Newbold Bohemia

Tea and Comfort: Contemporary Figurative Photograph of 1950's Housewife

2012-13

digital C-print, edition of 10 20 x 30 inches unframed This contemporary c-print pictures a beautiful blonde 1950's housewife in a pretty pink dress surrounded by a well kept abode with turquoise...

digital C-print, edition of 10 30 x 20 inches unframed This contemporary c-print pictures a classic 1950's housewife in a beautiful pink dress and black high heels in a floral wallpapered bedroom...

Contemporary figurative photograph digital C-print, edition of 10 30 x 20 inches unframed This contemporary c-print pictures a classic 1950's housewife in a pretty pink dress at a quintessential American picnic. The seemingly innocent imagery is given a sinister twist when one notices she is swinging a bat, trying to destroy the outdoor picnic...

Contemporary figurative photograph digital C-print, edition of 10 30 x 20 inches unframed This contemporary c-print pictures a classic 1950's blonde housewife hand rolling dough in a pretty pink apron. The seemingly innocent imagery is given a sinister twist when one notices the rat poison tin in the left corner. The viewer is left wondering what the woman plans to do with poison. Will she prepare it in the dough for an unsuspecting husband or neighbor? About work: Photography as a medium has a dual character. Since its introduction, artists have used it to produce both art as well as document the world around them. For Chicago artist Newbold Bohemia, photography is a little bit of both: his photo series have documented real life issues, presented in staged, then manipulated images from his imagination. In his playful yet devious new series, “In an Ideal World,” Bohemia visualizes the story of a rebellious 1950s woman in the domestic world. Even the name Newbold Bohemia is a fabrication. The artist’s namesake serves as a reminder to create art dedicated to the pillars of Bohemian society: Truth, Beauty, Freedom and Love. All of these are present in his “In an Ideal World” series, set in a beautiful, idyllic version of the 1950s, where a blonde femme fatale-housewife comes to terms with life’s truths. As he captures her day to day chores, Bohemia comments on the not-so-idyllic reality of gender roles, and his heroine’s oppression and anger. Newbold Bohemia currently lives and works in Chicago. His award-winning work has been exhibited throughout the United States. Bohemia is currently represented by the seller based in Hudson NY. Artist Resume: 2017 Photography: A Group Exhibit, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2015 Dec. 17 - Jan. 26th PHOTOGRAPHY 2015, Carrie Haddad Gallery 2014 Jan 24-March 2 Modern Artists, Carrie Haddad Gallery 2013 June 21-28 Faetopia (group), Noe/Market Center, San Francisco, CA May 4-June 15 Photo Regional 35 (PhotoGraphic purchase prize), Fulton Street Gallery, Troy NY March 1-22 - The Skin Show - Featured Artist, Upstate Artists Guild, Albany, NY Jan 26 – Meet the Artist - Newbold Bohemia (solo), American Hotel, Sharon Springs, NY 2012 Oct 17 – Artist Lecture, Falsified Documents and Fabrications, Schenectady Photographic Society, Schenectady, NY Aug 3, Sept 29 - Con.struct a juried exhibition, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY Aug 27 – Sept 3 – Gods, Mortals and Us, Burning Man, Black Rock City NV June 16 – Art Fair at the American Hotel (invitational art fair), Sharon Springs, NY. Jun 1 – June 24, 2012 – Living With Art (group), 17 Chapel, Albany Center Gallery Satellite, Albany NY May 1 – May 31, 2012 - Captured Image Show (group), Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga Springs NY April 18 – May 19, 2012 – Emerging Artists 2012 (group), Limner Gallery, Hudson NY Jan 20 – Feb 19 2012 – Best of 2011 (group), Photo Center of the Capital District, Troy NY 2011 and earlier September 2011 – Honorable Mention, Members Show (group), Photo Center of the Capital District, Troy NY July 2011 - Mere Mortals (solo), Romaine Brooks...

Circular color photograph a red mythical figure in an icy Arctic landscape Archival pigment print, ed. of 5 10 inch diameter image on 22 x 17 inc...

Circular color photograph of figures in a white landscape with red and white tulips Archival pigment print, ed. of 5 10 inch diameter image on 22 x 17 inch archival paper Made to order, unframed This circular photograph...

Musei Vaticani,Museo Pio Clementino,Sala a Croce Greca, 2014 Chromogenic print Edition of 5 Signed, dated, and numbered on verso label 39.5 x 47.5 inches, edition of 5 47....

Castello di Rivoli II - Torino 2007 C print Edition of 5, plus AP signed and numbered on the verso label The Rivoli Castle was built in the 11th century on the morainic hill as ...

Series: FEMME FATALE All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 40" X 26.6"- Edition of 10 60" X 40"- Edition of 7 60" X 40" - Edition of 3; Lightbox In a uniq...

"XIX 330 v- Buddhist Monks - Ganden Monastery - Tibet, 2011 The approximate 5.5 million Tibetans are an ethnic group with specific traditions. Archaeological and geological discover...

Palazzo Martelli 2009 Chromogenic print Edition of 5 Signed, dated, and numbered on verso label Mounted on aluminum Framing options available 39.5 x 47.5 inches edition of 5 4...

Officer's Wives Club (29 Palms, CA), diptych - 1999 Edition of 23/25, 40x40cm each, installed 40x87cm, including gap. 2 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on the 2 Polaroids. Signed on back with Certificate. Artist inventory number: 316. Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection. 29 PALMS, CA is a film / art piece that explores and chronicles the dreams and fantasies of a group of individuals who live in a trailer community in the Californian desert. The world depicted in the film is inspired by the photographs of German artist Stefanie Schneider in that it combines the notions of reality and fantasy and explores the resonance of both within a desert landscape and a transient culture. The characters portrayed in the film, (an actress, a singer, a DJ, a motel owner and his wife, a US army soldier, a mystic, a princess, a recluse, a movie ticket seller, two hitchhikers, a doctor, and so on), are to be played by both actors and non-actors. The story is constructed through the interpretation of real-life communications (i.e. phone calls, emails, conversations) that have taken place as the individuals depicted in the story try to make sense of events that have occurred in real life. In this sense, the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary, and the characters are the exaggerated alter egos of the individuals who play them. The structure of the plot is fairly simple. An actress working as a telemarketer is inspired by a singer who is new to town and is featured on the local radio station. The radio station runs a program for lonely hearts and a charismatic DJ uses the show to reveal the hopes and dreams of the town's “hottest women”. One night a panicked German female caller captivates the community with a painful story about a sexy “Smoke Jumper” (a mysterious and super real alpha male). Everybody in town is listening to the program and nobody is quite sure what to say. Life in general continues and we witness and explore the various interactions. The actress meets the singer and they become famous. The US Army soldier dies on his way to battle. The foreign princess discovers that the jewels she has come to sell are fake. The motel owner‘s wife has an affair with the pool boys and so on. All the while the community is united by their loyalty to the “Lonely Hearts” radio show and through the disturbing revelations of the German woman...