Contemporary Portrait 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
Jon Provost And Lassie
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Jon Provost and Lassie looking away from the film scene "Lassie", circa, 1954.Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventure...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - 2007
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Elvis Presley Performing on Patio
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture of the King, Elvis Presley, performing on a patio with his guitar.
Elvis Presley, known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Know...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
12-Meter Racing Yachts Create a Pattern on the Open Seas, Aerial, Iconic
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Fleeting Time"
This photograph features the boats Courageous, American Eagle, Victory ’83 and Intrepid in the Atlantic Ocean off of Newport, Rhode Island.
The nautical print ser...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City, Harlem, Black and White Photo of African Americans, Fire Hydrant
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 11.5" x 9.5" gelatin silver signed by the photographer Leonard Freed (on verso). Provenance: Freed Estate
LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Clark Gable With a Sealyham Terrier
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features smiling Clark Gable carrying pet Sealyham Terrier and looking away.Clark Gable was an American film actor, often referred to as ""The King of Ho...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Rain Coat for Niagara Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a rain coat- a screen test for her role in "Niagara", circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the C...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Nothing to do with my will (The Princess and her Lover)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nothing to do with my Will (The Princess and her Lover) - 2007
part of the 29 Palms, CA project.
Edition of 10,
20x24cm.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature labe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Michelle-Free delivery- Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Michelle - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1997 - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was the...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
White Horses Running Beneath a Waterfall in Iceland, Color Photography, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Through the Falls"
The famous horses of Iceland pay no attention to the extreme elements of their homeland most would find daunting - including some of the mightiest waterfalls on ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Axolotl - Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Underwater, Walking Fish
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
All print prices include VAT.
'Axolotl' is a stunning C-Type print by contemporary British photographer Tim Flach.
Edition 3/10.
Flach has mainly become renown for his highly stylized animal portraits, which are far removed from traditional wildlife photography...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Frozen (16 pieces) Contemporary, Landscape, USA, Polaroid, Figurative, Ice, Snow
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Frozen (Stranger than Paradise) - 2001
Edition of 5
16 pieces, 48 x 47 cm each, 2.20 x 2.20 cm installed.
Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on 16 Polaroids.
Signat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Portrait of a Raven
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
When the trembling heart stops beating, what remains is a tiny beautiful corpse. I make a portrait to commemorate that life and to express my sorrow and regret. It’s my gesture towar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mason
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP)
Signed and numbered, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes mounting and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley in Shadow
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of the King, Elvis Presley, gazing to the camera in a true action shot of the Rock N Roll star.
Elvis Presley known mononymously as Elvis, was an Amer...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlene Dietrich in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio capture of Marlene Dietrich posed in a fur coat.
In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef v...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis in Fur Coat
By Elmer Fryer
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Bette Davis posed in a fur coat, circa 1935.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Anthony Bourdain at Katz's Deli by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Marlon Brando posed on a bike for the film "The Wild One".
The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Laszlo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is mos...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Untitled (Olancha) - Stranger than Paradise - analog C-Print based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Olancha) - 2006,
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Zsa Zsa Gabor Applying Makeup
By Peter Martin
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white portrait features Zsa Zsa Gabor in her dressing room applying makeup. Zsa Zsa Gabor as a Hungarian-American actress and socialite. Gabor began her stage...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Raquel Welch in Cowboy Hat - Terry O'Neill Lost Photoshoot
Located in Austin, TX
About the Collection
Terry O’Neill’s “lost photoshoot”. Terry shot these for Globe Photos almost half a century ago, but they remained lost until recently uncovered in our archives....
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Katharine Houghton - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Katharine Houghton is a black and white photograph realized in 1968.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the garden, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white portrait of former Govenour of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger smoking cigar in the garden.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph.
Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta.
In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer, Bette Midler, Grace Jones and Frank Zappa to name a few. A partial list of the films that he has generated graphics and publicity for include “The Hurt Locker”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “King Arthur”, “Tootsie”, “The Big Chill”, “Bull Durham...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iconic Portrait of a Young Man Wearing Tribal Face Paint, Ethiopia, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untitled 37"
Wearing face paint is typical in the Karo tribe. While the designs are based on tradition, each young man is encouraged to create their own motif.
