Michael Filonow

Butterfly Garden 17, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

2024

An out of focus subject stands atop a stand up paddle adjacent to the Sdot Yam beach. The subject's lack of recognizable features diminish their prevalence in the scene, as they appe...

A closeup photograph of a delicately pink cherry blossom, from early spring in Japan. This is one of a series of cherry blossom photographs. The photograph is an archival inkjet ...

I saw a passenger jet leaving condensation trails in the sky overhead. It seemed so high and far, I imagined it was actually leaving the atmosphere and escaping planet Earth. I took ...

Limited Edition Fine Art Prints, series of 10 per each size: Each print comes with a hand signed and numbered certificate of authenticity (will be sent separately). Each certific...

Jean-Michel’s L’Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, 2021 is a contemporary experimental color photograph of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris wrapped in fabric in Paris by Christo. The art duo Chr...

Marc Chagall in His Studio, France, 1984 by Jean-Michel Voge is a 23.4" x 16.5" archival pigment print edition 2/5 printed by the artist on Japanese Awagami handmade paper -- signed ...

Modern Masters of Photography. Japan (1960-2003) is a limited edition portfolio of contemporary Japanese photography by 12 internationally renowned photographers. The 12 photographs are printed on photo rag paper in an edition of 100 and presented in a hard-case portfolio. The prints are hand-signed by the artists, each with an edition number. Printed in 2005 under the direction of the photographers the 13” x 19” photographs are in the portfolio "Masters of Modern Photography. Japan,” published by Swaminathan Foundation in Japan edition, Tokyo. The complete portfolio edition available is 97/100 - with only (10) remaining portfolios. Included in the portfolio of (12) photographs by renowned contemporary Japanese photographers: - Daido Moriyama, Stray Dog, Misawa, 1971 - (#1) - Hiroshi Yamazaki, The Sun is Longing for the Sea, 1978 ( #2) - Eikoh Hosoe, Kazuo Ohno Breathing in the Spirit of Shohaku Soga, 1997 - (#3) - Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Joy of Color, 2002 - (#4) - Shigeichi Nagano, Monk of Kita Kamakura, 1950 - (#5) - Masahisa Fukase...

Joy of Color, 2002 by Yasuhiro Ishimoto is a contemporary color photograph from an extensive documentary photography series of Japan that Nagano shot on assignment. The image is hand-signed on recto (front left margin) by the photographer. This is an archival pigment print on Hahnemule Fine Art paper printed 2005 under the direction of the photographer. The 19" x 13" work is from the portfolio "Masters of Modern Photography. Japan," Tokyo. Edition available: 87/100. Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Yasuhiro Ishimoto a Japanese photographer was born in 1921. His work was chosen by Edward Steichen to appear in the Family of Man exhibition and catalogue at the Museum of Modern Art in 1955, and Steichen also selected his work for a three-person exhibition in 1961. From 1973-1993 Ishimoto produced a number of in-camera color abstractions that appeared as covers for a Japanese magazine. Ishimoto's exhibitions, include New Japanese Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in 1974, solo shows in 1960 and 1999 at the Art Institute of Chicago, a retrospective in 1989–1990 at Seibu Museum of Art in Tokyo, and an exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, in 1996. His later photography addressed the transitory nature of life as shown in photographs of clouds...