Samuel Yal

Notes on the Melancholy of Things

2014

Acrylic, oil, paper collage, car side mirror, branches, chimes, rag, clock radio (Instructions: Press “on” button on side of radio to turn on. Tune to suitable station) A pa...

DETAIL FROM: THE SAINTS LAURENT AND CATHERINE, 2008 GIOVANNI GADDI, 1380, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN Signed Lightjet Print 40 x 53.3 inches Ed. of 7 $4,400 50 x 66.7 inches Ed....

DETAIL FROM: FOUR REGENTS OF THE GROOT-KRAMERGILD, 2008 WERNER J. VAN DEN VALCKERT, 1622, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN 40 x 53.4 inches ed. of 7 $4,400 50 x 66.7 inches ed. of 5 $6,800

DETAIL (I) FROM: VENUS AND AMOR, 2008 LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER, 1530, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN Signed Lightjet Print 40 x 53.3 inches Ed. of 7 $4,400 50 x 66.7 inches Ed. of 5 $6,800

Detail from: VENUS, SANDRO BOTTICELLI WORKSHOP, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN 53.4 x 40 inches ed. of 7 $4,400 66.7 x 50 ed. of 5 $6,800

In this rich self portrait, Savannah Spirit takes the tradition of black and white female nude photography, and turns the gaze back on itself. In this series, the muse is the artist, and the gaze is her own. Spirit believes that an image of a woman's body should not be viewed through a purely sexual lens. Through her artwork and curation, Spirit takes on technology and social media censors who operate on the assumption that any unclothed body is pornography. Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag. Savannah Spirit Topaz 20” x 26” Silver gelatin print 1/1 "We are unique beauty, we are strong, we are equal, we are body-positive, we are elegant, we are powerful, we are vulnerable. We are our own muses." Style: This photograph combines a feminist eye and modern feminism with classic vintage pinup...

The sculpture, Banquet III - Time Capsule Project , is one of the pivotal pieces showcased in the 2016 London exhibition titled “ White. It is within an on-going project by Shizico Y...

The sculpture, Banquet I - Time Capsule Project , is one of the pivotal pieces showcased in the 2016 London exhibition titled “ White. It is within an on-going project by Shizico Yi,...

The sculpture, Banquet II - Time Capsule Project , is one of the pivotal pieces in Shizico Yi's sculpture casting project. By engaging with raw materials, familial possessions, and t...

The sculpture, Banquet IV - Time Capsule Project , is one of the pivotal pieces showcased in the 2016 London exhibition titled “ White" , a casting project by Shizico Yi, who is making her family and personal belongings into time capsule in transparency Epoxy. This ipod (2008) casted in rice, glass and Epoxy was her last ipod before iphone was invented; the ipod is still operable ( see pictures) even after pouring into the resin in 2016. As long the battery kept charged from time to time, you still can touch the screen and see images on the touch screen. ( ipod charger and the display stand are included) ​**Guarantee End to end tracking Delivery Worldwide with lowest shipping £22 flat-rate from the UK) Free Shipping in the UK. The Time Capsule sculpture...

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...

Drawing, glass, and light: these three ingredients are the basis of Katherine Jackson’s work. She begins with drawing, which sometimes becomes an end...