This award-winnin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Michael Jackson Wearing Letterman Jacket
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features pop music idol Michael Jackson sitting outdoors, wearing a letterman jacket.
Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. D...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe with Ben Lyon Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe smiling at an event with Ben Lyon.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing Traditional Tribal Jewelry, Africa, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Mindisayo's Gaze"
In this best-selling image, a young women in the Rendille tribe of Northern Kenya wears the unique jewelry and ornamentation of this culturally-rich region.
The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Meryl Streep, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white portrait of famous actress Meryl Streep.
From personality portrait...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stoya Smoking
Located in Austin, TX
Stoya by Markus Klinko, from a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from the celebrated photographer featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese and Aubrey O’Day
This print is ava...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Jack Nicholson in "Wolf"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Jack Nicholson in his role for "Wolf", 1994.
Wolf is a 1994 American romantic horror film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle P...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Michael Caine 1964 Contact Sheet
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Michael Caine contact sheet print by Brian Duffy - London 1964
This session with Michael Caine was shot by Duffy in 1964, the same year that the film Zulu was released which was hi...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled from "Pia"
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes free shipping in the US and a 14-day return policy. All prints are made to order and will arrive in mint condition directly from Christopher Anderson...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital P...
Odessa, Ukraine (Man repairing vehicle on sidewalk & Black dog)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017.
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean: The Rebel Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actor James Dean in a cowboy hat. A stunning vintage press print acquired by Globe Photos from London Features.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage pre...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Just Me, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, lion
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12
more sizes on request
A big male lion standing proud in the savannah.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paul Newman on the Set
By Larry Barbier
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Larry Barbier Jr. of Paul Newman on a film set, posed in an action shot with a funny expression.
Paul Newman was an American actor,...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Snap–15 Minutes of Fame (Wastelands) - analog, not mounted, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Snap–15 Minutes of Fame (Wastelands) - 4 pieces, 2003
Edition of 5,
105x100cm each, 220x220cm installed.
Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Africa, Nomad Princesses, Tribal Women Ethiopia, Printed on Japanese Paper
Located in New york, NY
Nomad Princesses, 1996 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, is a contemporary color photograph 19" x 13" of two bare-breasted women with painted faces, enlarged ears, and tribal jewelry from th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
David Bowie by Brian Aris
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16.5" x 23" print of David Bowie by Brian Aris in 1991.
Brian Aris limited edition prints, signed and numbered by Brian and carryin...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Mata Hari - Rudolph Valentino. Castelloland Series. Digital Collage Portraits
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mata Hari by Paloma Castello
Edition of 1/3+ 1AP
Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper
2018.
and
Rudolph Valentino by Paloma Castello
47.2"...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Midnight Cowboy (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Midnight Cowboy (Back in the 80's) - 2001
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #576.
Not mounted....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Confession - 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait, Photography, Contemporary, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Confession - 2020
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, not mounted.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-889. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall at Premiere Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid shot of Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe posed at a premiere for "How to Marry a Millionaire", circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Treasure II (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, framed, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Treasure II (Stage of Consciousness) 29 Palms, CA, 2007,
75x93cm, Edition 3/5.
Analog C-Print printed on Fuji Archive Paper, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid.
Sign...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Wood, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha doing her Nails by the Pool (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha doing her Nails by the Pool (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
78x76cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Chuck Close Study for 3D painting" 47x38" one of a kind archival pigment print
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
This art is a one of a kind print on canvas with archival ink, it is completely flat but has the characteristics of Ceravolo's 3 dimensional look. It was the study for a large canvas of Chuck Close that was comprised of actual three dimensional elements. This unique one of a kind print has the depth that a Ceravolo canvas in known for while being completely flat. It is framed under plexiglass and measures 47x38"
When Ceravolo met Chuck Close for the first time in 2008 he told Chuck that Chuck had indirectly feed his (Ceravolo's) family for the past 25 years because he (Ceravolo) started to paint large scale portraits after seeing Chucks portrait of Phillip Glass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Canvas
Ave Maria, Ho Chi Minh City - Religious Kitsch Contemporary Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ave Maria, part of Richard Heeps' 'This is Not America' series photographed in Vietnam in 2016. This striking artwork has a fun religious kitsch vibe, the neon really makes it pop.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Posed for Life Magazine Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed for Life Magazine with other women, circa 1949.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Debbie Harry 1977
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" print of Debbie Harry, lead singer of US band Blondie, photographed in London in 1977 by Brian Aris. Limited edition number 10...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
0971 and 1858, Diptych. From The ONE Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
0971 and 1858, Diptych, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone
From the ONE series
0971: Photography, pencil, ink and pastel on fabric
1858: Photography, pencil, ink, acrylic and pastel on fabric
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Fabric, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Renée's Dream XI' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini
Renée's Dream XI (Days of Heaven) - 2006
signed in front, not mounted.
Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid.
Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-20...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Ways of a Wild Heart #47 - Polaroid, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ways of a Wild Heart #47 - 2014
Giclee archival pigment print on archival Hahnemühle Pearl paper. 320 gsm · 100% Cotton · natural white · pearl-finish.
Based on a Polaroid.
Hand ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
New York City, Black and White Portrait Photography, Two Women on the Subway
By Walker Evans
Located in New york, NY
A classic black and white photograph from the late 1930s to early 1940s, Two Women on The Subway in New York City is by a master of ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Jean 2 (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jean II (Suburbia) - 2004
20x25cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 1687.
Not mounted.
The project "Suburbia" was shot on the set of Marc Forster's first feature film 'Everything put Together' with Radha Mitchell, Michelle Hicks, Megan Mullally, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Matt Malloy and others.
Suburbs collectively, or the people who live in them
Suburb { a district, especially a residential one, on the edge of a city or large town }
synonyms [Outer edge , Fringes, Periphery, Limits, Outer reaches, Environs ]
Sunday in suburbia, a summer's day heavy with heat, hardly a soul to be seen. As a result, the motifs of Stefanie Schneider's “Suburbia” cycle – put together in California, in the very west of the USA – are virtually inconspicuous.Schneider's camera encircles an idyllic American setting, capturing a garden practically empty of people. Surrounded by a white picket fence, flowers and trees bloom profusely in the blazing sunlight. The day is empty and quiet like only a Sunday can be. The grass is perfectly cut, the garden well tended, the inhabitants oblivious to everything and lethargic. An instant is seized, revealing the tragedy of an average, unsuccessful, middle class life.
The scene is familiar from countless movies and American literature; the perfect façade of an American ideal, which seems to conceal the horror of daily life. In David Lynch's „Blue Velvet“ the film begins with the camera rolling over a similar setting: the view over the fence, the painstakingly neatly cut lawn, ending with a close-up: a cut-off ear covered with feasting ants.
Stefanie Schneider overdoes it, she exaggerates: this is confirmed by the irritating colourfulness as well as the vehemence of the motifs. Emptiness stands in stark contrast to the beauty of the blooming roses or the lush growth of the trees. The fenced, idyllic summer scene appears vacant; unused chairs surround a table, the grill untouched and clean, no object out of place. It is only the inhabitants who appear curiously lost. Schneider shows them in the middle of their saturated lives, in well-tended averageness, which can only be endured with a Martini on ice, on hand before lunch. In her opinion the scenes are banal, yet one becomes witness to great intimacy.
Schneider's „Suburbia“ cycle lives from the interplay of the motifs, and tells a story with the same flavour as American author Raymond Carver...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Brigitte Bardot on a Swing
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Brigitte Bardot sitting on a tree swing outdoors, shot from behind, circa 1954.
Brigitte Bardot was a French actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist....
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Tangerine Dream - Stage of Consciousness (29 Palms, CA) - with Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tangerine Dream - (29 Palms, CA) - 2007
75x93cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory N...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Bruno Mars, Portrait. Portrait Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's technique consists of the use of two prints, the first print is the original photography, and the second print is a blurry version of the image printed on glass. The gla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Glass, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
Contemporary portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Urizen Freaza, and Clare Marie Bailey. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary portrait photography, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available.