Varnish Figurative Photography

The baby in the image is one of Japanese artist Yoshihiko Ueda's children and reveals the photographer's eye for artful composition. The photograph "Hands and Feet" by Ueda is an arc...

Hues of colour, tones of life. Each artwork of the series shows a story, a tone, an element of existence in this world. There are countless shades to it. The images are just a select...

You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work. I have included in this listing a...

Very last of the "Falcon" edition available! Emerson has pioneered a technique of printing with delicate charcoal powders, which give the image a softne...

Sumo, Tokyo, 2009 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge is a contemporary color photograph 23.5" x 16.5" printed on handmade Awagami Japanese paper by the artist. The archival pigment print is: E...

This large photograph is printed with archival pigmented inks on 100% rag paper. The paper size measures 34 x 50", framed size is 38 x 54". The art is signed on the lower right and...

This gorgeous artwork on paper was created initially with a screen print base of the model, then Rosie hand finishes the work with a unique splash and painted composition. Some call them Unique Prints. The base image is only used 12 times and this is the AP Rosie Emerson, born in 1981, is a contemporary artist working almost exclusively on representing the female form. Emerson’s figures draw reference from archetypes old and new, from Artemis to the modern day super model, each solitary figure, an allegory of her own fantasy. Interested in surface, the interplay between photography and painting. Emerson’s works are playful constructs; Photography is used, not as a device for capturing reality but for creating romanticised optical illusions. Inspired by her love of theatre, performance, shrines and rituals, she uses lighting, costume, set and prop making, alongside printmaking and painting to create other worldly one off pieces. Her photography is inspired by both the drama of the baroque, and ethereal qualities of Pre Raphaelite works. Other important influences include late medieval and renaissance paintings, Japanese prints, and magical realist literature. Emerson’s screen...

Rosie Emerson, born in 1981, is a contemporary artist working almost exclusively on representing the female form. Emerson’s figures draw reference from archetypes old and new, from Artemis to the modern day super model, each solitary figure, an allegory of her own fantasy. Interested in surface, the interplay between photography and painting. Emerson’s works are playful constructs; Photography is used, not as a device for capturing reality but for creating romanticised optical illusions. Inspired by her love of theatre, performance, shrines and rituals, she uses lighting, costume, set and prop making, alongside printmaking and painting to create other worldly one off pieces. Her photography is inspired by both the drama of the baroque, and ethereal qualities of Pre Raphaelite works. Other important influences include late medieval and renaissance paintings, Japanese prints, and magical realist literature. Emerson’s screen...

David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since the early 1970’s, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that explore the fantasies, myths and e...

Four years ago, I stumbled upon the site of a log-home developer on the traditional territory of the We Wai Kai Nation, my reserve on northeastern Vancouver Island. I found it comica...

Breathing In the Spirit of Shohaku Soga, 2003 by Eikoh Hosoe is a contemporary color photograph of Kazuo Ohno, a Butoh dancer. Hosoe's theatrical image is hand-signed on recto (front...

Thomas Blagden Jr. Lillies, c. 20th/21st Century Photograph Sight: 13 1/4 x 19 in. Framed: 20 1/8 x 26 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. Signed lower right: Blagden Jr. Titled verso For over four de...