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Art Subject: Body
Painting and Sculpture, Shepherd Gallery

Painting and Sculpture, Shepherd Gallery

By Bruce Cratsley

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, titled and dated, verso of mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Over the course of more than two decades, Bruce Crats...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Black Men Muscular Bodies - Gay Interest
Black Men Muscular Bodies - Gay Interest

Black Men Muscular Bodies - Gay Interest

Located in Miami, FL

Art Deco/Cubist rendition of two Black Men with Muscular Bodies in an artistically formal pose with shovels and pitchforks. The work is executed in an Art Deco/Cubist style. Titled ...

Category

1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

BEYONCE, DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE back cover image by Markus Klinko

BEYONCE, DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE back cover image by Markus Klinko

By Markus Klinko

Located in Austin, TX

Museum quality fine art print of Beyonce by photographer Markus Klinko. Shot in 2003 for the back cover of the album, Dangerously In Love This print is available in the following s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

"Cover"  - Mixed Media by Danielle Mano Bella - 2019

"Cover" - Mixed Media by Danielle Mano Bella - 2019

Located in Roma, IT

"Cover" , Mix media , 2020 , Limited Edition 5/5 + Option to add wood frame + 60 euro from "Humanity & Shadow Collection 2018 - 2o2o The collection "Humanity & Shadow Describes d...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

Wrestler's Embrace

Wrestler's Embrace

By Laurence Salzmann

Located in Hudson, NY

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 10. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is pro...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Three Girls IX (The Last Picture Show)

Three Girls IX (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Three Girls IX (The Last Picture Show) - 2006, 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. A...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lisa - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Back white photo, Sensual
Lisa - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Back white photo, Sensual

Lisa - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Back white photo, Sensual

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Lisa - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 ( Available : 4 ) This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which...

Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Gi...

Sign 77

Sign 77

By Nenad Samuilo Amodaj

Located in Hudson, NY

Price for UNFRAMED item The Robin Rice Gallery proudly announces SUMMERTIME Salon 2018, an annual photography exhibit featuring gallery artists as well as a few newcomers. This year...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dream

Dream

By Karin Rosenthal

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 35) Signed and numbered in ink, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

1990s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Le Troisième Angle - Original Vintage Photo by Eva Klasson - 1976
Le Troisième Angle - Original Vintage Photo by Eva Klasson - 1976

Le Troisième Angle - Original Vintage Photo by Eva Klasson - 1976

By Eva Klasson

Located in Roma, IT

Eva Klasson, Le Troisième Angle, Photo, 1976. cm 18.2 x 18.8. On rear autograph notes in pencil with evocative words that complets the picture. Excellent conditions.

Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Kate Moss at 16

Kate Moss at 16

By Jake Chessum

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career. Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Worshipping of My Ancestors I

The Worshipping of My Ancestors I

By Carlos Betancourt

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carlos Betancourt The Worshipping of My Ancestors, 2001 Pigmented inkjet print on fine art paper 52 1/2 x 48 inches 1 A/P For more than three decades, Carlos Betancourt has built a ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Cage

The Cage

Located in London, GB

Paul McDowall The Cage, 2025 Signed by the artist Acrylic on canvas 60 x 46 cm 23.7 x 18.2 inches Born in Liverpool and based in New York for over three decades, Paul brings a des...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Gustavo", Miami Beach, Florida, 1997

"Gustavo", Miami Beach, Florida, 1997

By Lynda Churilla

Located in Hudson, NY

Gustavo, depicts a male figure seated poolside with head bowed. The pose and the wet sheen to his hair and skin give the subject a classic, sculptural look. Churilla draws from her ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sunspots- Signed limited edition art print, Black white, Sexy, Contemporary
Sunspots- Signed limited edition art print, Black white, Sexy, Contemporary

Sunspots- Signed limited edition art print, Black white, Sexy, Contemporary

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Sunspots - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Phot...

Flash
Flash

Flash

Located in New York, NY

Artist: Elena Kosharny Medium: Fine Art Photography Print, Signed and Numbered from an edition of 10, Bali, 2017 Dimensions: 30 x 45 in, 76.2 x 114.3 cm

Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Envol

Envol

Located in New York, NY

Envol 2009 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 10) 24 x 16 inches $1,465

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Drumming Soul - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Men, Africa Drum
Drumming Soul - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Men, Africa Drum

Drumming Soul - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Men, Africa Drum

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

As an artist, I believe people go beyond just their physical selves. To create meaningful and selfless change, one must connect with their inner self, discovering hidden treasures wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

After Man Ray

After Man Ray

By Chuck Samuels

Located in New York, NY

Warm-tone gelatin silver print (Edition of 20) Signed and numbered on label, verso From the series, "Before the Camera" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Untitled Back Series", Figurative, Human Figure, Monoprint, Drawing
"Untitled Back Series", Figurative, Human Figure, Monoprint, Drawing

"Untitled Back Series", Figurative, Human Figure, Monoprint, Drawing

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled " "Untitled" Back Series" " is an original print by James Rose and is made from drawing/ monoprint. This piece measures 27"h x 21"w, signed by the artist, and is sh...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Monoprint

"Visible Spirit Series 1", Figurative, Human Figure, Monoprint, Drawing
"Visible Spirit Series 1", Figurative, Human Figure, Monoprint, Drawing

"Visible Spirit Series 1", Figurative, Human Figure, Monoprint, Drawing

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled " "Visible Spirit" Series 1" " is an original print by James Rose and is made from drawing/ monoprint. This piece measures 27"h x 21"w framed, and is shipped in the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Monoprint

Sisters - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood

Sisters - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood

By Cristina Fontsare

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Sisters - 2023 - 50x64cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper  325 gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not m...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bates Motel I - Contemporary, Neon, Urban, expired, Polaroid, analog
Bates Motel I - Contemporary, Neon, Urban, expired, Polaroid, analog

Bates Motel I - Contemporary, Neon, Urban, expired, Polaroid, analog

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Bates Motel I (The Last Picture Show) - 2005, 78x76cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Arti...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Feet with Flowers Two (Funny, Whimsical, Vibrant, Teal, 38% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
Feet with Flowers Two (Funny, Whimsical, Vibrant, Teal, 38% OFF - LIMITED TIME)

Feet with Flowers Two (Funny, Whimsical, Vibrant, Teal, 38% OFF - LIMITED TIME)

By David Pugh

Located in Kansas City, MO

David Pugh Feet with Flowers Two (Funny, Whimsical, Vibrant, Teal) Archival Pigment Print on Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag Printed with ample margin 2025 10.5 x 13 inches (26.67...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
The Beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas

The Beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Two bathers sit on a beach, similarly dressed, perhaps an awkward accident or maybe a deliberate act. Painted on a fine textured, professionally stretched canvas, using Michael Harding...

Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Slim Aarons Lake Tahoe Couple (Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Poolside)
Slim Aarons Lake Tahoe Couple (Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Poolside)

Slim Aarons Lake Tahoe Couple (Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Poolside)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A couple relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Relaxing at Lake Tahoe Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Additional sizes offered: 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Internal tags: Lake Tahoe; Slim Aarons; architecture poolside, mountain, pool and sky; mid-century modern; vintage glamour, vintage tahoe...

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Kate Moss at sixteen

Kate Moss at sixteen

By Jake Chessum

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career. Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Girl In Water,  Copacabana Beach, Brazil, 1997

Girl In Water, Copacabana Beach, Brazil, 1997

By Barnaby Hall

Located in Hudson, NY

ABOUT After 30 years of only exhibiting fine art photography, the Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring a selection of her gallery photographers and t...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sucubo I and II Diptych. Limited Edition Color Portrait Photograph.
Sucubo I and II Diptych. Limited Edition Color Portrait Photograph.

Sucubo I and II Diptych. Limited Edition Color Portrait Photograph.

By Lèa Bon

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Why do we dream of a simple and unique image of Eden; What happens when pain represents our sanctuary... Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fantasies, transcending...

Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

14 November, IV

14 November, IV

By Laura Stevens

Located in New York, NY

Archival pigment print Signed and numbered on label, verso 18 x 12 inches (Edition of 10) 35.5 x 24 inches (Edition of 8) From the series, "Him" This artwork is offered by ClampAr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Colouring The Chaos - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Children
Colouring The Chaos - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Children

Colouring The Chaos - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Children

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Adebayo Taiwo, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Josie Borain

Josie Borain

By Sheila Metzner

Located in New York, NY

Solarized gelatin silver print Blindstamped in caps, "Sheila Metzner Photography," l.r. 14 x 11 inches, sheet size 13 x 8.5 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, ...

Category

1980s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nicolas

Nicolas

By Pedro Slim

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 10) Signed and dated in pencil, l.r. Titled in pencil, l.l. 14 x 11 inches, sheet 8 x 8 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, locat...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Francesco II

Francesco II

By Fabio Torre

Located in New York, NY

Oil on canvas Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Days of Heaven (Renée’s Dream) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Days of Heaven (Renée’s Dream) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'

Days of Heaven (Renée’s Dream) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Days of Heaven (Renée’s Dream) - 2006 Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024. 20x20...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

LOUNGING SAILOR

LOUNGING SAILOR

By Lynda Churilla

Located in Hudson, NY

In her new exhibition Churilla draws from her years spent as a swimmer, lifeguard, and athlete to capture the forgotten freedom and exuberance of days of youth spent on the water. V...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Swimmers with Masks

Swimmers with Masks

By Luke Smalley

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15) Stamped and numbered on label, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet 7 x 5 inches, image From the series, "Gymnasium" This photograph is offered by Clamp...

Category

1990s Other Art Style Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

marc - rain

marc - rain

By Frank Yamrus

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet 7 x 7 inches, image (Edition of 10) 14 x 11 inches, sheet 10 x 10 inches, image (Edition of 10) 20 x 1...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Forrest Gump, Photography, Limited Edition, black and white, Street

Forrest Gump, Photography, Limited Edition, black and white, Street

Located in München, BY

Forrest Gump Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist A tourist at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa takes a photo and wears a T-shirt with the slogan from Forrest Gump. ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nir Hadar, Spaceship, Print on wood or plexiglass

Nir Hadar, Spaceship, Print on wood or plexiglass

Located in Tel Aviv, IL

Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it. There's a hidden message...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Woodcut

Cleaning Heros, Photography, Limited Edition, Cityscape, Street, Florence

Cleaning Heros, Photography, Limited Edition, Cityscape, Street, Florence

Located in München, BY

Cleaning Heros Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist A statue of a hero holding a severed head near the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is cleaned by a professional team. JJK...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (Boxer with Butterfly Bandage)

Untitled (Boxer with Butterfly Bandage)

By Paul Meleschnig

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 6) Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet 15 x 15 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. P...

Category

Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled #69

Untitled #69

By Henry Horenstein

Located in New York, NY

Sepia-toned gelatin silver print Signed and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “These are not ...

Category

Early 2000s Other Art Style Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"It Always Rains on a Sunday" Woman in Purple Dress in Kitchen Interior
"It Always Rains on a Sunday" Woman in Purple Dress in Kitchen Interior

"It Always Rains on a Sunday" Woman in Purple Dress in Kitchen Interior

By Lauren Rinaldi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "It Always Rains on a Sunday" is an original artwork made from oil on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is shipped with the picture white frame and measures 10”h ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Swim - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Pool, Colour figurative photo
Swim - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Pool, Colour figurative photo

Swim - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Pool, Colour figurative photo

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Swim - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5 Signed by Ian Sanderson lower right and numbered lower left. Delivered with certificates of authenticity, Unframe...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Mathew- Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Homoerotic
Mathew- Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Homoerotic

Mathew- Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Homoerotic

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Mathew - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 Will be part of Ian Sanderson's future Brighton 1980s retrospective exhibition This image was captured on f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Désir ailé

Désir ailé

Located in New York, NY

Désir ailé 1996 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 10) 24 x 16 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

David, #1

David, #1

By Thomas More

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet 8.875 x 8.875 inches, image This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

1980s Other Art Style Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Infinite Exile: Ode to Sylvia Plath 3

Infinite Exile: Ode to Sylvia Plath 3

By Jennifer Lin

Located in New York, NY

Infinite Exile, 2012 12 x 20 (editions of 12) 18 x 24 (editions of 12) 32 x 42 (editions of 6) New York based artist Jennifer Mien Mien Lin’s (1983-) conceptual photography is ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Some Other Time (#1979)

Some Other Time (#1979)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

Signed, titled, and dated, verso India ink and watercolor on paper This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Traces of Time III (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait

Traces of Time III (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Traces of Time III (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory #13372. Not mounted. Offered is a piece from the movie: The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence. Written and directed by Stefanie Schneider A tale told with blemished and expired Polaroid film about the hopes and dreams of a newly orphaned girl after losing her parents who lived in the Californian desert in an old travel trailer. -filmed with Polaroid film stock and Super-8 footage, overlaid with poetic voice-over monologue - this feature film creates a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal. (Palms Springs life magazine / Caroline Ryder) Stefanie Schneider By Caroline Ryder Travel up a bumpy dirt road in Morongo Valley, the trail strewn with rocks, and you’ll come upon a gigantic 1950s trailer in pristine condition, ringed by a white picket fence, with cottontail rabbits hopping among neat little rose bushes that bloom in spite of the broiling desert heat. Inside the trailer are period accents—a vintage radio, vintage fridge, little crocheted doilies, and dusty gilt-framed photographs. It’s a surreal home-sweet-home, an Americana fantasy as imagined by German artist and experimental filmmaker Stefanie Schneider whose work is so inspired by the desert landscape, she made it her home in 2005. “There’s a completely different light here than in Germany, a beautiful light,” says Schneider, whose property in Morongo is dotted with vintage trailers. They surround her midcentury home and serve as sets for her photoshoots or as guest lodgings for her friends from Hollywood and Berlin. “But what I really love about the desert is the desolation,” she continues. “The sense of hope for something that might or might not come. It’s easy to see our dreams projected in the desert.” Famed for shooting trailer park chic fine art photographs exclusively on vintage Polaroid film, Schneider recently completed her most ambitious project to date—a feature film made entirely of Polaroid stills (4000 images in total), the story set around her magnificent 1950s trailer. The film, called “The Girl Behind The White Picket Fence” tells the story of a broken-hearted girl who lives in the trailer. Her name is Heather, and she is played by model Heather Megan Christie, girlfriend of actor Joaquin Phoenix, and former partner of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, with whom she has a son. Heather stars opposite Kyle Larson (who plays ‘Hank’), a real-life gypsy fisherman who catches crab in Alaska when he’s not surfing in Southern California. Neither of the two had ever acted before, and never in the history of movie-making has a director shot a film entirely on Polaroid film. “There was great difficulty shooting a film this way,” says Schneider, who, with her long straight hair, wide innocent eyes, and thick-framed glasses, conjures an art-house Gretel. “If I had used a regular camera I would have had 36 exposures per minute, much faster and easier than using the old Polaroid camera which takes a long time to shoot one frame. Also, sometimes it doesn’t shoot at the exact moment you think it’s going to—but that’s really great because then you miss the perfect moment…and often those are the best shots.” Individually, the Polaroid photographs that comprise 29 PALMS, CA stand alone, but together and in sequence, filmed with super 8 and 16mm film stock and overlaid with poetic voice-over monologues, they create a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick. Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl’s journal. The idea to shoot a movie in this way came about in 2004 when Schneider was working with leading German director Mark Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace) on his film Stay. She had met Forster at director Wim Wender’s birthday party in Hollywood. A few years later, Forster asked Schneider to shoot Polaroids of scenes from Stay as he filmed; he used those photographs for dream and memory sequences in the movie. For the first time, Schneider saw her Polaroids strung together in sequence, moving with rhythm like a flipbook, in the context of a story. When Forster urged her to consider making a feature film using that technique, the seed of 29 PALMS, CA was sown. She mentioned the idea to her good friend German actor Udo Kier, who also gave the idea a big thumbs up, and agreed to play the part of a mysterious shaman in the film. Thanks to her strong reputation in the art world and her Hollywood connections, getting talented people on board was the easy part (for a while, Charlotte Gainsbourg was pegged to play the starring role, although she pulled out two weeks before shooting commenced because she was pregnant and not fit to travel to the desert.) The hard part was finding the perfect trailer—and bringing it to the desert. “This trailer almost killed us,” says Schneider’s partner Lance Waterman, who lives and works with Schneider in Morongo Valley. After finding it on eBay, the couple drove to Utah to pick it up, the plan being to tow it all the way back to the high desert themselves. Bad idea. “We were driving down a hill with this enormous trailer behind us when we realized that if we wanted to stop, there would be no way to do so without the trailer crushing us,” says Waterman. Adds Schneider: “Lance was even giving me instructions on how to jump out of the truck if we needed to.” Thankfully the road leveled and as soon as they were able to slow down and pull over, they called a professional towing company, which transported the trailer the remaining distance to Morongo Valley. Filming took place in Spring 2011 and 2012. Schneider recently submitted the film to major film festivals in Europe and the US, and it will be broadcast in 2013 by leading German television channel, Arte. While Schneider may come from a long tradition of photographers-turned-filmmakers—Stanley Kubrick started out as a photographer, as did Ken Russell (Tommy, Women in Love) and Larry Clark, who was a controversial fine art photographer before directing smash hit Kids—she does not see her future in Hollywood, directing blockbusters. Not necessarily. “I don’t think I want to make more films,” she says. “The actors were saying they would love to work with me again, and were asking if I would like to make other movies. But being on movie sets is far too stressful, and at least with this, I was in complete power of what was going on creatively. That said, if this gets a lot of acclaims…we can always think again. One should never say never.” Film features original soundtrack with songs by Adam Weiss, Daisy McCrackin, Billy Harvey, Sophie Huber, Zoe Bicat, Max Sharam, Cheyenne Randall...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Limelight, Chelsea, No. 1

The Limelight, Chelsea, No. 1

By Amy Touchette

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed and numbered 14 x 11 inches (Edition of 20) 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 10) From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*" Thi...

Category

Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin