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Art Subject: Light
Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, Street at Night, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey, r34_2 -- Audrey Hepburn in the studio village for Paramount's Sabrina Fair. Photographed for the December 7, 1953 issue of Life. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie Relaxing by Lamp in Georgetown, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Relaxing by Lamp in Georgetown, nb_032_033 -- Taken in 1959 this rare photograph shows Jackie relaxing and looking very young, she was only 29. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie Relaxing by Lamp in Georgetown, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Relaxing by Lamp in Georgetown, nb_032_033 -- Taken in 1959 this rare photograph shows Jackie relaxing and looking very young, she was only 29. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn on Set of Sabrina, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c9_10 -- Shot for Life in 1953, Audrey Hepburn is seen on the set of Sabrina with director Billy Wilder. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn on Set of Sabrina, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c9_10 -- Shot for Life in 1953, Audrey Hepburn is seen on the set of Sabrina with director Billy Wilder. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Ma...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn on Set of Sabrina, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c9_10 -- Shot for Life in 1953, Audrey Hepburn is seen on the set of Sabrina with director Billy Wilder. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Coco Chanel Sits on Divan, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Coco Sits on Divan, 1957 -- Coco Chanel sits on her massive beige suede divan talking on the phone with a cigarette dangling from her lower lip. She dislikes phoning and gets it over with quickly. All things in keeping with the Chanel legend can be found in this luxurious salon including the pill boxes. "I take one to pep me up, the other to calm me down so I can sleep." Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white images of Coco Chanel were created using an unobtrusive 35mm camera and film processing methods that enabled him to eliminate all other photographic equipment. Although Shaw's techniques increased the grain and contrast of the photographs, the lack of intimidating, distracting flash and lights allowed him to capture an unusually relaxed Chanel. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
A black and white photograph of Coco Chanel in her salon on her divan. She is wearing a suit with a hat and a cigarette. She is talking on the phone. This is also an interior photograph of her salon. She has a huge divan. Behind there is a wall of...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Coco Chanel Visits with Jeanne Moreau, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Visits with Jeanne Moreau, 1957 -- Chanel visits with the famous French film actress, Jeanne Moreau. Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Coco Chanel Visits with Jeanne Moreau, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Visits with Jeanne Moreau, 1957 -- Chanel visits with the famous French film actress, Jeanne Moreau. Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white images of Coco Chanel were c...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Dior Coat with Bucket Hat, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designer's Homes Bucket Hat -- Model Monique Chevalier in a Dior creation, photographed for 1960 issue of Life in the 17th century home of Suzanne Luling, Directrice of Dior. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS ONLY OFFERED IN AN EDITION OF 15. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
Fashion photography of Dior model Monique Chevalier. She is wearing a grey coat with four large buttons with a bucket hat. She is also wearing long black gloves. She is standing with on arm in her pocket and her other hand pointing at her chest. This is also an interior shot of Suzanne Luling home. She is standing in a room. She is framed by two sculptures of a woman holding a tree. Behind her, there is a table with a lamp with faux candlesticks. In the background, there are cream curtains...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Mark Shaw in Showroom with Yves St. Laurent
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mark Shaw in Showroom with Yves St. Laurent, Wide Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building, nb_044. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in lim...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building, nb_044. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limite...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent in Studio, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent in Studio -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints a...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Mark Shaw in Showroom with Yves St. Laurent
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mark Shaw in Showroom with Yves St. Laurent, Wide Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle phot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent in Studio, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent in Studio -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 40" x 59" (for 44" x 63" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints a...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Mark Shaw in Showroom with Yves St. Laurent
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mark Shaw in Showroom with Yves St. Laurent, Wide Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent in Studio, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent in Studio -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw print...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent in Studio, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent in Studio -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints a...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Balcony, Grand Opera House, Macon, Georgia, 2019
By Myrtie Cope
Located in Atlanta, GA
Myrtie Cope is an Atlanta photographer with a focus on architecture and nature. Her ongoing project photographing historic theatres in the Southeast - “Second Act” -was exhibited at the Atlanta Photography Group Gallery in May 2017. Other recent exhibits include "The Poetry of Trees" at Smyrna Public Library Art Gallery, and "Okefenokee" at Judie Jacobs Gallery, as well as being included in numerous group exhibitions.
Cope completed the Summer Intensive and Advanced Intensive certificate program at Rocky Mountain School...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Jeff Beck - Massey Hall, Toronto 2001
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Richard Beland
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kiss, Gene Simmons, NYC
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed By Lynn Goldsmith
About the Artist:
Lynn Goldsmith's imagery is in numerous collections: The Smithsonian, The Polaroid Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography, and the permanent collection of Museum Folkwang. She is a multi-awarded portrait photographer whose work has appeared on and between the covers of Life, Newsweek, Time, Rolling Stone, People, Elle, The New Yorker, etc. Her subjects have varied from entertainment personalities to sports stars, from film directors to authors, from the extra-ordinary to the ordinary man on the street. Her forty years of photography have not only been an investigation into the nature of the human spirit, but also into the natural wonders of our planet.
Twelve books of her photography have been published. She has been on The New York Times Best Seller list...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ravaged Isabelle Floch Contemporary portrait photography black and white woman
Located in Paris, FR
Pigment ink on Fine Art Hahnemühle paper
Edition 1/5
Hand-signed on the back by the artist
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Paris Story
By Sarah Hadley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paris Story is part of Sarah Hadley's Story Lines series. In Story Lines, Hadley creates surreal intimate cinematic narratives which blur the lines between reality and fiction. Inspi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Window
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 35
Signed, numbered, titled, and dated.
Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure, animals, and me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Roy Hanes, Time Square, NYC; From Jazz Katz: The Sounds of New York
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated by Jimmy Katz
Archival pigment print, 17 x 22 in.
Series: Jazz Katz: The Sounds of New York
Jimmy Katz, born in New York City in 1957, received his B.A. in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Interior Tabletop with Porcelain in Spain
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Dated 'Jan 24 1983' (on the reverse).
Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The An...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
307 – René Groebli, Black and White, Street Photography, Art, Vintage Print
By René Groebli
Located in Zurich, CH
René GROEBLI (*1927, Switzerland)
307, 1946 / 1952
Vintage silver gelatin print on Baryta paper
Sheet 21.5 x 17 cm (8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Unique
Print only
S...
Category
1940s Post-War Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cliff – Dominique Teufen, Photography, Abstract, Landscape, Art, Nature
Located in Zurich, CH
Dominique TEUFEN (*1975, Switzerland)
Cliff, 2015
From the series „Sterne? Kopierter Staub”
Hanemühle Fine Art Baryta
Sheet 40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Pigment
WARNING #09 – Kosuke, Photography, Art, Abstract, Black and White, Industry
Located in Zurich, CH
Kosuke (*1986, Japan)
WARNING #09, 2008
Silver gelatin print
Sheet 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Edition of 15, plus 3 AP's; Ed. no. 1/15
print only
Strongly inspired by the works of e...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell, Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell, Christy plays clarinette and Naomi reads the music photographed by Arthur Elgort
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes....
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Timothy White - Elizabeth Taylor Culver City, Photography 2000
Located in Greenwich, CT
Archival Pigment Print
Hand-signed by the artist, signed and numbered under the image on the front, featuring an official Timothy White embossed stamp under the signature. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
All available sizes and editions:
10" x 8" - Open Edition
14" x 10" - Edition of 25
20" x 16" (16" x 16") - Edition of 25
24" x 20" (20" x 20") - Edition of 25
40" x 30" (30" x 30") - Edition of 25
50" x 40" (40" x 40") - Edition of 25
TIMOTHY WHITE is an award-winning American fine art photographer whose signature is marked across some of the entertainment industry's most iconic celebrity portraiture. His undeniable talent paired with the intimacy he achieves with his subjects has earned White distinctions such as the Lucie Award for “International Photographer of the Year”, American Photo Magazine's “Most Important People in Photography”, and an induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in his home state.
For over four decades, Timothy has honed his lens in his unique ability to encompass an entire narrative into a single image.
