Gifts For Him 2014

Untitled VIII by Mauricio Velez From the series Half Angels Half Demons Archival Pigment Print Medium size: 60 in. H x 40 in. W Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed Other sizes are availab...

Self Touches #01, 2013 by Koray Erkaya From the series of Self Touches Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Paper Image size: 16 in. H x 24 in. W (40 cm H x 60 cm W) Edition of 7 All about na...

Shanghai #1 40" x 60" Edition of 5 + 2AP Archival Pigment Print 2012 Unframed Shanghai is a series by photographer David Jay exclusive to Art Design Project. Jay’s photography has be...

Espina by Ricky Cohete From the Viva series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sales....

Twins with red coat Framed archival pigment image on canvas, intervened with hand-applied paint, ink and intentionally scratched by the artist Image size: H 25 in. x 27 in. W Frame s...

Invacuo Project #32, 2016 by Koray Erkaya From the series of Invacuo Project Hahnemühle Photo Matt Fibre Duo 210 Image size: 16 in. H x 24 in. W (40 cm H x 60 cm W) Edition of 10 All sizes signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist label verso All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales. _____________________ JAZZ AND GAS Joyful humor characteristic of the pro-democracy environmentalist Gezi Park protests in June 2013. People of all ages, students, writers, artists, actors, musicians, LGBT activists, Anti-Capitalist Muslims, Marxists, Anarchists, Kurdish and Turkish nationalists were peacefully together in the heart of modern Istanbul: Taksim Square. Then the police attacked with tear gas and their usual equipment. But if they use uneven brutal force, then we use uneven intelligence and creativity: “We are fair: Their gas is fresh air.” Such sarcastic slogans multiplied echoing the positive, hopeful, unyielding and determined character of our jazz-like plural harmony. If Sultanahmet Square is the heart of Classical Istanbul with its Byzantine and Ottoman heritage, Taksim Square represents the modern city: the central statue representing the national liberation war and the formation of the Turkish Republic, Gezi Park, Ataturk Cultural Centre, big hotels, and the historic Istiklal (Independence) Street. Eyes shed tears not only because we laughed due to high-quality satirical slogans but also because of the harmful gas and the deaths of several youngsters. Numerous citizens lost an eye or arm. Thanks to international media coverage, the inspiring Gezi Park resistance (or “June Movement”) in Turkey drew attention all over the world -while the pro-government media kept silent. Whether on purpose or not, tear gas –and its canisters at close range- took several lives. Don’t let anybody fool you: Tear gas may kill. And it did. Though “as a nation” we had been used to gas in previous demonstrations, one point was unique: The whole city was gassed. Babies, old people, and citizens with asthma suffered in their homes. Before the police attack, maybe most of the young protesters were “merely” environmentalists without a major political orientation. Tear gas brutality transformed most of them into political activists. Since that June, our lungs, souls, and future have been full of that gas. Tear gas has been used not only in Turkey but in many other countries as well –since the 1990s. We tend to think that “Every soul shall taste it,” –sounds like a statement from a holy book. The situation is unacceptable: A child on the way to get bread for breakfast may die –in fact, be killed by the police using tear gas without proper concern and care. Tear gas is a chemical weapon. It’s vital to comprehend that. The marketing is well-phrased but misleading: “Made from fruit and vegetables, wholly organic.” But when it is used at close range, its metal canister becomes a bullet. Fifty years ago, in the late 1960s, 90 countries signed a petition against the usage of tear gas. Our country signed the 1997 Convention on Chemical Weapons, which states that tear gas is considered to be a chemical weapon when it is used in closed places, at close range or in a crowd. Despite this, it has been used time and again in Brasil, Chile, Egypt, Germany, Gaza, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Panama, the Philippines, South Korea, UK, USA, and Vietnam. The Association of Turkish Medical Doctors and the Initiative Against Tear Gas have been working and reacting diligently on this issue. “But the label says it’s harmless,” say some. But the firms that produce gas bombs put labels according to the demands of governments. Are you Shocked? Global trade has priority over humanitarian concern. But why this introduction? Don’t we all know all these things? We certainly do, but the “agenda” changes so fast that our knowledge does not find time to unite with our action in order to change the ongoing chain of events. Enter the arts. With the mission of contributing to collective memory, Artist Koray Erkaya creatively documents experience. In his new photographic art series, Erkaya revolts against individual and social de-sensitization. In order to address the memory and to increase awareness, he uses “gas” against everyone –without discrimination. He tests his models with gas in the specifically prepared labyrinth made of mirrors. But of course, the gas he uses is not one of the types of tear gas labeled OC, CS or CN. In any case, the violence the people suffer is not limited to the content of the gas. When he started his voyage to display the violence, loneliness, nakedness, helplessness, the spiritual and physical isolation of women, children, gays, transsexuals -all the humiliated people under some form of gas, Erkaya began working with models from various nations in Istanbul. Now he is on his way to show that this issue is a problem for all who live on the same planet. When we see ourselves in the eyes of the models in the mirrors...

Amorphism 8 by Javier Rey Medium size: 80 cm H x 62 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Amorphisms explore the distorted and negative self-image, which is constructed and mutated fr...

From the series “The Alignment” Archival Color Pigment Print Image size: 22 x 31 inches. Edition of 13 + 2AP Unframed The Alignment: From the series “The Alignment” which is materia...

Beloved Color Archival Pigment print Large 40"x60" Ed of 6 + 2AP The artist uses a vivid contrast of color to add an extra dimension in the movement and shadows of each piece. Almos...

Untitled by Mauricio Velez Archival Pigment Print Image size: 40 in. H x 60 in. W Edition of 9 + 2AP "In a few photographers like Mauricio Velez does aesthetic become ethic. Every p...

Shanghai #6 by David Jay 40 in. H x 60 in. W Archival Pigment Print Edition of 5 2012 UNFRAMED Shanghai is a series by photographer David Jay exclusive to Art Design Project. Jay’s p...

Femmes Objets 35.5 H x 27.5 W in. Unframed. Femmes Objets Series In this series in black & white and with the same model. The artist represents what for him the object woman of the m...

Seed IV. From the series "Desert Flower" B&W Edition. By Guilherme Licurgo Archival pigment print Black and white edition 35 in. H x 23 in. W Edition of 10 + 1AP Desert Flower is ...

#12, 2021 by Jose Sierra From "Cuerpo en Tensión" Series Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper Image size: 40 in. H x 26 in. W Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed Additional sizes ar...

#12, 2020 by Jose Sierra From "La Piedra Sustituta" Series Image size: 24.42 in. H x 40 in. W Edition of 10 + 2AP Unframed Additional sizes are available. All Prices are quoted as ...

Do it yourself by Uwe Ommer Black and white Photography Archival Pigment Print Image size: 45 H x 30 W cm. Edition of 7 + 6AP Unframed Do it yourself Series In this series the artist wanted his models to stand on their own for once. Uwe Ommer put a trigger in the girls' hands. This series was produced for 7 years and resulted in a book of the same name. Other sizes are available. All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales _______________________________ Uwe Ommer (born 1943 in Bergisch Gladbach is a German photographer...

Rolando, 2001 from Buscando Papa series by Celso José Castro Daza One of a kind photo collage Sheet Size: 39.4 in. H x 27.2 in. W 2001 Unframed ...

#11, 2020 by Jose Sierra From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper Image size: 40 in. H x 26.6 in. W Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed Additional s...

Marise Nature H 27.5 in. x 35.5 in. W Edition 6 Unframed Marise Nature Series The artist explored nature and how the body can be part of these landscapes with the help of the mode...

I Melt #1 by Javier Rey Color Archival pigment print Image size: 55 cm H x 72 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to curr...

Provocation Color Archival Pigment print Large 40"x60" Ed of 6 + 2AP Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fauna of h...

Untitled Diptych, 2007 by Mauricio Velez From 'Belleza y Fantasia' series Archival Pigment Print Image size: 40 in. H x 60 in. W Overall size: 40 in. H x 120 in. W Edition of 9 + 2AP...

Hombre en movimiento 2 by Ricky Cohete Small size: 20 in H x 30 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sales. Exp...

Untitled, 2007 by Mauricio Velez From 'Belleza y Fantasia' series Archival Pigment Print Image size: 40 in. H x 60 in. W Edition of 9 + 2AP "In a few photographers like Mauricio Vel...

Jhonny by Celso José Castro Daza One of a kind photo collage Sheet Size: 56 in. H x 40 in. W 2001 Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by...

Half Angels Half Demons #14 by Mauricio Velez Black & White Photography Archival Pigment Print, 2005 24 in. H x 36 in. W Edition of 3/15 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". P...

Purificación, by Ricky Cohete From the series "Momentum" Color Archival Pigment Print Medium size: 24 in H x 36 in W Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed 2020 All prices are quoted as "in...

Untitled VIII From The Series Of La Costilla Roja, 2016 by Jose Sierra Image size: 23.62 in. H x 35.44 in. W Edition of 10 + 2AP Unframed All Prices are quoted as "initial price". ...

Love Seeds / Desert Flower – NY, 2014. From the series "Desert Flower" by Guilherme Licurgo Archival pigment print Color Edition Medium image size: 23 in...

Entrega Dos, by Ricky Cohete From The Series "Momentum" Archival Pigment Print Medium size: 20 in H x 30 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed 2020 All prices are quoted as "initial ...

Untitled, 2016 by Jose Sierra From the Sin Título Series Archival Pigment Print Sheet size: 40 in. H x 29.65 in. W Edition of 10 + 2AP Semi-Matte Unframed 2016...

Hombre en movimiento by Ricky Cohete Small size: 20 in H x 30 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sales. Explo...

Secret Album II, Paris, 2015 Edition of 6 + 5 AP. Medium Size: 37 cm H x 30 cm W Large Size: 60 cm H x 50 cm W Unframed The Secret Album Series This ser...

Invacuo Project #26, 2016 by Koray Erkaya From the series of Invacuo Project Hahnemühle Photo Matt Fibre Duo 210 Paper Image size: 16 in. H x 24 in. W (40 cm H x 60 cm W) Edition of 10 All sizes signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist label verso All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales. _____________________ JAZZ AND GAS Joyful humor characteristic of the pro-democracy environmentalist Gezi Park protests in June 2013. People of all ages, students, writers, artists, actors, musicians, LGBT activists, Anti-Capitalist Muslims, Marxists, Anarchists, Kurdish and Turkish nationalists were peacefully together in the heart of modern Istanbul: Taksim Square. Then the police attacked with tear gas and their usual equipment. But if they use uneven brutal force, then we use uneven intelligence and creativity: “We are fair: Their gas is fresh air.” Such sarcastic slogans multiplied echoing the positive, hopeful, unyielding and determined character of our jazz-like plural harmony. If Sultanahmet Square is the heart of Classical Istanbul with its Byzantine and Ottoman heritage, Taksim Square represents the modern city: the central statue representing the national liberation war and the formation of the Turkish Republic, Gezi Park, Ataturk Cultural Centre, big hotels, and the historic Istiklal (Independence) Street. Eyes shed tears not only because we laughed due to high-quality satirical slogans but also because of the harmful gas and the deaths of several youngsters. Numerous citizens lost an eye or arm. Thanks to international media coverage, the inspiring Gezi Park resistance (or “June Movement”) in Turkey drew attention all over the world -while the pro-government media kept silent. Whether on purpose or not, tear gas –and its canisters at close range- took several lives. Don’t let anybody fool you: Tear gas may kill. And it did. Though “as a nation” we had been used to gas in previous demonstrations, one point was unique: The whole city was gassed. Babies, old people, and citizens with asthma suffered in their homes. Before the police attack, maybe most of the young protesters were “merely” environmentalists without a major political orientation. Tear gas brutality transformed most of them into political activists. Since that June, our lungs, souls, and future have been full of that gas. Tear gas has been used not only in Turkey but in many other countries as well –since the 1990s. We tend to think that “Every soul shall taste it,” –sounds like a statement from a holy book. The situation is unacceptable: A child on the way to get bread for breakfast may die –in fact, be killed by the police using tear gas without proper concern and care. Tear gas is a chemical weapon. It’s vital to comprehend that. The marketing is well-phrased but misleading: “Made from fruit and vegetables, wholly organic.” But when it is used at close range, its metal canister becomes a bullet. Fifty years ago, in the late 1960s, 90 countries signed a petition against the usage of tear gas. Our country signed the 1997 Convention on Chemical Weapons, which states that tear gas is considered to be a chemical weapon when it is used in closed places, at close range or in a crowd. Despite this, it has been used time and again in Brasil, Chile, Egypt, Germany, Gaza, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Panama, the Philippines, South Korea, UK, USA, and Vietnam. The Association of Turkish Medical Doctors and the Initiative Against Tear Gas have been working and reacting diligently on this issue. “But the label says it’s harmless,” say some. But the firms that produce gas bombs put labels according to the demands of governments. Are you Shocked? Global trade has priority over humanitarian concern. But why this introduction? Don’t we all know all these things? We certainly do, but the “agenda” changes so fast that our knowledge does not find time to unite with our action in order to change the ongoing chain of events. Enter the arts. With the mission of contributing to collective memory, Artist Koray Erkaya creatively documents experience. In his new photographic art series, Erkaya revolts against individual and social de-sensitization. In order to address the memory and to increase awareness, he uses “gas” against everyone –without discrimination. He tests his models with gas in the specifically prepared labyrinth made of mirrors. But of course, the gas he uses is not one of the types of tear gas labeled OC, CS or CN. In any case, the violence the people suffer is not limited to the content of the gas. When he started his voyage to display the violence, loneliness, nakedness, helplessness, the spiritual and physical isolation of women, children, gays, transsexuals -all the humiliated people under some form of gas, Erkaya began working with models from various nations in Istanbul. Now he is on his way to show that this issue is a problem for all who live on the same planet. When we see ourselves in the eyes of the models in the mirrors...

