Archival Ink Portrait Photography

XL 1 Marilena and Marisol, Q’ero Qochamoqo, Hatun Q’eros, Andes Peru 2018 Situated on the central west coast of South America, this large country encompasses a great variety of bi...

XXXIX 17, Nenets, Yamal Peninsula, Ural Mountains, Siberia 2011 It seems implausible that people could survive the extreme blizzards, sunless days and excruciatingly low temperature...

XXXIX 8, Pavel Khudi, Yamalo- Nenets Autonomous District, Siberia 2018 It seems implausible that people could survive the extreme blizzards, sunless days and excruciatingly low temp...

XXXIX 2, Pavel & Jello Khudi, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district, Siberia 2018 It seems implausible that people could survive the extreme blizzards, sunless days and excruciatingly l...

XXXVIII 4, Dolgans, Anabar district, Yakutia, Siberia 2018 The Dolgan people live at what feels like the end of the world, on icy white plains that stretch out as far as the eye can...

Brigade Migrating with the Bolaks, Dolgan, Anabar district, Yakutia, Siberia 2018 I’m determined to show the world how beautiful, it really is here – and that requires the magic of ...

XXXVII 92, Chichimeca Jonaz, Mision de Chichimecas, Guanajato, Mexico 2017 Chichimeca is the collective name for several different groups living mostly in central Mexico. Chichimeca...

XXXVII 85, Dia de los Muertos, Oaxaca, Mexico 2017 The Zapotecs were once one of the most important civilizations in the region. Today around a million people belong to this cultura...

XXXVII 86, Dia de los Muertos, Oaxaca, Mexico 2017 The Zapotecs were once one of the most important civilizations in the region. Today around a million people belong to this cultura...

Black and white photography.

“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerment...

Diptychon # 34 Color photograph Signed, numbered, dated and titled by hand Edition: 12 + III COA provided Thomas Florschuetz (German, born 1960) recently emigrated from East Germany...

Diptychon # 30 Color photograph Signed, numbered, dated and titled by hand Edition: 12 + III COA provided Thomas Florschuetz (German, born 1960) recently emigrated from East Germany...

Diptychon # 35 Color photograph Signed, numbered, dated and titled by hand Edition: 12 + III COA provided Thomas Florschuetz (German, born 1960) recently emigrated from East Germany...

Print is also available in a large size : 63'' x 50'' and is priced at : $16,000. A black and white photographic print, with uniquely handmade puncture designs by the artist, set in a black shadow box frame. The new series “Punctured Ink” incorporates works from Nyari’s ongoing, portrait project titled “Ink Stories”. “Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerment. The series joins six women together, each who have faced adversity, to demonstrate the creation of a strengthened self-image through tattoos. By highlighting the intricate woven threads of ink on each woman’s skin, Nyari proposes the idea that self-empowerment and reconciliation with one’s traumas can be linked to the act of greeting one’s “own skin” or inventing their own story. Nyari has now elevated these intimate photographs in her new Punctured Ink series through the process of puncturing botanical-like references into the surface of each image (thus making each one of a kind). Her inspiration to physically puncture the previously pristine photographic prints stemmed from a childhood memory that occurred while she was living in Finland: “I remembered my parents had this big pad of paper next to the home phone in Finland and I would use my mother’s sewing needles to poke patterns into the paper”. This nostalgic memory in combination with the longing to apply her physical, painterly abilities resulted in the choice to transform these photographs via puncturing the paper. Unlike painting or drawing on the surface of each print, the raised, brail like holes created leave a permanent result, just as a tattoo does on one’s skin. While the surface of an artwork, like skin, is typically preserved and or avoided, Nyari follows in the subject’s footsteps by purposely destroying the pristine surface in order to create a new narrative. The act taps into a long history of tribal scarification which signified a right of passage, permitting the individual to transcend their past traumas and transforming their evolved selves. This notion grounds all of her works. In addition, Nyari’s choice to puncture nature-based patterns into each portrait also has its own significance. She stated that when “talking about scarification and getting over trauma, to me, nature is one of the most healing and beautiful elements.” As Nyari is emphasizing through her photographs, when you add a personal story onto the skin, it is a whole new layer that often becomes biographical. It translates a story to the audience of one’s past, future and wishes. While this concept existed in her previous photographic series, now, through puncturing the surface of each, Nyari is adding another layer of permanence onto her works’ meaning, therefore becoming, as she calls it “ink cubed”. ———————————————————————————————————————————— Born in 1979 in Helsinki, and raised in Finland and Germany, Nyari came to New York City at the age of seventeen. While here, she studied at the School of Visual Arts where she not only began to model but found her passion for photography. Using inspiration from masters such as Helmut Newton and Cindy Sherman, Nyari’s work employs and explores the traditional ideal of beauty and gender to portray sexuality from a predominately female perspective. She utilizes technical elements such as gestures, nudity, the subject’s gaze, objects and more to link this connection of the empowered feminine identity. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries throughout the United States and Europe and through such exposure, she has received multiple prestigious awards including the first-place winner of the International Photography Awards in 2010, Beauty Pro Category. Her 225-page Monograph titled “Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography...

