Armory Figurative Photography

Robert Mapplethorpe William S. Burroughs Photograph insert from Radar No. 1 (1982) Year: 1982 Sheet Size: 9.8 × 7.8 inches (24.9 × 19.8 cm) Framed Size: 17 x 13 x 1.25 inches (43.2 ×...

Photograph of Jimmy Page playing his classic '69 Gibson Les Paul, shot at Kezar Stadium in 1973. About The Print: Archival pigment print on 100% cotton paper with a satin baryta fin...

War in South America is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, m...

Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 5 + 1 AP) 50 x 60 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models. “Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...

The Old Days - A Greek Soldier in traditional costume is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the late 19th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical mom...

Historical Photo - Chinese Soldier in front of a Portrait of Mao is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.  It belongs to a historical album including historical mo...

Children play and laugh in a backyard with makeshift playgrounds. Lined with a thin black border, framing options available. Art Shay Backyard Olympics silver gelatin print, printed...

War is a vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Monkey with Gun, New York City 1992/2015 Chromogenic print from a polaroid positive face mounted to acrylic (Diasec) Sheet 238 x 182,5 cm (93 3/4 x 71...

Gelatin silver press photograph. A striking vintage press photograph depicting Jane Fonda in her iconic role as Barbarella, the heroine of Roger Vadim's landmark science-fiction fil...

Vintage Gelatin Silver Print mounted on board Image size: 7.5 x 9.5 in. Titled and dated in pencil on mount margin Titled and dated in pencil, and artist stamp in black ink on mount...

"Art is a Weapon" FRAMED Photography 30" x 44" in Edition of 7 by Brendan North Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the Artist Size framed: 34' x 44' in ABO...

Khartoum Market is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century by M. Venieris.  The scene is meticulously captured.

Crossing the Suez Canal, Yom Kippur War by Micha Bar-Am presents a brief moment of joy amidst a dark time. Two men smile while riding in a car, with other men looking onward with a b...

Vintage Photo. The American Actor Nick Nolte in a scene from "Under Fire", a 1983 political film. Very good conditions.

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse Photographer. Car race in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, June 25, 1911. This is a rare photograph of the Peugeot ...

The artist explores the intersection between submission and domination with this set of photographs.For this series the artist explores the moment when nature in animal form intertwi...

Sour Grapes by Patty Carroll presents a chaotic scene, a room filled by grapes, vines and wine bottles. A woman lies back in her chair, covered in the grapes and vines overtaking the...

Framed Dimensions: 32h x 42w x 2d cm. Edition 2 of 10. Mercury.N Says of her work... Whisper, The Temperature of Snow, Dance With Me, Treasure, and Entwined are drawn from Love Le...

An insipid notion (The astonished world) is a collection of unreal experiences caused by the feeling of late and inexperienced love, and the inability to fully know the experience of...

The Sudanese  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moment...

Automobili I by Frank Schott a series of Industrial Style still life photographs (Ferrari) - details at iconic Italian race car performance garage 48 x 72inches / 122cm x 183cm edi...

Why do we dream of a simple and unique image of Eden; What happens when pain represents our sanctuary... Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fantasies, transcending...

The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...

Britt Ekland – Mary Goodnight, the Man With the Golden Gun, Bangkok, 1974 Britt Ekland (born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish actress and singer. She appeared in n...

Soldiering is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s in Italy during Fascism. With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the rear. Good co...

John Wayne during his stay of a month in Vietnam.

Viet Cong Tank - Vintage b/w Photo realized by Gamma, Paris, and Grazia Neri, Milan. With the Stamped on the rear. Good conditions.

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, or the creation of avatars are also interesting worldwide phenomena of virtual realities that are not only relevant for children and teens. So when a middle-aged Berlin photographic artist (like Christian Rothmann) chooses to study 120 toy robots with great difference in form, it represents a journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot. Once batteries had been inserted, some of the largely male or gender-neutral robots, could flash, shoot, turn around and even do more complicated things. Some can even still do it today - albeit clumsily. This, of course, can only be seen on film, but the artist intends to document that as well; to feature the robots in filmic works of art. The positioning of the figures in the studio is the same as the tableau of pictures in the exhibition room. In this way, one could say Rothmann deploys one robot after the other. This systematic approach enables a comparative view; the extreme enlargement of what are actually small and manageable figures is like the macro vision of insects whose fascinating, sometimes monster-like appearance only becomes visible when they are blown up a hundredfold. The same thing goes for the robots; in miniature form, they seem harmless and cute, but if they were larger than humans and made noises to match, they would seem more threatening. Some of the tin figures...

American Myth Archival pigment print on fine art paper, signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist on verso "BJ and Richeille Formento and Formento come out of a hybrid lineag...

Nostalgia Archival pigment print on fine art paper, signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist on verso "Richeille and I are taking a few years to explore the deeply misunders...

May 6, 1976 -Friuli earthquake is a black and white vintage photo, realized in May 8, 1976. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including histo...

War in Algeria is a Vintage Photo photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.

Women Working -Women's Rights  Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their ri...

Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, metic...

Burned car is a black and white vintage photo, realized in January 18th. 1960. The photo depicts a car burned during a test of protective barriers under the Ariccia bridge, near Rom...

Le Plan Orsec is a black and white vintage photo, realized in November 15th 1960. The photo depicts a general overwiew of the disaster in Bonneuil, near Paris, and the use of Civil ...

May 6, 1976 -Friuli earthquake- Gemona is a black and white vintage photo, realized in May 13, 1976. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album includ...

The Battle is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the early 20th Century. Good conditions.

The Performers is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.  Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, places...

Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero in a scene from the Italian television miniseries "Le Avventura di Laura Storm".

Carlo Prior, Cuba- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and poli...

Bowling - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the mid-20th Century in a series of American life in the 20th Century. With th...

Old days Photo - Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including his...

Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitter an air of anonymity, and as such the viewer has the opportunity to...

Old Days  - Weapons in Shanghai is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families,...

Portrait of Charles Bronson is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Hand signed by the Actor. Good conditions.

Alitalia - Historical Photos  - Valenzuela is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s. This photo belongs to a precious testament album of Italian airline. Good conditions.

War in Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and pol...

War in Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and pol...

Historical Photo - American In Cuba is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and poli...

Firefighters - Historical Vintage Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical event...

A scene from the movie The Seven Samurai is a black and white photograph realized in 1954 The photo depicts a scene from the film "Shichinin no Samurai" or "The Seven Samurai", an e...

Mussolini's Speech is an original photograph realized in 1934 and printed by Agence Trampus. The original title, the description, the date and the original hallmark on the back is pr...

Vintage Photo from the Fascist period. Photo by Gherlone, Torino. Photo dimensions 18 x 24 cm. Includes passepartout.

The British Actor Stewart Granger is a black and white photograph realized in 1962 Vintage Photo. depicting The British Actor Stewart Granger. Dated...

Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.

American Astrophysicists Watch the Sun - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the Mid-20th Century in a series on American lif...

Terence Hill and Don Backy - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.

Italtel Center in 1980s is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the typed notes on the paper attached to the image- Italian description-...