Rebecca Skinner

"Stair Detail", contemporary, black, white, steel, iron, photography

2016

Rebecca Skinner’s “Sanctum” was photographed in an abandoned monastery. The 24 x 16 inch black and white photo is of a staircase and stained glass window in a state of decay. The ima...

Rebecca Skinner’s “Escape” is a 24 x 16 inch black and white print of protective fencing around a stairwell at an abandoned hospital. With satin finish, the image is infused directly...

Rebecca Skinner’s “Scale” was photographed at an abandoned silk mill and is part of a series documenting the loss of industry in America. The 18 x 12 inch black and white photo with ...

Rebecca Skinner’s “Sculpted” is a 18 x 12 inch black and white interior photograph of decaying architecture and a lone chair in an abandoned building...

Signed, dated, titled and editioned on the front of the print. Studio label with title, date and editioning information on backing board. Edition of 45.

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 10. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph. ABOUT: In her ninth solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery, veteran artist Patricia Heal documents her visual narrative of their enchanted home in upstate New York. Hidden within untouched forests lies Peabrook, a babbling brook running through the property. The classic architecture of the house is offset by uniquely quirky interiors designed by the English-born Patricia and her husband, Anthony Cotsifas, which generate an otherworldly existence within the estate. “Peabrook is my Neverland,” Heal states, in reference to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. “It is a fictional place often described as a metaphor for eternal childhood.” Heal hopes that, with just a visit to the gallery and a little imagination, you, too, can see Peabrook. Her use of the large format, now-extinct Polaroid film for her black and white photographs, and the warm soft colors found in many of the other pieces of the collection, contribute to the sense of antiquity and fantasy surrounding Peabrook. The whimsical subject matter, including mythical creatures and extensive taxidermy, complete the “magical” representation of Heal’s home that she strove to depict. The simply framed 4” x 5”, 5” x 7” and 8” x 10” photographs sit within large mattes, in keeping with the classical quality of her images. “I really wanted to work in film again, and this project seemed the right one to do it with,” says Heal, who lists Sarah Moon and André Kertesz as artistic inspirations. The dark and mysterious invitational image, “Willow”, depicts a portrait of a hooded woman, her downward gaze partially obstructed by the soft branches of a fern from the surrounding garden. The earth-toned image contains the unpredictable streaked effect of developed instant film. In another image, entitled “Sitting Room”, we see a positive image of a film negative. Most notable is the hanging rhinoceros head towering impressively over two antique sitting chairs...

Exquisite oversize silver gelatine fibre print. 40x30 inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size unframed. Edition size 10 only this size Signed & Numbered on front. Supplied with certificate ...

Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 4 of 25 Custom black stained wood molding with visible grain 8-ply antique white mat with AR non glare glass. 4.5 x 4.5 inches unframed, 17 x 17 inches framed This square sepia toned silver gelatin print of a Victorian spiraling staircase...