Luna Color Archival Pigment print Large 40"x60" Ed of 6 + 2AP Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fauna of his nati...

Color Archival Pigment print Small Ed of 10 Palm & Trees: For this series, the artist explores short poems, the expansion of the palms, textures, and ease of the male figure surroun...

Sepia Photograph Archival Pigment print Medium Ed of 10 For this series, he used elements such as water (emotions) to narrate a story. He worked with the color Blanco in the fabrics ...

Half Angels Half Demons #45, 2010 by Mauricio Velez Color Photography Archival Pigment Print Image size: 80 in. H x 60 in. W Edition of 6 + 2AP "In a few photographers like Mauricio...

Sprout, Peiju Chien-Pott. From the series "Desert Flower" by Guilherme Licurgo Archival Pigment Print Frame size: 37 in H x 52 in W x 2 in D. Image size: 23 in. H x 35 in. W Edition...

Girl in Fur 40" x 60" Edition of 5 + 2AP Archival Pigment Print 2010 All sizes signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist label verso All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Ple...

Archival Pigment print Small Ed of 10. Throughout his exploration of the movement of the body, with modern and ballet dancers, as well as a focal point on the male physique; he has c...

Cosme Color Archival Pigment print Large 40"x60" Ed of 6 + 2AP Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fauna of his nat...

#5, 2020 by Jose Sierra From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper Image size: 40 in. H x 27.4 in. W Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed Additional si...

Roman Statue Study 02 Archival Pigment Print Size: 40" x 27" inches. Edition of 4 Unframed 2016 __________________ Touching the skin of the past is an extraordinary collection of Ro...

Seed II / Desert Flower – Italy, 2011 by Guilherme Licurgo Medium image size: 35 in. H x 23 in. W Edition of 10 + 2AP Desert Flower is a project created by Guilherme Licurgo in col...

Les Acrobates I, by Uwe Ommer 1995 35.5 x 27.5 Edition 6 Les Acrobates Series This series was part of a calendar, and pays tribute to the art of the circus and its artists. _______...

Don't Tell Mamma #4, 1994-2010 by Koray Erkaya From the series of Don't Tell Mamma Hahnemühle Photo Matt Fibre Duo 210 Paper Deckled Edge Image size: 37.5 in. H x 25.5 in. W (96 cm ...

