Alex Prager

Cats

2017

Alex Prager’s photographs are staged, theatrical and cinematic. They are inspired by classic Hollywood cinema and experimental films; popular culture; and a mix of fashion and street...

Alex Prager’s photographs are staged, theatrical and cinematic. They are inspired by classic Hollywood cinema and experimental films; popular culture; and a mix of fashion and street photography. Prager taps into a shared cultural memory to create images that are familiar yet strange. The characters, clothing, hairstyles and poses are all carefully chosen by the artist to convey a range of time periods from mid-century to present. The ambiguity of the time period is further complicated by the fact that the scenario could be happening in today’s world. This conveys a sense of timelessness and nostalgia while also creating a world that borders between fiction and reality. In this body of work Prager continues her examination of psychological experiences of the crowd, but rather than focusing on the connections we feel to others, these works expose an increased isolation exaggerated by extreme vantage points. The images are constructed to simulate a moment devoid of action or place. There is a stillness that conveys a sense of suspension of time, or a transition between one moment and the next.  The viewer becomes displaced from the crowd and able to examine the suspended moment from an impossible vantage point not witnessed in reality. The compositions of these photographs were inspired by the work of Steven...

Alex Prager’s photographs are staged, theatrical and cinematic. They are inspired by classic Hollywood cinema and experimental films; popular culture; and a mix of fashion and street...

Alex Prager’s photographs are staged, theatrical and cinematic. They are inspired by classic Hollywood cinema and experimental films; popular culture; and a...

Alex Prager’s photographs are staged, theatrical and cinematic. They are inspired by classic Hollywood cinema and experimental films; popular culture; and a mix of fashion and street...

Both a photographer and filmmaker, Prager is known for her elaborately staged scenes that capture a moment frozen in time, inviting the viewer to “complete the story” and speculate a...

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Maria Svarbova's and minimalist photographs depict female swimmers in the context of socialist era architecture in Slovakia. Price for print only. Limited edition of 10. Signed and ...

from a series of works observing the intricate details of the iconic star's stage wardrobe, an epic scale photograph of mesmerizing texture details Liberace III by Christian Stoll ...

Benno Thoma's color image of a Vietnamese woman on her bike was taken in Hanoi. It is a painterly image created through photographic technique. This impression is #1 of an edition of...

"Symmetry II" demonstrates Maria Svarbova's distinct color palate and imagery as well as her seamless manipulation of the image. Handling may exceed 10 days should the artist need t...