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Contemporary Figurative Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Artist: Stefanie Schneider
Sunscreen II (Beachshoot) with Radha Mitchell - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sunscreen II (Beachshoot) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1394. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Color

Princess Kiss (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Princess' Kiss (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2018 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature labe...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Fellow prisoners of the Splendour (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fellow prisoners of the Splendour (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2017 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Girl at Fence III (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl at Fence III (The Last Picture Show) - 2005, 58x56cm. Edition 2/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Arti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dusting (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dusting (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 with Heather Megan Christie 48x46cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certif...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Austen and Daisy in front of Trailer IV (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Austen and Daisy in front of Trailer IV (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 48 x 47 cm, Edition 2/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Oregon (Strange Love) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Oregon (Strange Love) - 2007 40x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory No. 9916. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Irresistible (Strange Love) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Irresistible (Strange Love) - 2007 - 48x60cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory N...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Headless (Stay) featuring Ewan McGregor
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Headless (Stay) - 2006 featuring Ewan McGregor 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #5084. Not mounted. Torsten Scheid, “Fotografie, Kunst, Kino. Revisited.”, FilmDienst 3/2006, page 11-13

 Photography Art Cinema. Revisited Stay expands a traditional connection through new facets Interwoven between the media of photography and film is a veritable mesh-work of technical, motific, metaphorical and personal interrelationships. Extending from photo-film which, as in La Jetée by Chris Marker (France, 1962) is a montage of single, unmoving photographs all the way to the portrayal of photographic motifs in Hollywood cinema―most recently in Memento (USA, 2000) and One hour photo (USA, 2002)―is the range of filmic-photographic interactions on the one hand, and from the adaption of modes of cinematic production to the imitation of film stills on the other. For instance, with the legendary Untitled Film Stills (1978) of the American artist Cindy Sherman, who later made her debut as a film director with Office Killer (USA, 1997) and thereby, like many others, changed sides: Wim Wenders, Robert Frank and Larry Clark are doubtlessly the most successful of these photographic-filmic border crossers. This brief survey provides only a vague indication of the dimensions of this intermedial field, which in fact extends much further and is constantly being cultivated. Also as a motif in film, photography has experienced a historical transformation: Photographers were once considered to be technicians who mastered a craft but never achieved the status of artists. Photographer-figures were caught in the allure of beautiful appearance, incapable of penetrating to the actual essence of things. Such depth was reserved for literature or painting. When photography in film touched upon the sphere of art, then most often as its contrasting model, as the metaphor for a superficial access to the world. Coming to mind are Fred Astaire as a singing fashion photographer in Stanley Donen’s musical film Funny Face (USA, 1957), or the restless lifestyle-photographer in Michelangelo Antonioni’s genre-classic Blow up (GB, 1966). For the doubting Thomas, only that exists which can be photographed. He ultimately enters the world of fantasy and thereby the field of art only unwillingly, when he becomes entangled in the world of his images. The last of his detail-enlargements shows only the photographic grain and has lost all connection to reality. The photograph looks as if it had been painted by Bill, the painter who is both friend and antagonist to the protagonist.

 Photography as Art It was first around the end of the last century that numerous filmmakers discovered photography as a genuine art form. In The Bridges of Madison County (USA, 1995) a sensitive Clint Eastwood stands, camera in hand, on the threshold of artistic status, and in Smoke (USA, 1994) a tobacco merchant ripens into a philosopher through his involvement in photography. Finally, in John Water’s parody of the art market, Pecker (USA, 1998), a provincial tom-fool is hyped into celebrated stardom amid the New York art scene because of his blurred snapshots. This film about a postmodern Kaspar Hauser in photographic art (with clear parallels to Richard Billingham, the British shooting...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

And there she was... (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
And there she was... (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2018 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Living by voices we shall never hear (Chicks and Chicks...)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Living by voices we shall never hear (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2017 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Artist inv...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Red Shoes (Stage of Consciousness) starring Radha Mitchell - 40x50cm, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Red Shoes (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 40x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-print, based on the Polaroid. Mounted on Dibond with matte UV-Protection. Signed...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Everything changes (Suburbia) - with Radha Mitchell - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Everything changes (Suburbia) - 2004 28x37cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label with Certificate, Artist Inventory # 1709...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Blue Pool (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blue Pool (Suburbia) 2004 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. The project "Subur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

For The Animals Shall Not Be Measured By Man (Chicks and Chicks...)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
For The Animals Shall Not Be Measured By Man - 2017 (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dusty and Susanna (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dusty and Susanna (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory 22247. Not mounted. The 'Chicks and Chicks' series is part of my Desert Living Project, which encompasses all aspects of organic living including growing your own organic food, self-sustainability and regarding the beauty and personality of farm animals and their welfare in an endeavor to connect human needs back to the sources of living. The full circle of Industrialization returns to the homestead. In this captivating black and white Polaroid photograph, we are introduced to Susanna, a woman exuding an air of gentle elegance. Seated gracefully, she cradles a chicken named...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Matilda (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Matilda (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019 50x49cm, Edition of 10. plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist inventory 22234. Sign...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Balancing (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - Polaroid, Chicken, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Balancing (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2017 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and Certif...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Coney Island (Stay) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Coney Island Aquarium (Stay) - 2006 20x20cm, sold out Edition of 5, Artist Proof 1/2. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Strange Days (Wastelands) - Analog, Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Strange Days (Wastelands) - 2003 57x56cm, Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid. Ar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Waking-up - Women, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Waking up' (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2016 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid

Marilyn (Heavenly Falls) - triptych - mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Marilyn (Heavenly Falls) - triptych - mounted - 2016, Edition 1/10, 38x37cm each, installed 38x120cm. 3 Lambda C-Prints, based on three original Polaroids. Sandwiched in betwee...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass

Making Magic (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Making Magic (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 78x76cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Archive Crystal Paper, matt...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

"Bring Ya to the Brink" Cyndi Lauper - based on a Polaroid Original
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bring Ya to the Brink (Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2016, 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Memory of a Dream (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, 21st Century, expired, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memory of a Dream (29 Palms, CA) - 2006 38x36cm, Edition 2/10. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature Label. Artist inventory Number 3602. Not...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Reload! (Wastelands) - mounted - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Reload! - I changed my mind (Wastelands) - 2003 Edition 2/5, 57x56cm, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid, Artist invent...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Her last Call III - Women, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Her last Call III' (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Invento...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Renée's Dream XV (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream XV (Days of Heaven) Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006 Edition of 10, 20x20cm, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory 8133. Not mounted. "Renée's Dream XV (Days of Heaven)" by Stefanie Schneider is a captivating black and white Polaroid artwork that transports viewers to a surreal and haunting dreamscape. This piece is part of the larger 29 Palms, CA project and was created in 2006. In the foreground of the photograph, a woman is seen riding a horse bareback. The horse is facing the camera, and the woman's presence on its back adds a sense of both vulnerability and power. It's a striking image that conveys a connection between the woman and the horse, and it hints at a deeper narrative. To the left and center of the composition, two young men stand. Neither of them is wearing a shirt, and the one on the left is holding a long rifle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Washing made easy - The Girl behind the White Picket Fence
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Washing made easy (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 40x48cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Taking Turns (Till Death Do Us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Taking Turns (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2006 40x48cm,. Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print

Fly me to the Moon (Cyndi Lauper) - 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fly Me to the Moon (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2009, 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Daisy in front of Trailer (Till Death do Us Part ) 30x30cm, + Soundtrack LP
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daisy in front of Trailer (Till Death do Us Part) - 2005 Edition 48/50. 30 x 30 cm, Analog C-Print, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, hand-printed by the artist, based on th...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Flight of Stairs II - featuring Naomi Watts - Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay', featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie Sc...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lila's Studio II (Stay) Naomi Watts- Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay'. Featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie's ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Henry watching Athena Dance I - Stay - sold out Edition of 5, AP1/2, 20x20cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Henry watching Athena Dance (Stay) - 2006 20x20cm, sold out Edition of 5, for sale is Artist Proof 1/2 Archival C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid, Certif...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Renée's Dream XII (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream XII (Days of Heaven) Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006 Edition of 10, 50x50cm, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory 8133. Not mounted. "Renée's Dream XV (Days of Heaven)" by Stefanie Schneider is a captivating black and white Polaroid artwork that transports viewers to a surreal and haunting dreamscape. This piece is part of the larger 29 Palms, CA project and was created in 2006. In the foreground of the photograph, a woman is seen riding a horse bareback. The horse is facing the camera, and the woman's presence on its back adds a sense of both vulnerability and power. It's a striking image that conveys a connection between the woman and the horse, and it hints at a deeper narrative. To the left and center of the composition, two young men stand. Neither of them is wearing a shirt, and the one on the left is holding a long rifle, as evidenced by the stock of the butt visible in the photograph. Their bare torsos and the presence of the rifle introduce elements of tension and mystery into the scene. Above this enigmatic tableau, a foggy mist shrouds the sky, creating an ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere. Within this mist, there are several anomalies, most notably three distinct orbs floating high in the sky. Each orb is surrounded by a halo-like effect, resembling the appearance of cells. This connection to the three people in the photograph suggests a deeper symbolism or connection between them. In addition to the three prominent orbs, there are numerous smaller dots scattered throughout the air, each slightly lighter in shade. These smaller dots add to the dreamlike quality of the image, creating an otherworldly and mysterious ambiance. Overall, "Renée's Dream XV (Days of Heaven)" exudes a haunting feeling that permeates the viewer's experience. The juxtaposition of the woman on the horse, the shirtless men...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Car Wash - Contemporary, Landscape, Cityscape, expired, Polaroid, analog, Blue
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Car Wash (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 64.6x59.5cm including the white 'Polaroid' frame. Edition 2/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, mounted on Aluminum with mat...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Under the Influence (Cyndi Lauper) - record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Under the Influence' (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record Album Shoot - 2009 20x24cm, Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Memories of Love II - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Woman
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memories of Love II (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and signatur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part) - mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 128x127cm, Edition 2/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist. based on the Polaroid. Artist Inventory No. 9283.02. Mounted o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Buried - Contemporary, Landscape, Figurative, expired, Polaroid, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Buried (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 Edition of 10, 58x56cm, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory N...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Womb #03 - from the movie 'Stay' Analog hand print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A piece of art from the movie 'Stay' by Stefanie Schneider Stefanie created the art for both main actors Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling in the movie 'Stay' directed by Marc Forster. S...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

When suddenly everything stops (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
When suddenly everything stops (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 38x48cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Ar...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Gasoline II, triptych - Stranger than Paradise - Sold out Edition of 5, AP 1/2
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Gasoline II (Stranger than Paradise) 1999 - 3 pieces, each 128x125cm, installed 125x295cm including gaps. sold out Edition of 5, Artist Proof 1/2 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, mounted under Plexi
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Trees on Wilcox (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 78x76cm, Edition of 100, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Mounted under matte Plexiglass Certificate and signature la...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Washing made easy - The Girl behind the White Picket Fence
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Washing made easy (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Photographic Paper

Flight of Stairs II - featuring Naomi Watts - Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay', featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie Sc...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Farewell (Haley and the Birds) - Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Farewell (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 70x80cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory No...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Memories of Green I, triptych, analog, hand printed, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memories of Green I, triptych, - 2003 Edition of 5, each 58x56cm, installed with gaps 58x178cm, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print

Happiness (Suburbia) - with Radha Mitchell - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Happiness (Suburbia) - 2004 28x37cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label with Certificate, Not mounted. Artist Inventory # 1706. The works of S...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signatur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Calliope (50x50cm) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21 Century, Color, Mystical
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Calliope (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. The work...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Feather's Touch (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Feather's Touch (Chicks and Chicks) Edition of 10, 50x50cm. Lambda Print based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory 21313B. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. The works ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (The Last Picture Show) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory 1016. Not mounted.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dancer (Stay) - 8 pieces, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Dancer (Stay) - 2006, 102x100cm each, installed 214x430cm, Edition of 4/5, 8 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on 8 Polaroids. Certificate and Signature label...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Max hitches into Town (29 Palms, CA) Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max hitches into Town (29 Palms, CA) - 2007 Edition of 5, each 29x37cm, Analog C-Print, enlarged and hand-printed by the artist printed on Fuji Crystal Archival Paper, matte surfac...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

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