon Gallery)
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Los Angeles, CA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 43x60"By Alex SherLocated in Beverly Hills, CAAn underwater photograph of a naked young women diving next to the bright turquoise dress she just took off. Original gallery quality print signed by th...Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
MaterialsArchival Paper, Archival Pigment
- Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 50x35"By Alex SherLocated in Beverly Hills, CAThere are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and I was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second. Next month she got married and m...Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
- Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24" x 18"By Alex SherLocated in Beverly Hills, CAAn underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool in front of bright red background. There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and pra...Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
- Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 24x17"By Alex SherLocated in Beverly Hills, CAAn underwater photograph of a naked young women diving next to the bright turquoise dress she just took off. Original gallery quality print signed ...Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
MaterialsArchival Paper, Archival Pigment
- Golden Drops - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"By Alex SherLocated in Beverly Hills, CAAn underwater photograph of two naked models on red background. Original gallery quality digital archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24 The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details. The photograph has been exhibited at: 2024 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US) 2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2023 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2023 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US) 2022 Spectrum (Miami, US) 2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Art...Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
MaterialsArchival Paper, Archival Pigment
- Sunshine - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 16x24By Alex SherLocated in Beverly Hills, CAAn underwater photograph of a naked young woman in the pool wrapped in with sunbeams and air bubbles. Original gallery quality digital archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24 The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details. The photograph has been exhibited at: 2024 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US) 2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2023 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2023 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US) 2022 Spectrum (Miami, US) 2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Art...Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment, Archival Paper
- Bryce (View of Osaka, Japan from city's tallest building is in background)By Sebastian PerinottiLocated in New Orleans, LATHIS VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINT IS FROM AN EDITION OF 3, Bryce was taken in Osaka, Japan at Abeno Harukas, Japan’s tallest building. The photograph was shot on 35mm film on a Contax T3 Sebastian...Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Brandenburg 2013By Daniel KaneLocated in New Orleans, LAIn the famous story of the great 19th century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, it is said she was given her first camera by her daughter as a way to occupy her time while her husband was away. In my case, as with so many others, the beginning of the story was equally fortuitous: Knowing I was about to spend a year abroad as an exchange student, my mother gave me my first camera, saying I would probably want to take pictures while I was away. Neither of us realized how important that little Instamatic camera would turn out to be, and now, 47 years and over a hundred thousand images later, I present the different portfolios shown here as a reflection of the work I have made since back then in 1970. One by one, my favorite films and papers have been driven from the market by digital media, but I remain loyal to this day to analog photography, and the originals of all of these images were made with real film, either color slides...Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Black & White Monochrome of a Female Nude by Contemporary American PhotographerLocated in Preston, GBBlack & White Monochrome Photograph of a Female Nude by Contemporary by legendary American Photographer, Larry Colwell (1911-1972). Photo Size 9.5 x 6 inches - Signed on the rear Unmounted & Unframed Larry Colwell American, 1911-1972 Born 1911, Detroit, Michigan Died 1972, New Canaan...Category
1950s Photorealist Nude Photography
MaterialsInk, Printer's Ink, Photographic Paper, Monoprint
- Black & White Photograph of a Female Nude by Contemporary American PhotographerLocated in Preston, GBBlack & White Photograph of a Female Nude by Contemporary American Photographer, Dan O'Neill. Dan is based in Brooklyn, New York. Photo Size 9.5 x 7.5 inches Unmounted & Unframed Dan has has work featured in the following magazines: BAZAAR • COSMOPOLITAN • 20 ANS • COMPANY • BIBA • CITY • SELF • L'OFFICIEL • SPIN • INTERVIEW • AMICA • YM • SUGAR • PLAYBOY • RIVIERA • ESSENCE His work has been used in adverts for: TRUE RELIGION • OSCAR DE LA RENTA • NIKE • VICTORIA'S SECRET • NORDSTROM • NIVEA • MACY'S • ROBERT COMSTOCK • BEDFORD • CONTREC • VICTORY • JUNKO YOSHIOKA • TARGET • EDDIE BAUER...Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Nude Photography
MaterialsInk, Printer's Ink, Photographic Paper
- TANNER, ALMOST SPRINGBy Sebastian PerinottiLocated in New Orleans, LATHIS VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINT IS FROM AN EDITION OF 3. The photograph of Tanner were originally shot on a Polaroid Land 360 from my series ‘Diary Non Diary’. Sebastian Perinotti...Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Moulin Rouge Mermaid by Alain Le Garsmeur - Oversize signed limited editionBy Alain Le GarsmeurLocated in London, GBMoulin Rouge Mermaid by Alain Le Garsmeur A performer at the Moulin Rouge Cabaret swims underwater with a dolphin in a tank, Clichy, Paris, France, 1979. Paper size 40 x 30 inches ...Category
1970s Nude Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment