Items Similar to Radha Leopard Dress II with Radha Mitchell based on an original Polaroid
- Want more images or videos?Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 2
Stefanie SchneiderRadha Leopard Dress II with Radha Mitchell based on an original Polaroid1999
1999
$484.98
About
Radha Leopard Dress II (29 Palms, CA), 1999, 20x20cm,
Edition 8/10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label, not mounted
Artist Inventory Number 795.20
Featuring the Australian actress Radha Mitchell
Instantdreams Gallery presents Stefanie Schneider:
THE GREATER THE EMPTINESS THE GRANDER THE ART – Stefan Gronert
Not “Twenty-six Gasoline Stations” but “29 Palms, CA”! Forty-two years after Ed Ruscha’s legendary book, there is no gasoline station at the beginning of the book that is here at hand. Instead it is the open-hearted Radha – with orange hair, pink-colored overalls and a bashful, or rather cunning, gaze that is directed downward – with which this book begins! And with her and with Max – attention: a woman –, one whose appearance is in accordance with the same styling, it comes to an end as well – after Radha has in the meantime colored her fingernails pink, again endowed with the same openheartedness and the same look which now, however, reveals in combination with her altered facial expression an “old-maidish” turning away from the viewer. This may serve as an example for a vivid and understandable transformation which flows into a large-scale representation of a cheerless settlement beneath a shining, blue sky – there a figure, lost straightaway, becomes overwhelmed.
Pictures which in 1998/99 play in the harsh California sunlight or in spaces that are not exactly cozy and comfortable. “Play” is the correct word in this regard, for precisely in view of the pictures of persons, there remains more than just doubt as to whether we are looking at staged scenes or have simply happened upon the high-strung “reality” of a (wannabe) film world. Yet not all the pictures have the same character of a glaring, plastic world. Upon flipping through the pages, we also encounter unpretentious, literally “colorless” scenes in undefined interiors, or unspectacular views resembling a still life and opening out onto a nowhere land. That which connects all participants in these picture-worlds is the observation that they appear to be exhausted, lost, empty or uncertain about their existence. One is almost reminded of the empty gazes and loneliness of the protagonists in the pictures of large cities painted by Manet or Degas in the era of Early Modernism.
With one exception, all the photographs which are reproduced here, which originally measure 60 by 70 cm but which here, in their present size and configuration, make productive use of the possibilities presented by the medium of the book, manifest several elements of B-movies: smoking, naked, made-up and muscular persons who are not inclined to conform entirely to the vision of Hollywood dreams. Beauty and vexation, eroticism and loneliness enter into a mixture which reveals the rift between desire and truth. From a distance, one is reminded of the “Untitled Film Stills” of Cindy Sherman, which in this regard are not nearly as drastic. Yet whereas her photos from the seventies are characterized by a cool, objective mode of representation in historicizing blackand-white, the photographs of Stefanie Schneider evince a soft, sometimes seemingly pictorial visual language with a coloration ranging from the pale to the artificial-glaring. As in many other pictures of Stefanie Schneider which often present themselves to us as sequences, these photos refer back as well to the perceptual stereotypes of film. Making use of instant photography, proceeding from which significantly enlarged C-prints come into being, her pictures summon up the impression of a narration without ultimately becoming part of a plot that is readable in a linear fashion. The illusion of the narrative element, however, simply enhances the experience of a renunciation of just this aspect. For the picture titles as well – and also the title of this publication – provide no real help with the imaginary construction of a story.
Nevertheless, names return which include the first name of the artist herself: hence is everything not in fact a game but rather a series of authentic and instantaneous images, or is it after all nothing other than a staging, a game – how real is life? The paucity of plot elements, which contradicts all expectation of a cinematic style, as well as the emptiness and loneliness of the persons, enters into a peculiar, sometimes seemingly surreal association with the magic of the sun-drenched expanses of the dreamlike landscape. Just as the fantasy and imagination of the viewer are stimulated, so to the same great extent does the redemption of these visual figures of love founder on a void whose glaze is created, not least of all, by the peculiar blurriness of the photographic representation. The seemingly amateur character of these pictures, which have in no way been treated with any excessive scrupulousness, leaves us with a stimulating incertitude as to their interpretation, one in which the spheres of reality, fiction or dream are scarcely capable any longer of being differentiated. Thus the gaps and the scenic openness of what is presented ultimately set in motion a self-appraisal.
So what remains after “29 Palms, CA”? Perhaps that hope which deviates from the saying of Ruscha that is quoted in the title: The stronger the photography the better the reality will be!
Translated by George Frederick Takis
Stefanie Schneider lives and works in the California High Desert and Berlin
Stefanie Schneider's scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the ambience for loosely woven story lines and a cast of phantasmic characters.
Schneider works with the largely uncontrollable chemical mutations of expired polaroid film stock. Chemical explosions of color spreading across the surfaces undermine the photograph's commitment to reality and induce her characters into trance-like dreamscapes. Like flickering sequences of old road movies Schneider's images seem to evaporate before conclusions can be made - their ephemeral reality manifesting in subtle gestures and mysterious motives. Schneider's images refuse to succumb to reality, they keep alive the confusions of dream, desire, fact, and fiction.
Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen, Bombay Beach Biennale 2018, 2019.
