Contemporary Figurative Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Lila's Studio II (Stay) Naomi Watts- Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay'. Featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie's ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
No Title (No 11) Photography Edition of 28 36 x 36 inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No Title (No 11) Photography Edition of 28 36 x 36 inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography
Year photo was taken: 2017
Unframed - ships in a tube
This picture is a part of Spir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
No title (No 44) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 44) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 44)
Photography
Edition of 25
32 x 32 inch
Year photo was taken: 2019
This picture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Daisy and Austen in front of Trailer III (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daisy and Austen in front of Trailer II (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
80x79cm,
Edition 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Peter Beard - Elephant's Embryo, Uganda, Platinum Print- Unsigned
By Peter Beard
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elephant's Embryo, Uganda
Aributed to Peter Beard/Unsigned
The original photograph "unsigned" but documented by its inclusion in "Peter Beard - Fifty Years of Portraits, The End of the Game...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
Rayas One and Rayas Three, Diptych. Male Sepia Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rayas One and Rayas Three, Diptych
Overall size: 36 in. H x 48 in. W
Individual size: 36 in. H x 24 in. W
Ed of 10
Unframed
Throughout his exploration of the movement of the bod...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Henry watching Athena Dance II - 21st Century, Contemporary, Ryan Gosling
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Henry watching Athena Dance (Stay) - 2006
With Ryan Gosling.
48x46cm,
Edition 1/10.
Archival C-Print, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte surface,
based on the Polaroid...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
White Trash Beautiful I - 29 Palms, CA featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Daisy front of Trailer (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daisy in front of Trailer (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
80x79cm,
Edition 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
In Bloom - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Painting
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
In Bloom - 2020
Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 25x20cm
Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper.
Signature label and certificate.
Not mounted.
a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Ode to Manet's Olympia
Located in New Orleans, LA
27 x 36 inches - Edition 1 of 3 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $525.
Shot in New Orleans in 2011, background illustrated by Marco Ventura
Inspired by Manet’s Olympia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob & Sara Dylan, Paul & Linda McCartney, Cher & Gregg Allman by Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Bob and Sara Dylan, Paul and Linda McCartney, Cher and Gregg Allman, 1976
This improbable group photo was taken at a party Rod Stewart threw at the Green...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
No title (No 36) Photography Edition of 18 45" x 45" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 36) Photography Edition of 18 45" x 45" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 36)
Photography
Edition of 18
45 x 45 inch
Year photo was taken: 2017
This picture is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Burning Motel Memories (Strange Love) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Burning Motel Memories (Strange Love) - 2005
40x50cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate, artist Inventory No. 9926.
Not moun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dust Storm (Vertical) - Limited Edition Color Photograph, National Geographic
Located in Denton, TX
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry is a 30 x 24 inch Digital C-Print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper, available in an edition of 75. This photograph features a group...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
No title (No 90) Photography Edition of 18 45" x 45" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 90) Photography Edition of 18 45" x 45" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 90)
Photography
Edition of 18
45 x 45 inch
Year photo was taken: 2019
This picture is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Italian Contemporary Art by Gianfranco Pezzot - Jerusalem
Located in Paris, IDF
Digital C-Type print
Quadtych
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
"Bow" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bow" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin
Medium: Archival Giclee Print
Available sizes:
Edition of 15 24" x 24" inch
Edition of 7...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Panther - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Interior, Decor
Located in Denton, TX
Panther is a color photograph of a staged panther themed room, created by photographer Patty Carroll. This scene consists of a mannequin, representing a woman, laying on a couch surr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flora 03 - Contemporary Photography, Floral, Female Nude, Exotic flowers, Poppy
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 03 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan.
All prints are produced to order.
Lead times betwee...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital
Rue Muller Willy Ronis Twentieth Century Humanist photography Paris black white
By Willy Ronis
Located in Paris, FR
One of the most famous members of the Humanist photography in France.