White has uniquely fostered decades-long relationships with legends such as Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Bob Thornton, and Julian Lennon, visually documenting the evolution of their place in popular culture. The breadth of his portfolio must be reckoned with: Audrey Hepburn, Michael...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Moulin Rouge, Paris Deeper Shades Series, Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Moulin Rouge, Paris illuminated at night, from Andreas Bitesnich' Deeper Shades Series.
Available in multiple sizes. All prints are limited edition. High-end framing on request.
Al...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vienna Steps
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
Timeless
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
Palace Vendome, Paris - Deeper Shades, Fine Art Photography, 2013
Located in Vienna, AT
Historic Streetlamps infront of Palace Vendome, Paris in Snow, photographed by Andreas H. Bitesnich for his Deeper Shades Series in 2013.
All prints are limited edition. Available i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Four Lamps, Fondamenta Zattere, Venice, Italy
Located in London, GB
Captured between 1980-2022, ‘The Floating City’ displays four decades of Michael Kenna’s photographs that relay the artist’s poetic vision of Venice. Through his lens, the romantic s...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean-Michel Basquiat Art in Area Party - B&W Fine Art Photography, 1985
Located in Vienna, AT
Jean Michel Basquiat by the iconic backstage party photographer Roxanne Lowit.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints ...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stephansdom, Vienna, Deeper Shades, B/W, Fine Art Photography, 2015
Located in Vienna, AT
The stephansdom, one of the iconic landmarks of Vienna photographed by Andreas H. Bitesnich.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on reques...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Champagne O'Clock - Nude in Heels in Mirrored Hall, Fine Art Photography, 2016
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude black and white Portrait of Topmodel Claudia Schiffer, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth in Deauville in 1990.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Again?, New York
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 15
Signed by the photographer on the verso
Category
1990s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chicago Bear by David Yarrow
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago Bear
The City of Chicago - 2019
Sizes:
Standard Size
Image Size: 37" x 41"
Framed Size: 52" x 56"
Large Size
Image Size: 56" x 63.5"
Framed Size: 71" x 78.5"
Artist Statement:
"It was the 18th of April 2019, when the City of Chicago closed down the intersection of LaSalle and Madison Streets in front of the Chicago Board of Trade to allow a brown bear named Adam to model for the legendary photographer David Yarrow. Winter still had not left its hold on the air to allow spring in. It was a very cold night!
Moments before, David had finished another photoshoot. And then Adam the Bear arrived. He liked Snickers bars and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Invitation Only, Paris, 2007
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on a label of authenticity
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Invitation Only, Paris, 2007
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
By order of the Peaky Blinders - Cara in the role of Thomas Shelby, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
By Order of the Peaky Blinders
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
By Order of the Peaky Blinders
London, United Kingdom - 2023
LARGE
56” x 90” Unframed
71” x 105” Framed
Edition of 20
STANDARD
37” x 60” Unframed
52” x 75” Framed
Edition of 20
"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (couple dancing by jukebox), Chicago, 1962
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Untitled (couple dancing by jukebox), Chicago, 1962
Signed in pencil on verso
Gelatin silver print
Image: 12-1/2" x 18-3/4", Paper: 16" x 20", Matted: 20" x 24"
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
IT FELT UNEASY IN ALL THAT SILENCE by Guido Argentini
Located in New York City, NY
Series:: EROS
All available sizes and editions:
30" x 60" editions of 9
40" x 80" editions of 6
50" x 100" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Price for U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
FEELING THE EMPTINESS by Guido Argentini EROS series (DIASEC Photograph)
Located in New York City, NY
Series:: EROS
All available sizes and editions:
30" x 60" editions of 9
40" x 80" editions of 6
50" x 100" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Price for U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
DEATH IS NOT THE END by Guido Argentini EROS series (DIASEC Photograph)
Located in New York City, NY
Series:: EROS
All available sizes and editions:
30" x 60" editions of 9
40" x 80" editions of 6
50" x 100" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Price for U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
AFTER MIDNIGHT TIME BLURS by Guido Argentini EROS series (DIASEC Photograph)
Located in New York City, NY
Series:: EROS
All available sizes and editions:
30" x 60" editions of 9
40" x 80" editions of 6
50" x 100" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Price for U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ANTU by Guido Argentini
Located in New York City, NY
Series: PURPLE
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 40" editions of 18
50" x 50" editions of 7
60" x 60" editions of 3
72" x 72" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Mounted and Framed
Guido Argentini is an Italian photographer, known for his highly stylized and erotic images of the body, both male and female. In Argentini's striking photography, people are turned into living shiny sculptures, made of silver and gold, a daring and innovative study of the human body and its range of movement.