Details
- CreatorStefanie Schneider (1968, German)
- Creation Year1999
- DimensionsHeight: 7.88 in. (20 cm)Width: 7.88 in. (20 cm)Depth: 0.04 in. (1 mm)
- Medium
- Movement & Style
- Period
- ConditionMint, new.
- Gallery LocationMorongo Valley, CA
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU65235529982
Shipping & Returns
- ShippingShips From: Morongo Valley, CA
- Return Policy
A return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
1stDibs Buyer Protection Guaranteed
If your item arrives not as described, we’ll work with you and the seller to make it right. Learn More
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1996
1stDibs seller since 2017
471 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: <1 hour
More From This Seller
- By Stefanie SchneiderLocated in Morongo Valley, CAStefanie on bed looking quite dead (29 Palms, CA) - 1998 130x130cm, Edition 1/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed ...Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
MaterialsMetal
- By Stefanie SchneiderLocated in Morongo Valley, CAThe Princess (The Princess and her Lover), 2009 - Edition of 2/5, 125x123cm. Analog C-Print, hand printed by ...Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
MaterialsArchival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$4,310 Sale Price27% Off - By Stefanie SchneiderLocated in Morongo Valley, CA'The Patriot' (Haley and the Birds), 2013, 128x125cm, Edition 1/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on...Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
MaterialsColor, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print
- By Stefanie SchneiderLocated in Morongo Valley, CA'Spare Parts' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 - Edition 3 of 5, 128x125 cm, Analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid and enl...Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
MaterialsPhotographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Color
$6,466 Sale Price20% Off - By Stefanie SchneiderLocated in Morongo Valley, CA'The Patriot' (Haley and the Birds), 2013, 128x125cm, Edition 1/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on...Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
MaterialsColor, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print
- By Stefanie SchneiderLocated in Morongo Valley, CAThe Dance (-that i once had loved-) (Wastelands), Edition 1/5, 128x125 cm, 2003 analog C-Print, hand-printed by ...Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
MaterialsArchival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
You May Also Like
Audrey Hepburn Pool (Color 16" x 20")
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Greenwich, CT
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and model, active during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring in classic films, such as Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In the age of Eliza...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print
Price Upon Request
Raquel Welch On The Cross (40" x 40" Co-Signed)
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Greenwich, CT
Raquel Welch is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her c...
Category
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Rising Love
By Isabelle Van Zeijl
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rising Love
C-print on Fuji Paper
Collection: FLOWER LOVE
One size: 40.5 x 40.5
Edition of 8 + 2 Artist Proofs
FLOWER LOVE
Roses warm you heart, they inspire us to nurture and take ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Price Upon Request
All For Love
By Isabelle Van Zeijl
Located in Greenwich, CT
All For Love
C-print on Fuji Paper
Collection: FLOWER LOVE
One size: 40.5 x 40.5
Edition of 8 + 2 Artist Proofs
FLOWER LOVE
Roses warm you heart, they inspire us to nurture and take...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital P...
Price Upon Request
Rebirth
By Isabelle Van Zeijl
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rebirth
C-print on Fuji Paper
Collection: THE REBIRTH OF THE DUTCH FLOWER
One size: 62.2 x 56.7
Edition of 8 + 2 Artist Proofs
THE REBIRTH OF THE DUTCH FLOWER COLLECTION
Isabelle va...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Arch...
Price Upon Request
Flower Girl II (22.5" x 30")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Provocateur
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper
All available sizes and editions:
15" x 20"
22.5" x 30"
30" x 40"
45" x 60"
54" x 72"
63" x 84"
Editions of 3
Tyl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital,...
Price Upon Request
The Girl in The Red Car (22.5" x 30")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Historical Fiction
All available sizes and editions:
15 x 20 in
22.5 x 30 in
30 x 40 in
45 x 60 in
56 x 72 in
63 x 84 in
Editions of 3
A photograph takes a life time to cre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, C Print, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color,...
Price Upon Request
Higher Love
By Isabelle Van Zeijl
Located in Greenwich, CT
Higher Love
C-print on Fuji Paper
Collection: FLOWER LOVE
One size: 40.5 x 40.5
Edition of 8 + 2 Artist Proofs
FLOWER LOVE
Roses warm you heart, they inspire us to nurture and take ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Photographic Paper, Digital, Arch...
Price Upon Request
The Girl in The Red Car (30" x 40")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Historical Fiction
All available sizes and editions:
15 x 20 in
22.5 x 30 in
30 x 40 in
45 x 60 in
56 x 72 in
63 x 84 in
Editions of 3
A photograph takes a life time to cre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Luster, C Print, Paper, Archival Ink,...
Price Upon Request
The Girl in The Red Car (45" x 60")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Historical Fiction
All available sizes and editions:
15 x 20 in
22.5 x 30 in
30 x 40 in
45 x 60 in
56 x 72 in
63 x 84 in
Editions of 3
A photograph takes a life time to cre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, C Print, Archival Ink, Laser Light, Archival Paper, Photo...
Price Upon Request
Recently Viewed
View MoreThe 1stDibs Promise
Learn MoreExpertly Vetted Sellers
Confidence at Checkout
Price-Match Guarantee
Exceptional Support
Buyer Protection
Insured Global Delivery