C Print Figurative Photography

High rise in Singapore – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the individual within the collective. By fo...

Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A girl with a balloon is flying into the horizon. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skater who has been labeled by some as “Hollywood’s favorite photographer”. He is best known for his unparalleled, controversial, shock evoking photographs of Hollywood Celebrities. Shield’s images often incorporate violence and eroticism, such as his 2011 photograph of Lindsay Lohan in which she appears seductive while being covered in blood and holding a knife. Continuing to push the boundaries, in preparation for his Life Is Not A Fairytale (2011) exhibit in 2011, Shields collected blood from twenty celebrities to paint with, onto a canvas. Shields also appeared to stage the “shooting” of a party-goer with a gun the same year at a release party for his book “Collisions” as an appropriated piece of performance art en homage to the cans of Fluxus artist, Piero Manzoni. Shields is not shy to controversy, in 2012 he also released a photograph of Francesca Eastwood, burning, sawing and biting a $100,000 Hermès Birkin Bag for a photoshoot. Moreover, his series “Suspense” (2013) portrays and depicts stars such as Emma Roberts, Francesca Eastwood and Lydia Hearst frozen in mid-air falling and voluntarily jumping off buildings and bridges creating a sense of movement, adrenaline, and excitement. “Suspense is not about death; it’s about life” explains Shields. Rather than focusing on the person in the frame, these images are more concerned with the action, environment, and landscape. In 2015. Shields created the series “Historical Fiction” which focuses on historical events such as the deaths of James Dean, John F Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King among many more historical events. This series put the American Civil Rights Era at the forefront of his work, as these images explore dark moments in history with many of them honing in on moments that confront the country’s racist past. Furthermore, in 2015 Shields created his hit series “Chromatics” which surrounds the theme of “beauty in chaos” captured through freeze frames of surreal, technicolor violence with colored powder. In order to create this violence, he lined up 20 people up against each other and made them fight with powder. Shields’ talent goes beyond shock. His unique, sinister and daring lens through which he composes and creates his work enables him to push boundaries and experiment with tweaking the Hollywood mystique. The mystery behind his relationships and habits captivate the media, not unlike the art world’s best-known friend of the famous, Andy Warhol. _Photography, nude, woman, naked, story teller...

Bubbles (2019) 20x25cm, Edition of 10 Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not mounted). Signed on back with Certifi...

Time Edition of 10 - 27 x 36 cm. Digital C-Print based on a Super-8 Still, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate. Not mounted. Time (Shot 2018 on Super 8 film) Still from the...

'Tales of Bitter Doom #04' by Carmen De Vos, Edition of 7, 30x30cm, 2018 digital c-print, based on a Polaroid mounted on Dibond - gloss coating, hand signed & numbered by artist on ...

Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 30x30" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fine art image from the twin artists duo from Kiev. Steeped in fashion iconography and with more than a dash of Helmut Newton - these works are fast becoming collectable. About the artists : DASHA & MARI are award-winning photographers, twin sisters from Kiev, Ukraine. Specialise in Fashion, Art Nude and Psychological Portrait. They have an extensive experience in fashion industry in London, Paris, Milan and Berlin. Art photography they create has a cinematic feel, it is original and storytelling. HEARST Magazines UK have selected them for the Master's Photography program in Cambridge, UK. Artists have received a Masters Degree from Kingston University, London, UK in 2018. HONORS & AWARDS PARIS PHOTO 2018, Fashion Nude Expo. Collective exhibition. Paris, France MA Art + Design Exhibition The Brick Lane Gallery, London UK 2018 13th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2018 - Nominee in Fine Art The Game 12th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner in Fashion category 11th Annual International Color Awards , Beverly Hills, CA 2017 - Nominee in Fashion category HOME GALLERY, Personal Photography Exhibition 'FUTURO EROICO'. Salerno, Italy 2017 10th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner, Honorable Mention in Fashion category FASHION 2ND PLACE WINNER (PROFESSIONAL), FAPA 2016 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS PHIFEST Exhibition of Photography, Milan, Italy 2016 Photography Exhibition at SALONE DEL MOBILE 2016 - Milan, Italy Photography Exhibition at 55th annual week of Design in Milan in co-operation with SM Samuele Mazza Outdoor Collection and Ipe Cavalli. Exhibition at The ART BOWL GALLERY, Amsterdam 2016 10th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2015, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion MONOCHROME AWARDS 2015 - Honorable Mention (Professional) in Fashion / Beauty Finalists of the HASSELBLAD MASTERS AWARDS 2014 8th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion category International Color Awards 2014 Sony World Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the Fashion category 2012, London, United Kingdom. Solo Exhibition in Russia 2011 Art Nude Photography Exhibition 'SECRET GARDEN', Ryazan city, Russia. PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS NORMAL magazine (France), OPENEYE magazine (France), ELLE Magazine UK, THE COMMISSION LONDON (UK), THE HUFFINGTON POST (US), PH Magazine (Canada), INSIDE BRACKETS (Paris), IDOLL Magazine (USA), Professional Photographer (UK), CHIC LIFESTYLE Magazine (Mexico), BOREALIS (Canada), PORTFOLIOS Magazine (Spain), The View Magazine (Netherlands), ZEPHYR Magazine (US), NOCTIS Magazine (UK), VOGUE ITALIA (Italy), HOLISTIC FASHIONISTA (LA, US), TARTARUS Magazine (US), IT-MAGAZINE (Switzerland), AFTER NYNE Magazine (UK), ARCHIDESART Magazine (UK), NIF Magazine, WHY NOT Magazine, POLISART Magazine (Portugal), PLAYBOY Photo Awards (Ukraine), BIZZARE Magazine (UK), Sensual Photography (France), All About Models (Paris, France), BLUR Magazine (Croatia), IDOLE Magazine (France), ART HOUSE (Monaco), etc. SAMUELE MAZZA - Luxury Interiors and Furniture (Italy), GIOFFRE (Italy), VERTIGE (Italy), VICTOR WILDE - BOHEMIAN SOCIETY (USA), DAFT (Italy), GREEN HANDS Cosmetics (USA), SOFT CANDY Cosmetics (USA), LARA QUINT (Ukraine), ZEMSKOVA & VOROZHBYT (Ukraine), OMAR HARFOUCH & YULIA LOBOVA (France), RUSSIAN DAY (France), ‘Designing Legends' - Architectural Book of VASILY KLYUKIN (Monaco). cat sunglasses...