Color and texture radically influence how we perceive shapes. While looking for an innovative approach at a 1995 Miami photo shoot, photographic master Guido Argentini was moved to coat a model in silver makeup. The result was as beautiful as it was intriguing--the subtle greyish tones highlighted angles and surfaces in a way that was other-worldly. Inspired by the results, Argentini created a whole series of silver-hued models. In so doing, he uncovered a fresh perspective for nude photography.
Evoking the luminous polished planes of Brancusi and the verve of Degas' ballet sketches, these photographs endow the human body with both the solidity of sculpture and the vivid energy of dance.
Using geometrical props Guido Argentini created a contrast between the human body and the archetypal forms of geometry: triangles, circles, and squares.
“I always felt that photography was too close to reality.
Painting and sculpting allow you to be more abstract when working with the human figure.
My love for dance and for sculpture inspired this series of photographs.
The watercolors of Rodin, sketches of dancers in very erotic and dynamic positions and the polished abstract bronzes of Brancusi were my strongest source of inspiration.
In the pictures of ARGENTUM, the skin, covered with silver paint, becomes an even, shiny surface and the human figure becomes more abstract.
To each image I gave a title, the name of a god or a goddess from different cults and religions, Greek, Egyptian, Celtic and many more.
ARGENTUM is, once again, a tribute to women.
The monotheistic religions took away the important role and all the power that women had in the antique cults.
Goddesses, symbols of women, the creators of Life, have been banished completely from any current monotheistic religion.
Giving to the women in my photographs these forgotten names of goddesses I’m giving a tribute to their beauty as well as to their spirituality.
In this historical moment we are beginning to feel that is time to restore the values of THE SACRED FEMININE.
The world has been controlled by male values for a long time.
This has brought violence, war and the cult of materialism to humanity.
The only way to save ourselves is to restore peace and love and create a new world where spirituality will become the real value.
I decided to include a few pages of text.
These are antique texts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
OSIRIS by Guido Argentini GOLD series
Located in New York City, NY
Series: GOLD
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 40" editions of 18
50" x 50" editions of 7
60" x 60" editions of 3
72" x 72" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Mounted and Framed
Guido Argentini is an Italian photographer, known for his highly stylized and erotic images of the body, both male and female. In Argentini's striking photography, people are turned into living shiny sculptures, made of silver and gold, a daring and innovative study of the human body and its range of movement.
Color and texture radically influence how we perceive shapes. While looking for an innovative approach at a 1995 Miami photo shoot, photographic master Guido Argentini was moved to coat a model in silver makeup. The result was as beautiful as it was intriguing--the subtle greyish tones highlighted angles and surfaces in a way that was other-worldly. Inspired by the results, Argentini created a whole series of silver-hued models. In so doing, he uncovered a fresh perspective for nude photography.
Evoking the luminous polished planes of Brancusi and the verve of Degas' ballet sketches, these photographs endow the human body with both the solidity of sculpture and the vivid energy of dance.
Using geometrical props Guido Argentini created a contrast between the human body and the archetypal forms of geometry: triangles, circles, and squares.
“I always felt that photography was too close to reality.
Painting and sculpting allow you to be more abstract when working with the human figure.
My love for dance and for sculpture inspired this series of photographs.
The watercolors of Rodin, sketches of dancers in very erotic and dynamic positions and the polished abstract bronzes of Brancusi were my strongest source of inspiration.
