Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
American, 1955-2009
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising, since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for several years as a model and personal trainer. He shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania. Smalley used real high school athletes as models, who engaged in unusual, imaginary competitions he conceived, designing and crafting many of the outfits and equipment himself.
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Artist: Luke Smalley
Swimmers with Masks
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15)
Stamped and numbered on label, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet
7 x 5 inches, image
From the series, "Gymnasium"
This photograph is offered by Clamp...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rowing Machine
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Stamped and numbered, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 10)
24 x 20 inches, sheet
(Edition of 10)
From the series...
Category
1990s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wooden Dumbbells
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Exercise at Home
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5 + 1 AP)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Laundry
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Parlor Wrestling I
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Stamped and numbered, verso
11 x 14 inches, sheet
5 x 7 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
16 x 20 inches, sheet
12 x 15.75 inches, image
(Edition of 10)
From the ...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Medicine Ball Front
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15)
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 16 inches, sheet
From the series, "Gymnasium."
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York Cit...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Head Lock
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15)
Stamped and numbered, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet
7 x 5 inches, image
From the series, "Gymnasium"
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loca...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sasha
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
24 x 20 inches
(Edition of 10)
40 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5)
60 x 50 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Parlor Wrestling IV
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 10)
Stamped and numbered, verso
16 x 20 inches, sheet
12 x 15.75 inches, image
From the series, "Gymnasium"
This photograph is offered by ClampArt,...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Push Ball
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Sit-Up
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Megaphone
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Stamped and numbered, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet
7 x 5 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 10)
From the series, "Gymnasium"
This ...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tug of War
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety procedures on a small craft that happens to be indoors. Another pair have a psychological game of tug of war...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Tug of War
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15)
Stamped and numbered, verso
11 x 14 inches, sheet
9 x 12 inches, image
From the series, "Gymnasium"
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Laps
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Garage
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
24 x 20 inches
(Edition of 10)
40 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5)
60 x 50 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Indian Club I
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Stamped and numbered, verso
11 x 14 inches, sheet
5 x 7 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
16 x 20 inches, sheet
11.5 x 16 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
From the s...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Luke Smalley Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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