Bert Stern

Twiggy, Paris Collection, 1967 (For Vogue)

2018

An original hard copy of Andy Warhol's Brillo book. 11.25" h x 8.75" w. Wear consistent with age and use. Some wear at corners, as in the images. Andy Warhol, an American artist,...

Contemporary abstract black and white photograph In its infancy, an organism is pure and malleable. Maturation inherently means encountering outside influences: environments, shifts,...

I began making photograms with alternate light sources in 2020, due to having an unfinished darkroom at the time of the shutdown. (Fortunately, the wet side was nearly complete just prior and I had a ton of old European sized Forte in my paper safe to experiment with). "Into the Ether" was my first in-depth body of cameraless work, which was completed at the end of the year. All of my images are essentially subconscious self-portraits which reveal themselves during my printing processes (that applies to both film-based prints and unique darkroom darkroom prints made without the use of a camera). This award-winning series took shape while in the height of covid-based isolation. However, making the work led to my now current occupation, as I now specialize in experimental photograms and teach some of my processes. "Flower Implosion" was one of my first sparkler exposures involving moving water; Made with flowers and water, this triple exposed sparkler-o-gram debuted via an online exhibition...

One-of-a-kind silver gelatin print - photogram made without the use of a camera. Handmade, black and white darkroom print. Mixed process multiple exposure (done partially underwater)...

One-of-a-kind silver gelatin print - photogram made without the use of a camera. Handmade, black and white darkroom print. Mixed process multiple exposure (done partially underwater)...

One-of-a-kind award winning photogram - made with SNOW, ice, sand, glitter, and flowers. triple exposure via firework led. Silver gelatin print. All of my photogram processes are of...