Signed lower right by the artist.
Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.
Category
1930s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Blacks", Dartmoor, UK, 2007
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for FRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 1.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Diane Arbus
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. Published by Unite...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Coming Back - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x26"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Coming Back" captures a transformative moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where classical composition meets avant-garde expression. A figure in crimson emerges ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Footsteps in the Sand (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tree in the Plane (The Last Picture Show) - 2006,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Three Girls IX (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Three Girls IX (The Last Picture Show) - 2006,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
A...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China
Located in New York, NY
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China, 2004
c print
20 x 24 inches
edition of 30
Shaolin monks training Kung Fu from Shaolin Monastery takes martial arts to a brand new level. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Letter E large scale conceptual Photograph( 48 x 71" / 122 x 188cm )
Located in San Francisco, CA
LETTER E by Christian Stoll
large scale conceptual photography playing with viewer's perspective
incredible details in this body of work, a series of environmental stills playing w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Three Girls VIII (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Three Girls VIII (The Last Picture Show) - 2006,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Spirits of Valentino, Fall/Winter 2012" inkjet on canvas by Simon Procter
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Spirits of Valentino, Fall/Winter 2012" photograph of a runway show for the renowned Italian fashion house taken by fine art photographer Simon Procter. Specialist inkjet on gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Canvas, Screen
"Elder Morris" Found photos and vintage imagery in hand crafted paper collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Elder Morris" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from hand-crafted paper collage and acrylic and archival ink on Epson Hot Press Natural paper on wood panel. Theodore delves into the specific experiences of African American families, capturing a longing for lost photographs, missing heirlooms, and vanished archives. Using a blend of traditional portraiture, found photographs, paint, paper, pencils, and digital manipulation, Theodore creates archetypes representing hypothetical family members, spiritual guardians, and ancestors. These boldly crafted archetypes inhabit an imagined macro-family album, offering a unique perspective on portraiture, connection, and community. Theodore's work aims to deepen spiritual connections and encourage personal introspection.This pieces measures 36”h x 48”w and comes with a gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity.
Shawn Theodore (b. 1970) was born in Germany to American parents from Philadelphia, and currently lives and works in Philadelphia. Theodore was awarded the prestigious PDN’s 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch (2019), the Getty Images / ARRAY ‘Where We Stand’ grant, and a grant from the Knight Foundation for ‘A Dream Deferred’. Theodore was a two-time nominee for the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee for the Magnum Foundation Fund. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts, a trustee of The Print Center, a trustee of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and a former trustee of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center.
Theodore was announced as a two-time nominee of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee of the Magnum Foundation Fund in 2018. In the following years 2019 and 2020, he was awarded the PDN's 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch and AI-AP American Photography 35. He has had several solo exhibitions and is included in several group exhibitions. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; the collection of the Philadelphia Library, Drexel University's Center for Black Culture, the Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Center, Minneapolis; the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; and the Legacy Museum, Montgomery, among others. Artist photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Pola Girls 10" Unique Polaroid Photography by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pola Girls 10" Unique Polaroid Photography by Larsen Sotelo
4.2" x 3.5" inch - including white Polaroid frame
3.1" x 3,1" inch - image area
Comes with A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Chanel No.5 with Love
By Nick Veasey
Located in PARIS, FR
A man with x-ray vision, Nick Veasey creates art that shows what it is really like inside.
Original artwork.
C print, diasec Framed. Signed and numbered out of 9
Accompanied with th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Diamond - color photography
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful photograph is part of the "Water Geomaids" series which consists of 13 different images.
It comes signed and numbered and is part of an edition of 12.
We also offer other available sizes for these images (please contract us for more information).
It will be shipped in a tube from Australia although we also offer some framing options in the US.
The unseen need not be lost.