Anglo-American poet and playwright, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965) at Love Beach, New Providence Island while on his honeymoon in the Bahamas, 1957. Complimentary dealer shipping to your fr...

Oscar Ennui - Faye Dunaway Reclining 1977 by Terry O;'Neill ( 1938 - 2019 ) Framed lifetime hand signed limited edition C print from terry O;'Neill's mo...

Coconut Fruit Cocktail - Papaya and Mango Fruit Cocktail by Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition ...

The Best Light To Read By 2019, 20x24cm, Edition of 1/10. Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid Collage. Hand-signed and numbered by the artist on the back w...

La Rumba (2012) Edition of 10 - 40 x 40 cm Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate. Clare Marie Bailey Works and Lives: UK Clare Marie B...

Kairosclerosis 2019, 20x24cm, Edition of 1/10. Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid Collage. Hand-signed and numbered by the artist on the back with Certificate. Not mounted. Josey...

A sunny Moring II (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) 2013, 20x24cm, Edition 9/10,digital C-Print, based on an expired Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...

Mirage, 2012 Edition of 10 - 20 x 20 cm Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate. Clare Marie Bailey Works and Lives: UK Clare Marie Baile...

Donna Domitilla Ruspoli - Portrait in Baroque Romantic Architecture Palazzo by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16 x 20 paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. P...

'Pipi Langoureuse' by Carmen De Vos (Odd Stories) - 2/25, 2012, mounted on black mdf, dimensions 15x11,3cm, (from the second image you can see a sample piece mounted), hand signed by...

'Lech Ice Bar' by Slim Aarons Sim Aarons Estate Edition limited to 150 only - numbered in ink & emboss stamped on front - certificate of authenticity provided. The Ice Bar at the H...

This stylish artwork, 'Black Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe. This artwork featured in Ri...

'Beverly Hills Hotel' 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) C Print Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped THIS PRINT 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Printed 2021 Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilising the original transparency. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations. Keywords 1950s 50s beverly hills hotel retro...

'Channel One Recording Studio Jamaica' by Alain Le Garsmeur Channel 1, Reggae recording studios, Kingston, Jamaica 1983. A gorgeously observed scen...

Snowmass Picnic - Ski Lunch on Snow-Capped Mountains in Snowmass Resort Colorado by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Snowmass Picnic" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. A stand-up fondue picnic for the skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, in Colorado. The picnic was organized by Holiday magazine, with the helicopter in the background being used to bring up hot food. The guest list included one Olympic skier, the president of IBM, an American restaurateur, and the CEO of Head Ski...

The American Dream abandoned in surburbia perhaps…. on the outskirts of its cities the reality of life can be both beautiful and harsh. – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-waiting as he journeys across the American West. “The greatest part of a road trip is not the arriving but all the crazy stuff that happens along the way”. – A larger format bespoke edition is also available on request. This custom edition of 3 pieces is produced to a client’s specifications. Typically this is for pieces greater than 150cm and up to 230cm on the longest side. Please contact us for further details. Edition of 10 Presentation: Photographic print...

