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Art Subject: Paper
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse I

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse I

By Paul Pfeiffer

Located in London, GB

Paul Pfeiffer Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse I, 2000 Digital Duraflex Print 309.9 x 386.1 cm In his sculptures, photographs, and videos, the New York-based artist Paul Pfeiffer con...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Digital

Geo
Geo

Geo

By Kevin Barrett

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Abstract fabricated bronze sculpture by Kevin Barrett, signed and dated 2017. Kevin Barrett is currently the sculptor in residence at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in Palm Beach....

Category

2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'Dawn Lake (Blue Ridge Mountains)'  Landscape blue water natural pastel
'Dawn Lake (Blue Ridge Mountains)'  Landscape blue water natural pastel

'Dawn Lake (Blue Ridge Mountains)' Landscape blue water natural pastel

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Dawn Lake (Blue Ridge Mountains)' Original Artwork. Unframed ______________ The dawn is painting transient layered reflections in the water, shifting the softened space between whe...

Category

2010s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil, Carbon Pencil

"Star Confetti"

"Star Confetti"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Line With A Dot

A Line With A Dot

Located in Dallas, TX

ink on paper collage

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

American Dance Festival 25 Years Offset Print, Contemporary, 2002
American Dance Festival 25 Years Offset Print, Contemporary, 2002

American Dance Festival 25 Years Offset Print, Contemporary, 2002

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 12.25 x 34 inches ( 31.115 x 86.36 cm ) Image Size: 12.25 x 34 inches ( 31.115 x 86.36 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Rapture, White flower closet up Black and white Photograph Mounted on Plexiglass
Rapture, White flower closet up Black and white Photograph Mounted on Plexiglass

Rapture, White flower closet up Black and white Photograph Mounted on Plexiglass

By Iran Issa-Khan

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Rapture Measures: 42 in H x 84 in W C-Print B&W Photograph Dated and signed by the artist Unique. 2007 Born in Tehran and raised in Europe and the United States, Iran, Issa-Khan began her photography career in the late 1970s studying with William Minor, Jr. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Issa-Khan photographed Paulina Porizkova...

Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

ORLINSKI - Panther, Blue Pearl
ORLINSKI - Panther, Blue Pearl

ORLINSKI - Panther, Blue Pearl

By Richard Orlinski

Located in PARIS, FR

Orlinski (French, b.1966) is a sculptor whose works are designed around the concept of "Born Wild," in which the artists seeks to transform negative impulses into positive emotions. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

"Claude Monet flowers"
"Claude Monet flowers"

"Claude Monet flowers"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

I saw the painting in the blooming steppe in spring. Steppe in Bloom in Spring. In this enchanting painting, I invite you to a blooming meadow under a muted, tranquil sky. I used th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

The Universe of Each Moment 08 4998

The Universe of Each Moment 08 4998

By Chaco Terada

Located in Dallas, TX

Artist Statement My artwork is always in progress. There is not a goal. There is not a category for my work. It is all about enjoying the process of every moment. On a blank...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tree of Dreamy Constellations.  Ferdinand De Filippi (19
Tree of Dreamy Constellations.  Ferdinand De Filippi (19

Tree of Dreamy Constellations. Ferdinand De Filippi (19

By Fernando De Filippi

Located in Firenze, IT

Tree of Dreamy Constellations. Signed in reverse: Ferdinando De Filippi (born 1940, Lecce, Italy) Tree of Dreamy Constellations is a fascinating painting created in a calligraphic m...

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Wood, Canvas

screenprint

screenprint

By (After) Victor Vasarely

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: screenprint (after the drawing). Printed in 1963 on a special semi-transparent paper in an edition of 450 for "Naissances" and published by Galerie Der Spiegel. Size: 11 3/4 ...

Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

21, 000 Miles #16

21, 000 Miles #16

By Matt Devine

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Matt Devine is a self-taught sculptor working with steel, stainless steel, aluminum and bronze. Born and raised in New England, Devine moved to California in 1995, where he learned t...

Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vessel - In Between the Shadows, Abstract Photography, Monochrome, Custom Framed
Vessel - In Between the Shadows, Abstract Photography, Monochrome, Custom Framed

Vessel - In Between the Shadows, Abstract Photography, Monochrome, Custom Framed

By Sander Vos

Located in London, GB

An abstract composition where light and shadow dance around a central vase form... The series ‘In Between the Shadows’ consists of structural and geometric photographs that take thei...

