Plastic Portrait Photography

Passionate, sensitive and an eye for detail, light and color, this is the working method of Dutch photographer Ursula van de Bunte (1969). She is a...

Sea Crown, by Ricky Cohete Color Archival Pigment print Medium size: 36 in H x 24 in W. Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed 2020 The artist uses a vivid contrast of color to add an extra...

Passionate, sensitive and an eye for detail, light and color, this is the working method of Dutch photographer Ursula van de Bunte (1969). She is a perfectionist, enthusiastic and di...

Artist: Paul Saltzman (1943) Title: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rishikesh India (Beatles), suite of four Year: 1968; printed circa 1993 Medium: Digital chromogenic prints on photographic paper Edition: 1/50, 3/50, 3/50, 3/50; editions of 50 Size: 24.75 x 24.75 inches, each Condition: Good Inscription: each signed, titled, and numbered by the photographer Notes: Taken when the photographer was 23 years old and studying meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, these images were created at the time when the Beatles, Donovan and others were also pursuing their studies in meditation there. These closeups are rare, and may never have been fully editioned. PAUL SALTZMAN (1943) is a Canadian film and television producer, photographer, and director. A two-time Emmy Award-recipient, he has been credited on more than 300 films, both dramas and documentaries. In 1968, at the age of 23, he traveled to India for the first time as sound engineer on the National Film Board of Canada's Juggernaut documentary. He studied meditation to recover after his girlfriend had broken up with him, by mail. He learned meditation at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in the holy city of Rishikesh, India, The Beatles were coincidentally also visiting the ashram. He saw them sitting at a table and asked to join them. Paul McCartney drew up a chair. While there, he spent time with and photographed the Beatles, Donovan, Mia and Prudence Farrow and Mike Love. His photos have been judged "some of the best intimate shots" ever taken of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and have been seen in galleries worldwide. A permanent exhibition of his The Beatles in India photographs...

A photograph by Andy Warhol. “OJ Simpson” is a Polaroid, Polacolor by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FA05.02742; and AWL035 by the...

This is a unique artwork. Bob Colacello is a writer and a regular contributor to Vanity Fair Magazine. The former editor of Interview Magazine, Colacell...

A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Cheryl Tiegs" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by pop artist Andy Warhol. It is numbered FA04.05400 and AWL013. Andy Warhol — who fa...

Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this does not seem like a big deal. But 52 years ago, in 1970, it was q...

In 1969, Bethesda Fountain on weekends was a gathering place for the radical and hip people of the time. Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were regulars...

This work by Candice CMC titled "American Gothic Donuts" is comprised of 1,480 appetizing photographs of donuts, it was inspired by the famous Grant Wood painting "American Gothic". You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by The Queen of Donut Art...

This elephant portrait was done on assignment for Life Magazine. It was for a story about a group of three elephants who stomped to death their trainer. In an attempt to save the ele...

Sydney #1 by Kevin Horan presents a portrait of a curly haired white goat with a long goatee. This photograph is listed as a 14 x 11 inch archival pigment print, with the paper size measuring 17 x 13 inches. It is available in an edition of 15. This photograph is signed, titled, dated, numbered, print date and copyright in pencil on print verso. Sydney #1 is from Kevin Horan's series, Chattel. This photograph is also available in a larger size. Kevin Horan photographs goats in a very regal manner in his series, Chattel. A variety of domestic goats and sheep get their close-ups, allowing us to explore the detail of their beards, wattels, eyes, horns and hair. Horan's interest in exploring the exchange between people and animals lead to these dramatic, yet humorous portraits...