Driving Home – Frank Sinatra circa 1950 driving his Cadillac. Hollywood, CA. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink Each fine print is numbered and embossed with ...

Anne K Smith Title: Untitled #21 (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...

Anne K Smith Title: Untitled #12 (from Unfocused Series) Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag Size: 10.5 x 16 inches Available in sets of 3 (mix and match) Entire "Unfo...

Relaxing on Tour – Frank Sinatra circa April 1962 at a stop on his 30 stop World Tour for Children. They stopped in Honolulu, HI on the way to the first concerts in Japan. This was f...

Live at The Sands – Frank Sinatra circa mid 1950s. Performing at the Copa Room, Sands Hotel. Las Vegas, NV. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink Each fine print...

Bronze Bust – Frank Sinatra posing at the studio of famous Sculptor Jo Davidson. Circa 1946. Note the famous bust of Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

For the love of vinyl – circa 1945. Frank Sinatra relaxing at home in Toluca Lake, CA preparing to listen to some music. Note daughter Nancy in the edge of the right frame. Giclee 3...

Sitting at Desk – circa 1945. Frank Sinatra at home in Toluca Lake. Note the portrait of FDR on the wall. Sinatra said after meeting him “He’s the greatest man alive today and here’s...

Shoot me shooting you – Frank Sinatra at home in Toluca Lake, CA. Circa mid-1940s. Sinatra always had a camera and was often experimenting with them, here Nancy Sinatra Senior catche...

Taking notes – Frank Sinatra circa 1940. Hoboken, NJ. Taken by a family member. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink Each fine print is numbered and embossed wi...

Live from the Rustic Cabin – Frank Sinatra circa 1938. Performing at the Rustic Cabin. Likely taken in rehearsals or during a live performance. Photo by Nancy Sinatra...

Frank Sinatra circa early 1940s. New York City. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink Each fine print is numbered and embossed with the official Frank Sinatra Ar...

Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa 1939. Taken at their apartment on Garden St, Hoboken, NJ. Photo by Nancy Sinatra Senior. This striking photo is one of the family’s favorites. This is...

“Selfie” on the stairs of a young Frank Sinatra. Self Portrait circa late 1930s. Likely taken on the stairs at Sinatra’s parents in Hoboken, NJ. Giclee ...

Frank Sinatra in his early years. Circa 1940. Hoboken, NJ. Taken by a family member. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink Each fine print is numbered and emboss...

An early Self Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa late 1930s. At home in Hoboken, NJ. One of the earliest photos found in the family archive and perhaps, lik...

Archival Pigment Print Edition of 25 Print size: 19 H x 6.5 W inches Frame size: 26 H x 13 W inches This piece is a digital reproduction of an original 8 x 10" polaroid that was m...

Archival Pigment Print Edition of 25 Print size: 19 H x 14 W inches Frame size: 26 H x 22 W inches Matted and framed in a beautiful tiger wood frame...

Archival Pigment Print Edition of 25 Print size: 38 H x 30 W inches Frame size: 54 H x 44 W inches This piece is a digital reproduction of an original 8 x 10" polaroid that was man...

Archival Pigment Print Edition of 25 Print size: 38 H x 30 W inches Frame size: 54 H x 44 W inches This piece is a digital reproduction of an original 8 x 10" polaroid that was man...

Archival chromogenic print on Hahnemüle Photo Rag Paper Edition of 25 Print size: 15 H x 11.5 W inches Frame size: 25 H x 19 W inches Artist bio: Peter Sorel, Immigrating to the...

47.2 x 31.5 in (120 x 80 cm) Archival Inkjet Print Edition of 25 Price does not include tax.