Category

2010s Cubist Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Drying Paper
Drying Paper

Drying Paper

Located in Middletown, NY

Woodcut on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (182 x 63 mm), narrow margins. Laid down to non-archival board with scattered soiling and some adhesive staining. Okumura Masanobu (Japanese 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes and in his early years wrote some fiction. At first his work adhered to the Torii school, but later drifted beyond that. He is a figure in the formative era of ukiyo-e doing early works on actors and bijin-ga ("pictures of beautiful women"). While Masanobu's early life is largely undocumented, he is believed to have been born about 1686, possibly in Edo (modern Tokyo). Edo was a small fishing village when Tokugawa Ieyasu chose it as his administrative capital of the Tokugawa shogunate, and by the early 17th century the city had prospered and its population had grown to half a million. Masanobu appears to have been self-taught painter (though he did study poetry under Tachiba Fukaku); he is not known to have belonged to any artistic school. His early work shows the influence of the Torii school of ukiyo-e painting...

Category

Early 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Woodcut

Sebastian on Methadone

Sebastian on Methadone

By Ben Frost

Located in Dallas, TX

Currently exhibits locally and internationally, while his work has been presented in multiple exhibitions in the USA, Europe, and Asia. One of the first things that one notices in th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dawn Horizon on the Krka River, Croatia, 09-14-2024, 6:11 AM
Dawn Horizon on the Krka River, Croatia, 09-14-2024, 6:11 AM

Dawn Horizon on the Krka River, Croatia, 09-14-2024, 6:11 AM

By Stuart Allen

Located in Denton, TX

Watercolor and wax on paper Frame size: 16 x 13 x 2 in. Paper size: 14.5 x 11.5 in. Initialed and dated in pencil on print margin From his series, Watercolor Pixels Stuart Allen (b....

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Watercolor

"Ghetto?", Text, Poetry, Archival Pigment Print, Cultural Commentary
"Ghetto?", Text, Poetry, Archival Pigment Print, Cultural Commentary

"Ghetto?", Text, Poetry, Archival Pigment Print, Cultural Commentary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Ghetto?" is a limited edition print by Jordan Plain printed on archival paper. This piece measures 21"h x 21"w framed and is shipped in the pictured white frame. Edition of 5. Jor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment

Multicolor Bathing Cap

Multicolor Bathing Cap

By Carole Feuerman

Located in North Adams, MA

Silkscreen on 2-Ply Museum Board 38 x 30 inches Edition of 20 2014 Carole Feuerman is one of the world’s foremost hyperrealist sculptors. Her resin, bronze and marble sculptures of swimmers and bathers evoke notions of tranquility and serenity. Feuerman’s life-like works are nearly indistinguishable from the subjects that inspire them. Her newest silkscreen edition is a testament to the same sense of realism. Soft and subtle blends of color support the tactile qualities of her bathing caps...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Minimalist Abstract Landscape – Oil on Canvas – 80x80 cm  Original Painting 2025
Minimalist Abstract Landscape – Oil on Canvas – 80x80 cm  Original Painting 2025

Minimalist Abstract Landscape – Oil on Canvas – 80x80 cm Original Painting 2025

By Marilina Marchica

Located in Agrigento, AG

Original painting by Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy), created in 2025. This oil on canvas (80x80x3.5 cm) belongs to the artist’s ongoing research on the relationship betw...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Geometric Expressions A Study in Form and Function Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unfra...

Category

Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Blue-Violet Rose Bush - original impressionistic floral art on linen canvas
Blue-Violet Rose Bush - original impressionistic floral art on linen canvas

Blue-Violet Rose Bush - original impressionistic floral art on linen canvas

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." - Eckhart Tolle Abstract t...

Category

2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Ondular Movements #2. From The Geometric Head Series
Ondular Movements #2. From The Geometric Head Series

Ondular Movements #2. From The Geometric Head Series

Located in Miami Beach, FL

​Whether they are symbols, dreams or marks of the life of each of us. The artist's work often features heads, floating bodies, trees, dollar signs, cars, laurel branches, and symboli...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic

Sam Gilliam 1998 Signed Mixed Media Lithograph Edition of 60
Sam Gilliam 1998 Signed Mixed Media Lithograph Edition of 60

Sam Gilliam 1998 Signed Mixed Media Lithograph Edition of 60

By Sam Gilliam

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Sam Gilliam Title: Untitled (1998) Year: 1998 Medium: Mixed Media Lithograph Size: 21.5" x 22" Frame: 28" x 29" x 3" Edition: 29/60 Inscription: Signed, dated, and numbered o...