In the pictures of ARGENTUM, the skin, covered with silver paint, becomes an even, shiny surface and the human figure becomes more abstract.
To each image I gave a title, the name of a god or a goddess from different cults and religions, Greek, Egyptian, Celtic and many more.
ARGENTUM is, once again, a tribute to women.
The monotheistic religions took away the important role and all the power that women had in the antique cults.
Goddesses, symbols of women, the creators of Life, have been banished completely from any current monotheistic religion.
Giving to the women in my photographs these forgotten names of goddesses I’m giving a tribute to their beauty as well as to their spirituality.
In this historical moment we are beginning to feel that is time to restore the values of THE SACRED FEMININE.
The world has been controlled by male values for a long time.
This has brought violence, war and the cult of materialism to humanity.
The only way to save ourselves is to restore peace and love and create a new world where spirituality will become the real value.
I decided to include a few pages of text.
These are antique texts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
LUNA by Guido Argentini GOLD series
Located in New York City, NY
Series: GOLD
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 40" editions of 18
50" x 50" editions of 7
60" x 60" editions of 3
72" x 72" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Mounted and Framed
Guido Argentini is an Italian photographer, known for his highly stylized and erotic images of the body, both male and female. In Argentini's striking photography, people are turned into living shiny sculptures, made of silver and gold, a daring and innovative study of the human body and its range of movement.
Color and texture radically influence how we perceive shapes. While looking for an innovative approach at a 1995 Miami photo shoot, photographic master Guido Argentini was moved to coat a model in silver makeup. The result was as beautiful as it was intriguing--the subtle greyish tones highlighted angles and surfaces in a way that was other-worldly. Inspired by the results, Argentini created a whole series of silver-hued models. In so doing, he uncovered a fresh perspective for nude photography.
Evoking the luminous polished planes of Brancusi and the verve of Degas' ballet sketches, these photographs endow the human body with both the solidity of sculpture and the vivid energy of dance.
Using geometrical props Guido Argentini created a contrast between the human body and the archetypal forms of geometry: triangles, circles, and squares.
“I always felt that photography was too close to reality.
Painting and sculpting allow you to be more abstract when working with the human figure.
My love for dance and for sculpture inspired this series of photographs.
The watercolors of Rodin, sketches of dancers in very erotic and dynamic positions and the polished abstract bronzes of Brancusi were my strongest source of inspiration.
In the pictures of ARGENTUM, the skin, covered with silver paint, becomes an even, shiny surface and the human figure becomes more abstract.
To each image I gave a title, the name of a god or a goddess from different cults and religions, Greek, Egyptian, Celtic and many more.
ARGENTUM is, once again, a tribute to women.
The monotheistic religions took away the important role and all the power that women had in the antique cults.
Goddesses, symbols of women, the creators of Life, have been banished completely from any current monotheistic religion.
Giving to the women in my photographs these forgotten names of goddesses I’m giving a tribute to their beauty as well as to their spirituality.
In this historical moment we are beginning to feel that is time to restore the values of THE SACRED FEMININE.
The world has been controlled by male values for a long time.
This has brought violence, war and the cult of materialism to humanity.
The only way to save ourselves is to restore peace and love and create a new world where spirituality will become the real value.
I decided to include a few pages of text.
These are antique texts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ANTU by Guido Argentini GOLD series
Located in New York City, NY
Series: GOLD
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 40" editions of 18
50" x 50" editions of 7
60" x 60" editions of 3
72" x 72" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art B...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
AGLAUROS & HERSE by Guido Argentini ARGENTUM series
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ARGENTUM
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 40" editions of 18
50" x 50" editions of 7
60" x 60" editions of 3
72" x 72" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
RISING FROM A DREAM by Guido Argentini
Located in New York City, NY
Series: SHADES OF A WOMAN
All available sizes and editions:
30" x 40" editions of 18
40" x 60" editions of 7
48" x 72" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
CAN YOU STILL MOVE FORWARD by Guido Argentini
Located in New York City, NY
Series: SHADES OF A WOMAN
All available sizes and editions:
30" x 40" editions of 18
40" x 60" editions of 7
48" x 72" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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