Sze Tsung Leong

"Xi Shitoupo Xiang, Pingyao, Shanxi Province, " C-Print, 2004

2004

Part of his "History Images" series, this framed print by photographer Sze Tsung Leong records a construction site in Beijing, one of many Chinese citites undergoing rapid change. En...

Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll painting is an early 20th century reproduction of a famous...

With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees. This charcoal drawing entitled “Memory of Leaves” beautifully illustrates the branching form of a mature birch tree. Loosely drawn with informal, sketch-like linework, the tree is shown in the middle of winter, bare of leaves and white with frost. Surdo’s skillful placement of shadow illustrates the forking branches with incredible texture and effortless realism. The intricate play of light and dark is accentuated by the stark white background, a negative space that isolates the tree in space and time. Restricting the composition to only a portion of the tree trunk, Surdo accentuates the tree’s abstract form, lingering on areas of unusual shape or texture. Seeking to convey the strong emotional response elicited by his initial encounter with the tree, Surdo focuses on the tree’s sculptural form, contrasting the strong trunk...

With its tobacco product discreetly located on the lower left, this early 20th-century Shanghai poster for Hatamen cigarettes uses a dramatically rende...

In this series entitled "The People People," Tracy Crump uses washes of grey, white and aqua to both conceal and reveal sensitively drawn figures. Each figure stands alone as an indi...

Julianne Swartz Placement (Disc), 2007 C-Print 13.5 x 17" unframed 14.75 x 18 inches framed Edition of 8 Often working with materials that could be purchased from the local hardwa...

Collage photography of Big Ben behind acrylic glass by applying the CMPB-technique Artwork will be printed on highest quality photographic paper, ...

Series: La Samaritaine, Paris Material: Chromogenic Print mounted on dibond and framed with art glass Since 2002, photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre have been united by ...

Type-c print on Fujiflex Archival Super Gloss, 2004. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/5 on verso. This work is framed. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George t...

Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiered his late...

Mont Blanc, France. One day of September, when the clouds sea only let some '4.000' summits out under the blue sky... This paraglider just left the ground, after running into the void, he is for a few seconds dancing some 50cm above the snow. Manual print on silver gelatin paper with enlarger by Diamantino Labo Photo, specialised in large traditionnal silver...