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

"Ember Moon, " Oil painting

"Ember Moon, " Oil painting

Located in Denver, CO

Thane Gorek's (US based) "Ember Moon" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white Aspen trees engulfed in bright green and yellow leaves wit...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Flower Field, Silkscreen by Nadine Prado

Flower Field, Silkscreen by Nadine Prado

By Nadine Prado

Located in Long Island City, NY

Flower Field 4 Nadine Prado, Mexican/French (1940) Date: 1979 Screenprint, Signed and numbered in Pencil Edition of 300 Size: 32 x 32 in. (81.28 x 81.28 cm)

Category

1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

'Funny Money', Hyper-Realism, Trompe-l'œil, Still Life, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX
'Funny Money', Hyper-Realism, Trompe-l'œil, Still Life, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

'Funny Money', Hyper-Realism, Trompe-l'œil, Still Life, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed, verso, 'Tom Kraa' and dated 1987 on stretcher; bearing original gallery label verso with artist name, date and title, 'Funny Money'. Previously with: DW Gallery, Dallas, Texas An exceptional trompe-l'œil still life showing illuminated party lights, United States currency and a crossword puzzle against the backdrop of a sheet of pegboard. This little known artist exhibited with the prestigious DW Gallery in Dallas in the year before it closed. Along with several other women, Linda Samuels (formerly Linda Surls) started the DW Gallery (DWG) as a small women's co-op at McKinney and Hall streets in 1975. In the first few years, the gallery was staffed by member artists, each of whom worked three days a month and paid a $33 monthly fee toward overhead costs. Throughout its 13-year history, the gallery developed a reputation for recognizing raw talent and eventually became one of the nation's most respected showcases for contemporary regional artists. DWG was the first to exhibit several "new" artists who are nationally recognized today, including Lee N. Smith, David Bates, and Clyde Connell. The gallery was also successful at promoting up-and-coming Dallas artists such as David McManaway, John Hernandez, and Sam Gummelt. In 1978, the gallery was incorporated after receiving backing from founding member Lou Alpert (formerly Frederickson). By 1980, when director Linda Samuels moved to California, the gallery had expanded twice. In 1981, Diana Block succeeded Samuels as DWG director. Under Block, the gallery continued its successful theme exhibits, including a popular Book/Art exhibition. In 1983, DWG expanded to a new space on Main Street in Deep Ellum and opened a bookstore in a renovated warehouse. In 1986, when the gallery again needed to expand, it moved to new space on Canton and Oakland Streets rented from John Tatum, Dallas developer and major stockholder in DWG. After a dispute over the lease, the gallery closed in September 1988. By this time, its operating budget had increased from $24,000 to $100,000 since 1981, with investors contributing less than 25 percent of the annual budget. The closing exhibition, The Last Show, was guest-curated by founding member Linda Samuel. It featured recent works by each of the 28 artists associated with the gallery over the past year. The gallery received postcard tributes from more than 80 artists who had exhibited there through the years, including Bob Wade, Peter Julian, Gilda Pervin, James Surls, Benito Huerta, Dan Rizzie, Danny Williams, Bill Komodore, and Frank Tolbert.

Category

1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Marilyn Monroe The Smile Is Forever - Textural Colorful Square Portrait Painting
Marilyn Monroe The Smile Is Forever - Textural Colorful Square Portrait Painting

Marilyn Monroe The Smile Is Forever - Textural Colorful Square Portrait Painting

By Virginie Schroeder

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled (Red and White) Lithograph, Signed, 21st Century Art
Untitled (Red and White) Lithograph, Signed, 21st Century Art

Untitled (Red and White) Lithograph, Signed, 21st Century Art

By Carmen Herrera

Located in Bristol, GB

Lithograph on wove paper Edition of 500 Signed 'Carmen Herrera' and numbered on a gallery label affixed to the back of the print Excellent, with minor residual framing marks visible ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Tree of Life
Tree of Life

Tree of Life

By Louise Nevelson

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Caviar20 is excited to be offering this fantastic intimate sculpture by the legendary Louise Nevelson - one of the most revered and unique sculptors of the 20th century. Nevelson's ...

Category

1970s Abstract Landscape Prints

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Claude Monet sunset"
"Claude Monet sunset"

"Claude Monet sunset"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

I saw the painting in the blooming steppe in spring. Steppe in Bloom in Spring. In this enchanting painting, I invite you to a blooming meadow under a muted, tranquil sky. I used t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pastel Tones Still Life, Futuristic Simple Shapes, Miami Inspiration, Limited
Pastel Tones Still Life, Futuristic Simple Shapes, Miami Inspiration, Limited

Pastel Tones Still Life, Futuristic Simple Shapes, Miami Inspiration, Limited

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...

Dance Lesson #6
Dance Lesson #6

Dance Lesson #6

By Joanne Seltzer

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Joanne Seltzer Title: Dance Lesson #6 Medium: Lithograph Signed: Hand Signed Edition: From the edition of 300 Measurements: 22" x 29" Note: This piece is sold UNFRAMED ...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Dancing Fabric, Light Blue and Green 2
Dancing Fabric, Light Blue and Green 2

Dancing Fabric, Light Blue and Green 2

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Neal Grundy is a freelance photographer with almost 20 years experience. He studied at Falmouth College of Arts in Cornwall, UK. Neal is...

Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Silent Watcher
Silent Watcher

Silent Watcher

Located in Dallas, TX

acrylic on unprimed canvas

Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bavaria, Germany

Bavaria, Germany

By Pentti Sammallahti

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti depicts nature, eroded and broken down by civilization, but does not put man and the environment in opposite camps. He sees an equal relations...

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Apple Eye, Original Painting
Apple Eye, Original Painting

Apple Eye, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A mythical horse stands poised, its head turned to the side. Its electric blue mane and warm-toned body create a vivid contrast. A red apple hanging on its tail...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Bahia

Bahia

By Ralph Gibson

Located in New York, NY

Archival pigment print Signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil, verso 22 x 17 inches, sheet 16.75 x 11 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

You have placed a chill in my heart and It's cold outside your windows
You have placed a chill in my heart and It's cold outside your windows

You have placed a chill in my heart and It's cold outside your windows

Located in Miami Beach, FL

​Whether they are symbols, dreams or marks of the life of each of us. The artist's work often features heads, floating bodies, trees, dollar signs, cars, laurel branches, and symboli...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic

Jean Rene Bazaine 'Composition II' 1968- Lithograph Vintage
Jean Rene Bazaine 'Composition II' 1968- Lithograph Vintage

Jean Rene Bazaine 'Composition II' 1968- Lithograph Vintage

By Jean Bazaine

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This lithograph page from Derrière le Miroir (DLM) No. 170, created by René Bazaine, exemplifies his mastery in abstract art. The piece, presented in the renowned French art magazine...

Category

1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Self-Distancing - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Painting, flowers

Self-Distancing - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Painting, flowers

By Lisa Toboz

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Self-Distancing - 2020 Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x25cm Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not moun...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Contemporary Geometric Textured Tiles, Giclée Print Limited Edition, PinkNeon
Contemporary Geometric Textured Tiles, Giclée Print Limited Edition, PinkNeon

Contemporary Geometric Textured Tiles, Giclée Print Limited Edition, PinkNeon

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Color Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Pigment, C Print

Reclining Nude Male Figure, figural expressionist New York artist ink drawing
Reclining Nude Male Figure, figural expressionist New York artist ink drawing

Reclining Nude Male Figure, figural expressionist New York artist ink drawing

By Joseph Glasco

Located in Beachwood, OH

Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996) Reclining Male Figure (For Nick) 1971 India ink on paper Inscribed, signed and dated 10.25 x 14 inches 18.5 x 21 inches, framed Joseph Glasco was...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Anvil

Anvil

Located in Dallas, TX

acrylic on panel

Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Artificial landscape with house and tree

Artificial landscape with house and tree

By Yrjö Edelmann

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Acquired directly from the artist. Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of delight? Yrjö Edelmann...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Homage to Wilson A. Bentley #19
Homage to Wilson A. Bentley #19

Homage to Wilson A. Bentley #19

By Yuji Obata

Located in New York, NY

Listing includes framing, free shipping and 14-day returns. Yuji Obata Homage to Wilson A. Bentley #4, 2005 - 2006 19 x 13 inch archival pigment print Edition 3 of 10 Signed and editioned on verso Yuji Obata was born in Japan in 1962. He attended the Nihon University College of Art and currently resides in Tokyo. He has won numerous photography prizes in Japan, and his work was first shown outside of Japan in 2010 with Danziger Projects at Pulse Miami. In 2003, Obata was compelled to photograph winter scenes in Japan as he stood in front of Pieter Bruegel's painting "The Hunters in the Snow" in Vienna's Museum of Art History. Upon returning to Japan, he traveled to the country's northernmost island, Hokkaidō, known for its cold and snowy winters. As he worked there photographing ice skaters at a middle school rink and a local speed skating team, his enchantment with images of winter deepened. Traveling around different regions of the island in winter, he began noticing the varied qualities of the snow itself, and finally became fascinated with the unique challenge of photographing snowflakes. Obata drew inspiration from the story and works of W.A. Bentley, an American farmer and photographer who adapted a camera and microscope to photograph a single snow crystal for the first time in 1885. Bentley went on to photograph more than 5,000 snowflakes in his lifetime, and his technique was so successful that it continues to be used today. Like Bentley, Obata was obsessed with the challenge of doing something no one had done before – in his case photographing snowflakes in freefall rather than on a flat surface without digital or any other manipulation. It took Obata five years to achieve but his breakthrough resulted in the capture of pictures that allow the snowflakes to relate to each other in space and size, creating dynamic compositions and scenes. Obata chose the location to shoot the series, in the mountains of Hokkaidō, based on its history as the place where Dr. Ukichiro Nakaya did research that led to his invention of artificial snow. His most recent book "Wintertale" gathers his photographs of winter...

Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Blank

Blank

Located in Dallas, TX

ink on rice paper

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper