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This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...

Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer Fernando Bujones, who was the youngest principal male dancer in the American Ballet Theatre's his...

Wolff Buchholz Title: Manhattan - Parking Lot Medium: Photograph Year: 1990 Signed, dated and titled by hand Edition: 6 Size: 11.9 × 16.4 inches

Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Broadway choreographer and director Joe Layton - 1960. Signed on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paris Opera Ballet principal dancer Patrick Dupond, photographed for Dance Magazine, 1984. Signed by J...

As Editor-in-Chief, Diana Vreeland brought Vogue to the forefront of international fashion magazines. Richard Avedon said of Vreeland at her memorial, “Diana lived for imagination ru...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor Al Pacino, 1979. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives wi...

Richard captured the iconic childhood favourite King Kong when he was commissioned to document Preston Hall Museum in 2009 before it underwent a remodelling. His unique eye creates a...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Choreographer Robert Joffrey, Nels Jorgensen & Paul Sutherland dancing in 1962. This is a print that was pu...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Grammy Award-winning Singer Songwriter Roberta Flack, photographed in 1971. Comes directly from the Jack M...

Leo Castelli remains an extremely prominent figure in the art world. He started his career in the late 1930s by opening a gallery of surrealist art in Par...

Willie, aka Bill, Shoemaker was an American jockey. Inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1958, he held the world record for jockey victories for 29 years. ...

Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...

Illustrated in The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol. Edited by Pat Hackett, Warner Books, 1991. A photograph by Andy Warhol from The Factory at 860 Broadway looking down at the p...

SGARRA Robert (1959) Mix Acrylic paint and photograph Collage Mount : Wood panel Dimensions : (H) 150cm x (L)150 cm x (T) 10 cm SGARRA Robert (1959) French Painter and Scul...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress and singer Tammy Grimes, 1970. Signed on the verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certi...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev and Sonia Arova photographed during the curtain call after his triumphant American debut performance March 10, 1962. This ...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph, Dancers Silhouette, 1971. It is signed on the print verso in pencil by Jack Mitchell. This is a print that was published by a newspaper or ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of British Pop Artist Artist Gerald Laing and his wife Galina posing for wedding photos in 1969 (this is an ex...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Red Grooms with his installation "Chicago" in 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...

Jacqueline Bisset is an English actress who has starred opposite Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen, Dean Martin, Alan Alda, and Paul Newman. She was involved in a nine-year romantic partnership with Alexander...

Unidentified man, possibly Thomas Ammann - a Swiss art collector and a close friend of Andy Warhol. He was the early impetus behind an Andy Warhol catalogue...

5040 2 11 1991 1/20. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell and signed both on the recto and verso. Chosen by the ...

'Liberace's Piano' part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series, it has an archetypal Las Vegas feel, Richard captured one of Liberace's piano's in a private home. This shot has a ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor Al Pacino starring as Richard III on Broadway, 1979. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mit...

This artwork is one of Richard's many iconic Coca-Cola signs; this one captured in the So-Cal Speed Shop in Phoenix, Arizona has an interesting raw distressed quality. The typical Co...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein in his New York studio in 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mit...

13 x 19" archival pigment color print of Rudolf Nureyev, Soviet-born dancer of ballet and modern dance, photographed for 'After Dark' magazine in New York City on Christmas Day 1975....

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer/director Matthew Diamond, 1979. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell ...

Born to German aristocracy, Prince Egon von Fürstenberg was a socialite, banker, and a fashion and interior designer who was married to fashion de...

13 x 19" archival pigment color print of Rudolf Nureyev, Soviet-born dancer of ballet and modern dance, photographed for 'After Dark' magazine in New York City on Christmas Day 1975....

"Modernismo M13" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" in Ed. 2/12 by Giuliano Bekor Print size 48x48 Inches Artwork finished size 50x50 Inches Limited edition 2 of 12 Artist proof 2 Med...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Roman Brooks, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly ...

The artist Joseph Kosuth is known as an early leader of the conceptual art movement in the 1960s. One of his most famous works is One and Three Chairs, which is in the collection of ...

Martha Graham dancer Tim Wengard, photographed in 1979. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell and signed both on t...

"Modernismo M32" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor Archival pigment print mounted on dibond. custom frame comes with non-reflective museum plexiglass ...

This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Framed dimensions: 18.125 x 16.625 in. Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York. Stamped on ...

Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actress Brenda Vaccaro, studio portrait, 1968. Signed on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certifi...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony Award-Winning playwright Christopher Durang photographed in NYC in 1981. Comes directly from the Jack Mit...

This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Framed dimensions: 18.125 x 16.625 in. Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York. Stamped on ...

Brand new artwork by Richard Heeps featuring the iconic Empire State building in the mist. Photographed in New York City in 2017, he just executed this in his darkroom, printing it i...

Brand new artwork by Richard Heeps featuring the iconic Empire State building in the mist. Photographed in New York City in 2017, he just executed this in his darkroom, printing it i...

Brand new artwork by Richard Heeps featuring the iconic Empire State building in the mist. Photographed in New York City in 2017, he just executed this in his darkroom, printing it i...

Brand new artwork by Richard Heeps featuring the iconic Empire State building in the mist. Photographed in New York City in 2017, he just executed this in his darkroom, printing it i...

Brand new artwork by Richard Heeps featuring the iconic Empire State building in the mist. Photographed in New York City in 2017, he just executed this in his darkroom, printing it i...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of ABT principal dancer John Kriza as 'Billy the Kid', 1961. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of painter Lowell Nesbitt in his Manhattan home and studio with his work, 1975. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certi...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn photographed with Mitchell's cat 'Nik' in 1970. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly fr...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Metropolitan Opera Soprano Leontyne Price, studio portrait, 1981, signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso in ...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstar Candy Darling. This is a print that was published by After Dark Magazine or t...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of collagist and correspondence artist Ray Johnson photographed with his work in 1968. Signed on the print recto...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of collagist and correspondence artist Ray Johnson photographed with his work in 1968. Signed on the print recto...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Film, Television, and Broadway Star Gregory Hines, photographed in 1980. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...

Illustrated in The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol. Edited by Pat Hackett, Warner Books, 1991. Fred Hughes was Andy Warhol's business manager for more than 25 years. During his ...

This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 16.5 x 18 in. Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York. Stamped on the r...