USA, HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY- APRIL 1978. Street in Harlem, New York City, (Photo by Alain Le Garsmeur (Photo by Alain Le Garsmeur) An richly evocative shot - taken in the late 1970...

The emptiness of a multi-storey car park late at night in Bristol – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable interiors. ...

© Michael Putland Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music with the “Roxettes” London 1975 Bryan Ferry is a British singer-songwriter and frontman of the band Roxy Music, renowned fo...

Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 5-15 days. This is an 80cm x 80cm Digital print on 100cm x 100cm Cotton Paper. This sized...

The abstraction of modern living in 65 flats in Rio de Janeiro – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the ...

Slim Aarons Ski Fashion At Sugarbush, 1960 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity American socialite and fashion writer Nan Kempner (1...

Kabul by Justin Creedy Smith Street scenes, Kabul Afghanistan, during a pre-christmas visit by French foreign minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, to the French soldiers based in Afghanistan. Photo December 2006 Exquisite large oversize 30 x 20 inches archival pigment print - Galerie Prints Limited...

Allan Tannenbaum "John Lennon, NYC 1980" C-Print Paper size: 13 7/8 x 11 7/8 Inches Image Size: 12 3/4 x 8 5/8 Edition Number: From the first edition of 200 Editions: First edition ...

'Pool At Las Brisas' 1972 Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Brisas' by Slim Aarons Guests in the pool at the ...

The Gentleman Caller (Nick Simpson Sepia Victorian Styled Theatrical Photograph) 12 x 16 inches, 21 x 26 inches framed in unique, vintage frame, anti-reflective glass, 8 ply off-white mat board. C-type archival print, edition of 7 This antique style figurative photograph was created by London based photographer, Nick Simpson, in 2013. This scene depicts 4 characters in period dress including a blindfolded man touching a woman's leg as two others peek on. Simpson's aesthetic is enhanced by his playfulness and nostalgia for the Victorian era. Simpson includes a slight patina around the sepia toned photograph's edge to accentuate its antique inspired quality. The Duratran print is paired with a dark wood frame. About the work: London based artist, Nick Simpson, is celebrated for his fictional series entitled The Bumforth Man Collection. The series consists of archival prints inspired by a mythical story concerning a quantity of glass photographic plates discovered in an old oak chest on the Bumforth Manor estate in rural England, the family home of the Gascoigne-Simpson's for over nine generations. These plates, which had laid gathering dust for over a hundred years, were supposedly the work of Simpson’s great grandfather, Samuel Heracles Gascoigne-Simpson, a disciple of William Henry Fox Talbot, commonly considered to be the father of photography. To bring this story to life, Simpson starts by building a set, authentically styled and dressed to re-create the Victorian photographic salons of the late 1900s. This becomes the stage upon which he places his eclectic choice of models and actors, all following his original tight narrative to create a richly detailed tableau. The scene is then captured in a single sitting using an original 1867 'Petzval' lens mounted on a mahogany plate camera...

Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 40 x 40" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful ...

Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 30x30" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 10 only this size. edition no 3/50 Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fine art image from the twin artists duo from Kiev. Steeped in fashion iconography and with more than a dash of Helmut Newton - these works are fast becoming collectable. About the artists : DASHA & MARI are award-winning photographers, twin sisters from Kiev, Ukraine. Specialise in Fashion, Art Nude and Psychological Portrait. They have an extensive experience in fashion industry in London, Paris, Milan and Berlin. Art photography they create has a cinematic feel, it is original and storytelling. HEARST Magazines UK have selected them for the Master's Photography program in Cambridge, UK. Artists have received a Masters Degree from Kingston University, London, UK in 2018. HONORS & AWARDS PARIS PHOTO 2018, Fashion Nude Expo. Collective exhibition. Paris, France MA Art + Design Exhibition The Brick Lane Gallery, London UK 2018 13th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2018 - Nominee in Fine Art The Game 12th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner in Fashion category 11th Annual International Color Awards , Beverly Hills, CA 2017 - Nominee in Fashion category HOME GALLERY, Personal Photography Exhibition 'FUTURO EROICO'. Salerno, Italy 2017 10th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner, Honorable Mention in Fashion category FASHION 2ND PLACE WINNER (PROFESSIONAL), FAPA 2016 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS PHIFEST Exhibition of Photography, Milan, Italy 2016 Photography Exhibition at SALONE DEL MOBILE 2016 - Milan, Italy Photography Exhibition at 55th annual week of Design in Milan in co-operation with SM Samuele Mazza Outdoor Collection and Ipe Cavalli. Exhibition at The ART BOWL GALLERY, Amsterdam 2016 10th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2015, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion MONOCHROME AWARDS 2015 - Honorable Mention (Professional) in Fashion / Beauty Finalists of the HASSELBLAD MASTERS AWARDS 2014 8th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion category International Color Awards 2014 Sony World Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the Fashion category 2012, London, United Kingdom. Solo Exhibition in Russia 2011 Art Nude Photography Exhibition 'SECRET GARDEN', Ryazan city, Russia. PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS NORMAL magazine (France), OPENEYE magazine (France), ELLE Magazine UK, THE COMMISSION LONDON (UK), THE HUFFINGTON POST (US), PH Magazine (Canada), INSIDE BRACKETS (Paris), IDOLL Magazine (USA), Professional Photographer (UK), CHIC LIFESTYLE Magazine (Mexico), BOREALIS (Canada), PORTFOLIOS Magazine (Spain), The View Magazine (Netherlands), ZEPHYR Magazine (US), NOCTIS Magazine (UK), VOGUE ITALIA (Italy), HOLISTIC FASHIONISTA (LA, US), TARTARUS Magazine (US), IT-MAGAZINE (Switzerland), AFTER NYNE Magazine (UK), ARCHIDESART Magazine (UK), NIF Magazine, WHY NOT Magazine, POLISART Magazine (Portugal), PLAYBOY Photo Awards (Ukraine), BIZZARE Magazine (UK), Sensual Photography...