Looking past the obvious and focusing on the lesser-known perspective introduces a parallel universe. Through using domestic objects and the human form in our environment, I work to orchestrate unique visions that are meticulously balanced in the ultimate pursuit of equilibrium. My goal is to inspire all those who see my work to begin looking at the world around them in a new way, evolving their view to uncover the undiscovered beauty in everyday things.
color photography
staged photography
seascape photography
pool...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print
Located in Denton, TX
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry features a mass of people walking into the shallow waters of the sea, as part of their celebration. People gather around a large statue of ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Voyeurism for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Voyeurism for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton.
Black and white photograph
From the series "Voyeurism " realized by Newton for Playboy magazine.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Biblioteca de Mafra V, Portugal by Massimo Listri
Located in New York City, NY
Chromogenic Print – Unframed
Free Shipping – Ask us for custom framing options.
40 x 48 inches - edition of 5
48 x 60 inches - edition of 5
71 x 88.5 inches - edition of 5
"My ph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - According to Joan Miro
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Massimo Listri, Palazzo di Ostankino, Mosca
Located in New York, NY
Palazzo di Ostankino, Mosca, 2015
Chromogenic print
Edition of 5
Signed, dated, and numbered on verso label
39.5 x 47.5 inches edition of 5
47.5 x 59 inches edition of 5
71 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
"Rise" Photography Edition of 28 36" x 36" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rise" Photography Edition of 28 36" x 36" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
"Rise"
Photography
Edition of 28
Year photo was taken: 2017
This picture is a part of Spirit series.
The pict...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jules and Jim (Renée's Dream) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jules and Jim (Renée's Dream), - 2007, from the 29 Palms, CA series,
40x39cm,
Edition 3/10,
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and sig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
No title (No 29) Photography Edition of 18 45" x 45" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 29) Photography Edition of 18 45" x 45" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 29)
Photography
Edition of 18
45 x 45 inch
Year photo was taken: 2016
This picture is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
"No Title Nr. 78" Photography Edition of 28 36" x 36" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"No Title Nr. 78" Photography Edition of 28 36" x 36" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography
Edition of 28 (36 x 36 inch) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2017
This p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Art of Seduction
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Art of Seduction, 2023
22 x 30"
Edition of 7
Limited Edition, Cyanotype Unique Variant Print.
This cyanotype diptych made from 1960's magazines, gives a contemporary edge to this vintage flirt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Film, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Color, Photogram
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan - Black and White Photograph
Located in Denton, TX
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph, depicting two trees against a snowy landscape.
Edition of 25
Signed, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006,
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Italian Actress Serena Grandi - Vintage Photograph - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Serena Grandi.
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Time Travel" (FRAMED) Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition 1/12 by Rob Woodcox
By Rob Woodcox
Located in Culver City, CA
"Time Travel" (FRAMED) Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition 1/12 by Rob Woodcox
Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte FineArt Paper (archival)
2019
Other sizes available
ABOUT Rob Woodcox
Rob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Artist Self Portraits. Set of 6 Photographs.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Photograph printed analogically on 255 gr baryta fiber photographic paper. turned to selenium.
1. OAXACA
2. SANTA MARÍA (SILLÓN)
3. OAXACA
4. SANTA MARÍA
5. LA CASA DE DANIEL
6. CO...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
No title (No 36) Photography 47" x 47" inch Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 36) Photography 47" x 47" inch Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 36) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2017
Limited Edition of 18
Picture size...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Pigment
Audrey Hepburn, mixed media limited edition fashion inspired unique screen print
Located in Dallas, TX
Rosie Emerson returns to her elongated trademark style for the release of a brand new Audrey Hepburn print. Emerson has developed her very own technique to make these to prints using charcoal powder instead of ink, these print have a soft look and light texture to them, the powder is fixed with layers of fixative and also a UV varnish so they are protected for the years to come. Elevating the iconic Audrey Hepburn these prints unite hand painted elements, collaged found wire, diamonds and star constellations all in her monochrome style. A small edition of just 20, each print will vary slightly due to her unique technique, they come signed and edition in pencil and embossed with an artists stamp.
