Conceptual Photography
CONCEPTUAL STYLE
In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.
LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.
Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.
Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.
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Style: Conceptual
"Untitled 7.20" Photography 35' x 24' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 7.20" Photography 35' x 24' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
García de Marina was born in Gijón (Spain) in 1975. He emerged thru a deep transformation in 2010. A dor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Pinball Wizard, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Pinball Wizard, part of Görner's Secret World of Plants series, the interplay of vibrant greens and soft-focus spheres creates a mesmerizing, otherworldly scene. This German macro...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Flaming Yellow, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this captivating macro photograph, Görner skillfully unveils the intricate interplay between texture and light within the delicate anatomy of a flower. The vibrant yellow hues rad...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Flaming Yellow, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this captivating macro photograph, Görner skillfully unveils the intricate interplay between texture and light within the delicate anatomy of a flower. The vibrant yellow hues rad...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Riggs Library II, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library II, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Riggs Library, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. Thi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Riggs Library I, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library I, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. T...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
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 ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print
Cosmic Dance, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An intimate portrayal of nature’s elaborate choreography, Cosmic Dance is a fine art photograph that invites the viewer into a world of vibrant textures and earthy chromatics. With i...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Roe V Wade
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photography. Roe v Wade political document projected on the figures before the picture was taken.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Black and White
$2,016 Sale Price
20% Off
"Untitled 2.18" Photography 16' x 24' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 2.18" Photography 16' x 24' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina
García de Marina was born in Gijón (Spain) in 1975. He emerged thru a deep transformation in 2010. A do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Come Closer, Darling! Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This captivating macro photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner draws the viewer into the intricate, sensuous details of a blooming iris. The soft, velvety petals in shades of vio...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Untitled #9 from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, silver gelatin print 2/5
Located in New York, NY
Untitled #9 from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, silver gelatin print 2/5
This work is featured in Afanador's 2004 book 'Sombra" which combines elegant, erotic portraits and nudes of...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kylie’s Knickers
By Nick Veasey
Located in Santa Monica, CA
C-type print/Diasec
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print
Partition and Time
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Lorna Simpson is an American artist renowned as a pioneer of conceptual photography. Her artwork, regardless of medium, explores the interplay between hi...
Category
1990s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blue Studies
Located in Vancouver, CA
Immerse yourself in the chromatic depths of Owen Kydd's @owenkydd "Blue Studies" (2013), a single-channel video projection now presented at ADDITION. Initially exhibited at Monte Cla...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Video
$15,000
"Untitled 1.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 1.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
García de Marina was born in Gijón (Spain) in 1975. He emerged thru a deep transformation in 2010. A do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Andy & Rob
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media on wood featuring the famed Andy Warhol. Photographed by Joester. Images on sides as well. Not framed.
About the Artist:
Steve Joester is a British-born Rock & ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Canvas, Photographic Film, Mixed Media
$12,200
Untitled Self-Portrait (Cherie Hiser), from the New Mexico Portfolio
By Cherie Hiser
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 125
Signed in ink on print margin.
Photograph is from The New Mexico Portfolio published in 1976 by the Center of the Eye Photograp...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Untitled 1.14" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 1.14" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
García de Marina was born in Gijón (Spain) in 1975. He emerged thru a deep transformation in 2010. A do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Untitled 1.17" Photography 35' x 24' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 1.17" Photography 35' x 24' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
García de Marina was born in Gijón (Spain) in 1975. He emerged thru a deep transformation in 2010. A dor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled, MT Inv. No 7-5-64 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic)
Untitled, MT Inv. No 7-5-64
Unknown, ca. 1970-1990
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet 18 x 11,7 cm (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Unique
Print only
Tichý, pra...
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dream Deck, The Dream Art Project
Located in New York, NY
The photograph is available in three sizes. The print is proposed as a face-mount; it is mounted to acrylic at the front and Dibond at the back. It is ready to hang with a metal bracket on the wall.
In "Dream Deck," Anne Valverde presents a twilight meditation where the art of photography meets the tangible touch of installation. Valverde personally selects and places neon text, a radiant declaration of 'dreams,' onto a tranquil lakeside pier. This glowing script becomes the focal point, blurring the line between the environment and the message it carries.
With an artist’s eye for the profound symbiosis between word and world, Valverde chooses the placement and font of the neon text to complement the natural serenity of the dusk-lit waters. The radiant blue of the evening sky mingles with the reflective surface of the lake, creating a seamless blend of color and calm, while the neon installation offers a striking visual contrast — a bridge between the viewer’s reality and the infinite potential of the dream world.
The artistry of "Dream Deck" lies in its invitation to pause and ponder, prompted by the glowing invitation to dream, suspended just above the water’s surface. Valverde’s photograph is a carefully orchestrated composition that speaks to the dreamer within, suggesting that within the stillness of nature’s embrace, there is space to dream out loud.
This piece is more than a snapshot of a place; it is a deliberate performance of light and typography, a narrative captured in a single, still moment that encourages the viewer to engage with the fluid boundaries of dreams.
Since 2015, Valverde has been working on a neon light installation project in several countries, which she materialises through photography. The DREAM ART PROJECT
Her portfolio “City Icons” in 2008 brought her work to public attention. A series about Iconic Monuments from Major cities like Paris, New York, Hong Kong, London, Dubaï… Writing with Neon brings together two passions for Anne Valverde: light and words thus incorporating her main medium of expression: Photography.
Valverde brings artificial light to areas where electricity is absent, creating a dissonance in the landscape and an unexpected and dreamlike light, creating a new message, independent from preexisting signs and words.
Valverde’s first message is "dream", as she invites the viewer to go past reality and reflect on open spaces for escape in a complex and tormented world.
Some themes are recurring: an amused gaze on social media omnipresence, hyper-connectivity or even office language shortcuts. This contemplation of the natural landscape suddenly opens up to a perspective on social evolution. By inserting neon lights in her photographs, she initiates a return...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer, Neon Light, Archival Paper, Photogra...
Endless Desert Stone, The Dream Art Project
Located in New York, NY
The photograph is available in three sizes. The print is proposed as a face-mount; it is mounted to acrylic at the front and Dibond at the back. It is ready to hang with a metal bracket on the wall.
Anne Valverde's photograph "Endless" captures the essence of an infinite desert landscape, stretching far beyond the bounds of the frame. The scene is one of stark, natural beauty, dominated by the sweeping dunes and scattered stones that pepper the sand. The neon text 'endless' is inscribed onto the barren desert floor, resonating with the boundless view.
The composition of this image is striking in its simplicity and scale, with the gradation of light hinting at the vast expanse of space and time encapsulated within the desert's embrace. The text itself, a human-made construct, contrasts with the timeless and untouched environment, yet it seems to belong there, highlighting the desert's relentless continuum.
The photograph, with its subdued tones and soft light, evokes a sense of solitude and introspection. It encourages the viewer to ponder on the concept of eternity and our place within it. The desert is a metaphor for the endless possibilities and the enduring passage of time, a place where one can lose themselves in the horizon that stretches into infinity.
"Endless" is not just a visual representation of a desert; it is a reflection on the vastness of nature and the human spirit. Valverde's work prompts a contemplative state, a meditation on the unending cycle of life, and the awe-inspiring scale of the natural world. It is an invitation to explore the depths of our own thoughts and the ceaseless nature of our existence.
Since 2015, Valverde has been working on a neon light installation project in several countries, which she materialises through photography. The DREAM ART PROJECT
Her portfolio “City Icons” in 2008 brought her work to public attention. A series about Iconic Monuments from Major cities like Paris, New York, Hong Kong, London, Dubaï… Writing with Neon brings together two passions for Anne Valverde: light and words thus incorporating her main medium of expression: Photography.
Valverde brings artificial light to areas where electricity is absent, creating a dissonance in the landscape and an unexpected and dreamlike light, creating a new message, independent from preexisting signs and words.
Valverde’s first message is "dream", as she invites the viewer to go past reality and reflect on open spaces for escape in a complex and tormented world.
Some themes are recurring: an amused gaze on social media omnipresence, hyper-connectivity or even office language shortcuts. This contemplation of the natural landscape suddenly opens up to a perspective on social evolution. By inserting neon lights in her photographs, she initiates a return...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer, Neon Light, Archival Paper, Photogra...
Detail From: The Saints Laurentius and Catherine, Giovanni Gaddi, 1380 painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detail From: The Saints Laurentius and Catherine, Giovanni Gaddi, 1380 painting
Berlin Painting Gallery
2008
Two editions available.
This 2008 conceptual photograph by German photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Untitled 4.20" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 4.20" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
García de Marina was born in Gijón (Spain) in 1975. He emerged thru a deep transformation in 2010. A do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Ritual Sacrifice (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Ritual Sacrifice (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper — Unframed.
Edition 6 + 2 AP
This work is part of the "Humanistic Reciprocity". This se...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Jo Yarrington, Ghost Girls Film and Vintage Projector, 2018, Film, Found Objects
Located in Darien, CT
This installation imagines the Radium Girls as abstractd subjects. Repeating a motif of a circle, signifying the mouth, this art object conveys a modern view of the these workers, tied in with repetitive actions in abstracted patterns.
Radioluminescence is the phenomenon by which light is produced in a material by bombardment with ionizing radiation and can be used as a low-level light source for night illumination of instrument...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Film, Found Objects
Jo Yarrington, Ghost Girls Window Transparencies, 2018, Digital Print, Plastic
Located in Darien, CT
This series of five transparencies are in an edition size of 3. They are designed to be installed directly onto interior window areas to allow light to pass thru them. These transpar...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Plastic, Digital
Jo Yarrington, Ghost Girls Window Transparencies, 2018, Plastic, Digital Print
Located in Darien, CT
This series of five transparencies are in an edition size of 3. They are designed to be installed directly onto interior window areas to allow light to pass thru them. These transpar...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Plastic, Digital
Jo Yarrington, Ghost Girls Window Transparencies, 2018, Plastic, Digital Print
Located in Darien, CT
This series of five transparencies are in an edition size of 3. They are designed to be installed directly onto interior window areas to allow light to pass thru them. These transpar...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Plastic, Digital
Jo Yarrington, Ghost Girls Window Transparencies, 2018, Plastic, Digital Print
Located in Darien, CT
This series of five transparencies are in an edition size of 3. They are designed to be installed directly onto interior window areas to allow light to pass thru them. These transpar...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Plastic, Digital
Jo Yarrington, Ghost Girls_Transparencies, 2017, Inkjet Print, Photographic Film
Located in Darien, CT
Radioluminescence is the phenomenon by which light is produced in a material by bombardment with ionizing radiation and can be used as a low-level light source for night illumination of instruments or signage or other applications where light must be produced for long periods without external energy sources. Radioluminescent paint used to be used for clock hands and instrument dials...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Plastic, Photographic Film, Inkjet
Ritual Sacrifice (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Ritual Sacrifice (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper — Unframed.
Edition 6 + 2 AP
This work is part of the "Humanistic Reciprocity". This se...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Desire of the Primordial Real (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Desire of the Primordial Real (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper — Unframed.
Edition 6 + 2 AP
This work is part of the "Humanistic Reciproc...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Jeff Becker, Planetary Breathing, 2017, Video, Digital Pigment Print
By Jeff Becker
Located in Darien, CT
Using his inkjet printer as a paintbrush, Jeff Becker creates watercolor-like imagery without Photoshop or filters. Disruptive in nature, the Slurry Series works don't follow the tra...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Video, Digital Pigment
Honors Serie
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The work I am exhibiting at Art on Paper is in some way a tribute to my mother, who celebrated life on every occasion; she celebrated in a big way even the most insignificant moments...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
ABS
Jeff, Becker, Privacy Policy animation, 2016, Other Medium
By Jeff Becker
Located in Darien, CT
Using his inkjet printer as a paintbrush, Jeff Becker creates watercolor-like imagery without Photoshop or filters. He refers to this process of dynamic chemical processes as The Slu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Jeff Becker, Slurry Pentagon, 2016, Inkjet Print
By Jeff Becker
Located in Darien, CT
Using his inkjet printer as a paintbrush, Jeff Becker creates watercolor-like imagery without Photoshop or filters. He refers to this process of dynamic chemical processes as The Sl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Peoples Privacy
By Jeff Becker
Located in Darien, CT
Using his inkjet printer as a paintbrush, Jeff Becker creates watercolor-like imagery without Photoshop or filters. He refers to this process of dynamic chemical processes as The Sl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Birdy Dream, The Dream Art Project
Located in New York, NY
The photograph is available in three sizes. The print is proposed as a face-mount; it is mounted to acrylic at the front and Dibond at the back. It is ready to hang with a metal bracket on the wall.
"Birdy Dream," a photograph by Anne Valverde, captures the ethereal beauty of a mist-enshrouded forest, with the word 'dream' crafted in neon lights, seamlessly integrated into the landscape. Valverde's artistry is evident in her ability to blend the artificial glow of neon with the organic forms of nature, creating a harmonious tableau that whispers of the unseen and the imagined.
The forest scene is alive with varying textures of foliage, dominated by the large fronds of ferns that fan out across the frame. The mist rolls through the trees like a gentle tide, blurring lines and softening the world to a palette of muted greens and grays. In this dreamscape, the neon 'dream' is both a literal and figurative illumination—a call to the magic that lies in the heart of the wild.
The neon text, positioned amongst the forest floor, is like a secret waiting to be discovered, a reminder that even in the dense and tangled growth, there is space for dreams to take root and flourish. The soft light from the sign pierces the fog, symbolizing clarity and hope amidst uncertainty.
Valverde's "Birdy Dream" is a tribute to the quiet strength of nature and the power of dreams to persist in even the most unlikely places. It's a visual poem that invites contemplation, asking the observer to consider the myriad of dreams that live hidden beneath the canopy, in the soul of the forest, and within us all.
Since 2015, Valverde has been working on a neon light installation project in several countries, which she materialises through photography. The DREAM ART PROJECT
Her portfolio “City Icons” in 2008 brought her work to public attention. A series about Iconic Monuments from Major cities like Paris, New York, Hong Kong, London, Dubaï… Writing with Neon brings together two passions for Anne Valverde: light and words thus incorporating her main medium of expression: Photography.
Valverde brings artificial light to areas where electricity is absent, creating a dissonance in the landscape and an unexpected and dreamlike light, creating a new message, independent from preexisting signs and words.
Valverde’s first message is "dream", as she invites the viewer to go past reality and reflect on open spaces for escape in a complex and tormented world.
Some themes are recurring: an amused gaze on social media omnipresence, hyper-connectivity or even office language shortcuts. This contemplation of the natural landscape suddenly opens up to a perspective on social evolution. By inserting neon lights in her photographs, she initiates a return...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer, Neon Light, Archival Paper, Photogra...
Biblioteca del Duca D'Aumale Terrasini
Located in New York, NY
The photographer is based in Florence, and is fascinated how his architectural subject matter allows him to control the composition of his image. For many years he has photographed ...
Category
1990s Conceptual Photography
Materials
C Print
The Great Wave
By Andrew Erdos
Located in New York, NY
The Great Wave, 2014-2015
Archival Pigment Print on Watercolor Paper
Paper size 34 x 48 inches / 86 x 122 cm
Edition of 3 +1 Ap
Vanishing Poin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Third Avenue and 38th St
Located in Miami, FL
" Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Third Avenue and 38th St." was photographed looking uptown from the rooftop of a building on Third Avenue and 38th St.
In the for...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
You are Here, The Dream Art Project
Located in New York, NY
The photograph is available in three sizes. The print is proposed as a face-mount; it is mounted to acrylic at the front and Dibond at the back. It is ready to hang with a metal bracket on the wall.
The photograph titled "You Are Here" by Anne Valverde exhibits a minimalistic seascape where the vastness of the sea meets the expansive sky. The crisp horizon line divides the image into two broad swaths of muted color, imparting a sense of calm and infinity. The foreground is a textured white that looks almost like a continuation of the sea's surface, adding depth and grounding the photograph in a tangible reality.
Against this serene backdrop, the phrase "You Are Here" is superimposed in a style reminiscent of neon signage. The contrast of the modern, human-made font with the natural setting plays on the idea of place and presence. It serves both as a marker of physical location and a philosophical statement about being present in the moment, offering a dual commentary on geography and consciousness.
The artwork’s essence lies in its call for contemplation. In a world often dominated by haste and distraction, Valverde’s work is a gentle prompt to acknowledge and savor the present. The text acts as an anchor, pulling the viewer back from wherever their mind might wander, back to the 'here' that is not just a point in space, but a moment in time.
The composition and the inclusion of the text work together to evoke a reflection on solitude and connectivity. In the absence of any human figures or traces of civilization other than the text, the image suggests isolation, yet the words imply a connection to the viewer. It is this paradox that enriches the photograph, encouraging a deeper engagement with the layers of meaning behind the simplicity of the captured scene.
Since 2015, Valverde has been working on a neon light installation project in several countries, which she materialises through photography. The DREAM ART PROJECT
Her portfolio “City Icons” in 2008 brought her work to public attention. A series about Iconic Monuments from Major cities like Paris, New York, Hong Kong, London, Dubaï… Writing with Neon brings together two passions for Anne Valverde: light and words thus incorporating her main medium of expression: Photography.
Valverde brings artificial light to areas where electricity is absent, creating a dissonance in the landscape and an unexpected and dreamlike light, creating a new message, independent from preexisting signs and words.
Valverde’s first message is "dream", as she invites the viewer to go past reality and reflect on open spaces for escape in a complex and tormented world.
Some themes are recurring: an amused gaze on social media omnipresence, hyper-connectivity or even office language shortcuts. This contemplation of the natural landscape suddenly opens up to a perspective on social evolution. By inserting neon lights in her photographs, she initiates a return...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer, Neon Light, Archival Paper, Photogra...
Snow Dream Pink, The Dream Art Project
Located in New York, NY
The photograph is available in three sizes. The print is proposed as a face-mount; it is mounted to acrylic at the front and Dibond at the back. It is ready to hang with a metal bracket on the wall.
In "Snow Dream Pink," Anne Valverde intertwines the serenity of a winter landscape with the subtle vibrancy of neon art. The work captures a moment of stillness as dusk drapes the snowy scene in a blush of pink, while the word 'dream,' spelled out in neon, casts a warm glow across the cold ground.
Valverde's signature use of neon text as an integrated element of her compositions is evident as she delicately places the installation within the natural environment. The glowing letters stand in gentle contrast to the twilight hues, a beacon that seems both a part of the landscape and a distinct echo of human presence and creativity.
With the snow-capped mountains and frosted trees as a backdrop, the neon sign does more than illuminate; it inspires. It serves as a call to pause, reflect, and embrace the possibilities that dreams represent, even amidst the quiet slumber of winter.
"Snow Dream Pink" is a visual symphony of contrasts — the warmth of the neon light against the cool snow, the soft sky against the crisp outlines of the forest. It's a testament to Valverde's skill in creating spaces where light, colour, and text invite the viewer to a place of introspection and wonder.
Since 2015, Valverde has been working on a neon light installation project in several countries, which she materialises through photography. The DREAM ART PROJECT
Her portfolio “City Icons” in 2008 brought her work to public attention. A series about Iconic Monuments from Major cities like Paris, New York, Hong Kong, London, Dubaï… Writing with Neon brings together two passions for Anne Valverde: light and words thus incorporating her main medium of expression: Photography.
Valverde brings artificial light to areas where electricity is absent, creating a dissonance in the landscape and an unexpected and dreamlike light, creating a new message, independent from preexisting signs and words.
Valverde’s first message is "dream", as she invites the viewer to go past reality and reflect on open spaces for escape in a complex and tormented world.
Some themes are recurring: an amused gaze on social media omnipresence, hyper-connectivity or even office language shortcuts. This contemplation of the natural landscape suddenly opens up to a perspective on social evolution. By inserting neon lights in her photographs, she initiates a return...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer, Neon Light, Archival Paper, Photogra...
Jackie Chavez
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated.
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in.
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Japanese Contemporary Art by Kojun - VHM4K2019
By Kojun
Located in Paris, IDF
Gloss finish urushi lacquer over ABS thermoplastic viewer / Black film diffuser
Kojun is an self-taught multimédia American artist born in 1977 based in Tokyo, Japan since 1999. Koj...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Plastic, Lacquer
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
For F From F
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
In 1967, General Idea was founded in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over the course of 25 years, they made a significant cont...
Category
1970s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
William Wegman (b. 1943) is an American photographer celebrated for his whimsical images of his beloved Weimaraner dogs.
This photograph is from Wegman's "Improved Photographs" seri...
Category
1970s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mao-Wei Wei
Located in Phoenix, AZ
inkjet on paper
edition 4 of 15
For over thirty years Dominique Blain has examined and addressed the links between relationships of domination, such as racism, mass indoctrinatio...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Psychiatric Observation (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Psychiatric Observation (Abstract Photography)
Digital C-Type print on Archival Pigment Print. Unframed.
Edition 6 + 2 AP - Edition 1/6
This new series titled Neurosis brings tog...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
X: Pleasant Dementia (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
X: Pleasant Dementia (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed.
This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Human Bra...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
V: Dogmatic thinking (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
V: Dogmatic thinking (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed.
This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Human Bra...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
VII: Istinto Primordiale (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
VII: Istinto Primordiale (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed.
This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Human...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
Untitled, MT Inv. No. 11-1-170 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic)
Untitled, MT Inv. No. 11-1-170
Unknown, ca. 1970-1990
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet 19,2 x 11,6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
Unique
Print only
Tichý...
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
IV: Nice (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
IV: Nice (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed.
This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Human Brain.
It was ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
V: Dogmatic thinking (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
V: Dogmatic thinking (Abstract Painting)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed.
This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Human Brain...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
I. Anthropological Purity (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
I. Anthropological Purity (Abstract photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed.
This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Huma...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros (Abstract Photography)
Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed.
This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichot...
Category
2010s Conceptual Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
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