Les Vacances I The west coast of France is a place to eat delectable oysters, drink fine wines and walk along endless beaches in the glare of the summer sun. The Atlantic swell and ...

David Graham (American, XX), "Bud Burkhart as William Penn at the Three Arches, Levittown, PA", Chromogenic Print in Colors, 1993, titled to reverse lower left, numbered edition "12/...

The bright colours of a cafe in a poor district of Salvador in Brazil. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose ...

'Teenage Kicks' C-type Limited Edition by Jamie Beeden, personal work. A portrait of a young girl at a club in Tufnell Park, London 2003. Jamie's body of work includes varied maga...

The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963. Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. The ...

White Trash Beautiful I (29 Palms, CA) featuring Radha Mitchell - 1999 128x125cm, Edition 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based o...

Spiegelbild (Stage of Consciousness), 2008 125x154cm, Edition 4/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte surface, based on the Polaroid. ...

The Oriental Hotel' by Slim Aarons Residents of Thailand, John D. Wester, a member of the Board of Director's of the Oriental Hotel, and Florence B. Greene of Executive Office Servi...

'Beverly Hills Hotel' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print LIMITED EDITION Collector's item Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hot...

Bathers by the pool at the home of Vanessa Somers McConnell at Cuarton, Costa de la Luz, Spain, September 1970. Slim Aarons Villa at El Cuarton 1970 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate ...

'Red Hot Abarth 2000' Rainer W. Schlegelmilch Archive Limited Edition Fantastic and fantastical, many of the top car manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc launched ...

'Marbella House Party' 1980 Italy by Slim Aarons Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967. (Photo by ...

High rise in Singapore – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the individual within the collective. By fo...

Structure and abstraction – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the individual within the collective. By...

Les Vacances III The west coast of France is a place to eat delectable oysters, drink fine wines and walk along endless beaches in the glare of the summer sun. The Atlantic swell an...

'Skiing In Vail' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print Gorgeous print measuring a Large 20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm (printed on 20x24" paper size.) A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type p...

'Swimmer And Sunbather' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at the Cal Neva Lodge on the shore of Lake Taho...

'Young' C-type Limited Edition by Jamie Beeden, personal work. A wonderfully observed portrait of two fashionable teenage girls at a club in Tufnell Park, London 2003. Jamie's bod...

Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...

'Bluebird' Rainer W. Schlegelmilch Archive Limited Edition Fantastic and fantastical, many of the top car manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc launched concept cars in the 1970s...

'Pool In Sotogrande' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975. (Photo by Slim Aa...

'Hondurian Girl' Village in Mosquito Coast, Honduras, Central America circa 1980 An richly evocative shot - taken in the l1980s by prolific documentary and well known editorial photographer Alain Le Garsmeur. Beautiful C type print 40x30 inches paper size LIMITED EDITION, unframed. edition size 1 / 100 only Alain Le Garsmeur was born in France in 1943 and after assisting the likes of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Donald Silverstein...

'Lech Ice Bar' by Slim Aarons Sim Aarons Estate Edition limited to 150 only - numbered in ink & emboss stamped on front - certificate of authenticity provided. The Ice Bar at the H...

'Richard Ashcroft Of The Verve' at recording studios Limited Edition originally shot for Q Magazine, London 2002. Beautiful Large 20x24" inches C type pr...

'Speedboat Landing' by Slim Aarons LIMITED EDITION ESTATE STAMPED print - limited to 150 only. A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of...

'Pool In Sotogrande' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975. (Photo by Slim Aa...