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 work is widely collected and exhibited both in the UK as well as internationally, through galleries, art fairs and museums. She has also worked with brands and individuals including Harvey Nichols, The Ivy Club, Sony, Triumph Underwear, Redbull, P&O Cruises, and Annoushka jewelry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Charcoal, Rag Paper, Screen, Mixed Media
Boccia I (Beachshoot ) with Radha Mitchell -Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Boccia I (Beachshoot) - 2005
38x36cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory # 1467.
Not mounted.
featuring Cam...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
No Title (No 62) Photography Edition of 8 60 x 60 inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No Title (No 62) Photography Edition of 8 60 x 60 inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography
Year photo was taken: 2021
Unframed - ships in a tube
This picture is a part of Spiri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Impending Doom
By Peter Olson
Located in New Orleans, LA
For the last six years, Peter Olson has harmonized photography and ceramics, two mediums that have forced their way into fine art. As bands of imagery spin around the thrown and asse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film
Basquiat photograph by Nick Taylor of Gray (Basquiat 1979)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare 1979 Photograph of Jean Michel Basquiat
This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a friendship which began when both collaborated on the historic New York No Wave band, “GRAY” in the late 1970s; before the two briefly lived together in the East Village. Selections from Taylor's portfolio were most notably exhibited as part of the Basquiat retrospective at London's Barbican in 2017 and have been featured in numerous noteworthy publications on Basquiat.
Silver Gelatin Print. 1979.
11 x 14 inches
Hand singed and numbered in the margins from an edition of 5 A/P's.
Good overall vintage condition, with the exception of some minor signs of handling; surface marks to lower right; minor surface waves commensurate with medium.
Provenance: Obtained directly from artist
Lot 180 is an authorized dealer rep of Nicholas Taylor
Whilst Basquiat often provided glimpses into his conflicted character through his own art, Taylor’s photograph offers an intimate, and perhaps more honest, portrait from the outside. The clever exploration of light and dark reveals the dichotomies that divided the artist; both his fragile and playful, tender and brazen sides are unveiled. A soft glow is cast across Basquiat’s face, communicating a tenderness and affection that only a close friend could capture.
About Nicholas Taylor
Nicholas Taylor (American, b. 1953) is a renowned photographer and musician. Taylor moved to New York in 1977 to pursue a career as a photographer and it was through the vibrant New York art scene that he came to know the young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. It was, in fact, his intimate portfolio of photographs documenting his friendship with Basquiat that rocketed Taylor to fame. The two would collaborate in the seminal No Wave band “Gray” and live together in the East Village, before Taylor launched a successful career as a DJ famous for track-looping. His track “Suicide Mode” would later be used in the soundtrack for Julian Schnabel’s 1996 film “Basquiat." Taylor has been directly referenced in at least two works by Basquiat and is responsible for first introducing the artist to Madonna before the two dated.
Taylor's photographs of Basquiat were recently exhibited at London's Barbican and Frankfurt's Schirn Kunsthalle as part of the landmark Basquiat: Boom for Real exhibition; with Gray (Michael Holman & Nick Taylor...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
No title (No 29) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 29) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 29)
Photography
Edition of 25
32 x 32 inch
Year photo was taken: 2016
This picture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Transparent City #01 – Michael Wolf, Photography, Architecture, City, Skyscraper
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
MICHAEL WOLF (*1954, Germany)
Transparent City #01
2007
C-print
Sheet 121,9 x 152,4 cm (48 x 60 in.)
Frame 127 x 158 cm (50 x 62 1/4 in.)
Edition of 9,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Protests and Disorder after the Murder of Martin Luther King -Vintage Photo-1968
Located in Roma, IT
Protests and Disorder after the Murder of Martin Luther King is a historical photograph realized in the 1968.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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