Modern Figurative Photography
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Style: Modern
Wallpaper Carnation
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cone 4, San Francisco
Located in Hudson, NY
Amodaj created the Hoop and Ball series of photographs in June 2010 with dancer and author Shawnrey Notto. The photographs were based on an earlie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cone 8, San Francisco
Located in Hudson, NY
This item is available unframed or framed, They are in edition of 20 in he 16" x 20" paper size.
Amodaj created the Hoop and Ball series of photographs in June 2010 with dancer and author Shawnrey Notto. The photographs were based on an earlier series of drawings Nenad made of Notto wearing parts of the deconstructed wedding dress during his figure drawing study in Michael Markowitz’s 23rd Street studio in San Francisco.
The hoop skirt serves as an augmentation device, a skeletal extension meant to alter the visual perception of the human form. To realize the full associative power of the hoop, Amodaj created a counter-shape to the hoop, a white sphere (the Ball) made from plaster strips, to match the cloth texture and placed it in a dynamic relationship with his model.
Notto improvised the poses from Nenad’s drawings in constant slow motion. The whole project was done in two 3-hour sessions with no rehearsals and no replays. The minimalistic setting, uniform lighting, and central vantage point shift perception from a trivial reality to a metaphysical one. The intent was to induce the spectator to spontaneously alternate between the three aspects: the human form, the symbolic function of the skirt, and the geometry of the cone and sphere. The spontaneity of dynamic poses and the imperfections of a handheld camera balance this sparse imagery.
The exhibition presents a selection of 15 photographs from a project collection of over a hundred. Most of the series are gelatin-silver prints from a 35 mm film, with a few exceptions for large-scale digital color prints.
Amodaj was influenced by the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher's typologies of industrial buildings and František Drtikol’s nudes. In the spirit of Becher’s “typologies,” Amodaj’s Hoop and Ball series of photographs explores endless mutations of the hoop skirt architecture, a clothing item with a curios geometric form that can be classified as a “flexible cone.” It is a form that appears both in nature and in artifice: flowers, bells, horns, nuclear power plants...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
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Archival Pigment
Bar
Located in Atlanta, GA
I was born in Martínez, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 16, 1971. I am the Sun in Pisces, the Moon in Scorpio and ascendant in Cancer. Younger daughter. Lover of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
High Blue Flyer, New York, NY 2007
By Kevin Ryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice Gallery...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jane, East Village, NY, 2008
By Amy Postle
Located in Hudson, NY
We are excited to announce the grand opening of “Indian Summer” at La Plage in Sag Harbor. This exhibition will include Fine Art + Photography from the Robin Rice Gallery including R...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Graffiti, Chicago, IL, 2002
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ivy Pants, Media, PA, 2005
By Keith Sharp
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nadya
Located in Atlanta, GA
Joyce Tenneson is an accomplished American photographer best known for her mystical and sensual photographs of the female form. At once haunting, enigma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
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Polaroid
Untitled #12, France, 2015
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Suzanne with Wheath
Located in Atlanta, GA
Joyce Tenneson is an accomplished American photographer best known for her mystical and sensual photographs of the female form. At once haunting, enigmatic, and evocative of dreams a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Palazzo Schloss Hof III Vienna
Located in New York, NY
Palazzo Schloss Hof III Vienna 2016
Lambda c print
Signed, titled, dated and numbered (edition of 5) on artist's label on verso.
The photographer i...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Palazzo Schloss Hof III Vienna
Located in New York, NY
Palazzo Schloss Hof III Vienna 2016
Lambda c print
Signed, titled, dated and numbered (edition of 5) on artist's label on verso.
The photographer i...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Cliffside Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Clifftop Pool, 1971
Guests around the clifftop pool at Warren Avis' villa 'La Barranca', Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, January 1971
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 15...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
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Lambda
Tryptic Pirouette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Oriental Blossom with Butterflies
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Covid-19 New York: Skateboarder on Empty Park Avenue
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Mitchell Funk
Covid-19 New York: Skateboarder on Empty Park Avenue
Inkjet Archival Print
43 × 29 in
Signed, dated lower and numbered 3/15 lower rig...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
High in the City ( Blowing Smoke and Vaping Upper East Side )
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto. Edition 3 of 15, Unframed. Other size available Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a different type of street photogr...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Wallpaper Peacock Feathers
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Play Within
Located in Atlanta, GA
I am a puerto rican artist who has been living in Atlanta for the last 10 years. I have a passion for creating art, especially surreal imagery; as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
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Paper
Instrument, 2009
By Eric WATERS
Located in Atlanta, GA
Many view Eric Waters' photography as a commitment to the preservation of the New Orleans' African American culture.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Owl in Autumn Woods
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Luminescent Golden Peony
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
The Emergence No. 3, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
“You never forget where you came from, even if you don’t stay there. Our stories have to propel us forward. It’s the only thing we can do—just keep moving forward”.
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Resin, Wood
The Emegence No. 4, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
“You never forget where you came from, even if you don’t stay there. Our stories have to propel us forward. It’s the only thing we can do—just keep moving forward”.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Resin, Wood
Jordi
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Gabriel Vorbon
2021
Photography Edition of 1 + 1 AP
50 x 50 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Palm Trees Turn Purple - Miami Beach
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Trees Turn Purple - Miami Beach
Shot with a Hi-res 36 megapixel camera which yields beautiful detail.
The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the lar...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Gay San Francisco , Folsom Street Fair. BDSM Leather LGBTQ FETISH
Located in Miami, FL
Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lighting and design to highly charged subject matter. This Folsom Street Fair...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Five Dogs on a Leash, Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
A captured moment of a dog walker with five dogs set against a post-impressionist background of warm oranges and cool blues .
Signed, Dated, number 4/15 Lower left recto, unframe...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Wallpaper Exotic Bird
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sweet Pea Whispers
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Instrument, 2009
By Eric WATERS
Located in Atlanta, GA
Many view Eric Waters' photography as a commitment to the preservation of the New Orleans' African American culture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Emergence No. 1, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
“You never forget where you came from, even if you don’t stay there. Our stories have to propel us forward. It’s the only thing we can do—just keep moving forward”.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Resin, Wood
Terry O'Neill - Audrey Hepburn with a Dove 2, Photography 1966, Printed After
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...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill - Audrey Hepburn and William Wyler, 1966, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wyler and Hepburn collaborated on three films: Roman Holiday (1953), Audrey's Oscar-winning break-out role; The Children's Hour (1961), a drama of the pain caused by ignorance and li...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tyrfing
Located in New York, NY
Black and white photography.
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pho...
Fish Circle, Para, Brazil, 2011
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Circle Judge, Miami , Florida
By Greg Lotus
Located in Hudson, NY
Print is available in sizes from small to mural.
Edition of 25.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.
ABOUT:
Inside the gallery, the viewer is surrounded by an arresting display of glamour in the wild. Drawing inspiration from classical paintings and geometric forms, Greg Lotus' work has been compared to Herb Ritts, Man Ray and Richard Avedon, and his exhibition fuses his high fashion background with the rural environment of his youth. Yet Lotus admits to no formal training throughout his career, "I'm completely self-taught, lots of trial and error over the years."
His foray into fashion photography was a twist of fate. In the 90s he was sharing living quarters with young models, and began photographing them to help them build their portfolios—work that eventually brought his work to the attention of agencies. When it comes to his own models, Lotus prefers the "unspoiled" types, holding castings to find those with quirk as well as beauty.
"Over time, most artists develop their own palette and look using color and light in a very personal way. I express my own aesthetic sense which is what makes my work recognizable, regardless of subject or setting." "Swimmer Cap," is an example of Lotus' signature pop of color. Here, a cast of sinewy models convene in a locker room; their candy-colored swim caps give the piece its surreal, dreamlike quality.
In the invitation piece, "Nurses" beauties in black bathing suits pop against a light background while being hosed down by a nurse. "You can almost feel the spray and hear the whoosh under the miniskirt," says Lotus. Besides the visual play on light and dark, he says water is the linking element that turns the piece theatrical and makes it breathe.
Greg Lotus was born in 1967 in rural West Virginia. He shot in Paris and New York City before settling in Miami to pursue his craft. After landing his first major job in Europe, Lotus interviewed with the editor of Italian Vogue, Franca Sozzani...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ella on Red Sphere
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Luminosa 02
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Rings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Poppies
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Luminescent Calla Lillies
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
White Peony
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Tranquility
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Reflections Study A
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Kristina on the Edge
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
“Untitled” (from Body Series)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh
“Untitled” (from Body Series), 2018
Year: 2019
Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag
Dimensions: 20 x 15 inches
Unframed
David Pugh’s photographic work tends to pull ...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled #25 (from Unfocused Series)
By Anne K Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anne K Smith
Title: Untitled #25 (from Unfocused Series)
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag
Size: 16 x 10.5 inches
Available in sets of 3 (mix and match)
Entire "Unfo...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
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