I am dissolved 1, by Javier Rey Color Archival pigment print Image size: 60 cm H x 43 cm W. Edition of 5 + 2AP Unframed An insipid notion (The astonishing world) is a collection o...

#6, 2020 by Jose Sierra From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper Image size: 40 in. H x 25.7 in. W Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed Additional si...

Untitled VI by Mauricio Velez From the series Half Angels Half Demons Archival Pigment Print Medium size: 60 in. H x 40 in. W Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed Other sizes are available...

Invacuo Project #20, 2016 by Koray Erkaya From the series of Invacuo Project Hahnemühle Photo Matt Fibre Duo 210 Image size: 16 in. H x 24 in. W (40 cm H x 60 cm W) Edition of 10 Work is also available framed at an additional cost. All sizes signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist label verso All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales. _____________________ JAZZ AND GAS Joyful humour characteristic of the pro-democracy environmentalist Gezi Park protests in June 2013. People of all ages, students, writers, artists, actors, musicians, LGBT activists, Anti-Capitalist Muslims, Marxists, Anarchists, Kurdish and Turkish nationalists were peacefully together in the heart of modern Istanbul: Taksim Square. Then the police attacked with tear gas and their usual equipment. But if they use uneven brutal force, then we use uneven intelligence and creativity: “We are fair: Their gas is fresh air.” Such sarcastic slogans multiplied echoing the positive, hopeful, unyielding and determined character of the our jazz like plural harmony. If Sultanahmet Square is the heart of Classical Istanbul with its Byzantine and Ottoman heritage, Taksim Square represents the modern city: the central statue representing the national liberation war and the formation of the Turkish Republic, Gezi Park, Ataturk Cultural Centre, big hotels, and the historic Istiklal (Independence) Street. Eyes shed tears not only because we laughed due to high quality satirical slogans but also because of the harmful gas and the deaths of several youngsters. Numerous citizens lost an eye or arm. Thanks to international media coverage, the inspiring Gezi Park resistance (or “June Movement”) in Turkey drew attention all over the world -while the pro-government media kept silent. Whether on purpose or not, tear gas –and its canisters at close range- took several lives. Don’t let anybody fool you: Tear gas may kill. And it did. Though “as a nation” we had been used to gas in previous demonstrations, one point was unique: The whole city was gassed. Babies, old people and citizens with asthma suffered in their homes. Before the police attack, maybe most of the young protesters were “merely” environmentalists without a major political orientation. Tear gas brutality transformed most of them into political activists. Since that June, our lungs, souls and future have been full of that gas. Tear gas has been used not only in Turkey but in many other countries as well –since the 1990s. We tend to think that “Every soul shall taste it,” –sounding like a statement from a holy book. The situation is unacceptable: A child on the way to get bread for breakfast may die –in fact be killed by the police using tear gas without proper concern and care. Tear gas is a chemical weapon. It’s vital to comprehend that. The marketing is well-phrased but misleading: “Made from fruit and vegetables, wholly organic.” But when it is used at close range, its metal canister becomes a bullet. Fifty years ago, in late 1960s, 90 countries signed a petition against the usage of tear gas. Our country signed the 1997 Convention on Chemical Weapons, which states that tear gas is considered to be a chemical weapon when it is used in closed places, at close range or in a crowd. Despite this, it has been used time and again in Brasil, Chile, Egypt, Germany, Gaza, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Panama, the Philippines, South Korea, UK, USA, and Vietnam. The Association of Turkish Medical Doctors and the Initiative Against Tear Gas have been working and reacting diligently on this issue. “But the label says it’s harmless,” say some. But the firms that produce gas bombs put labels according to the demands of governments. Are you Shocked? Global trade has priority over humanitarian concern. But why this introduction? Don’t we all know all these things? We certainly do, but the “agenda” changes so fast that our knowledge does not find time to unite with our action in order to change the ongoing chain of events. Enter arts. With the mission of contributing to collective memory, Artist Koray Erkaya creatively documents experience. In his new photographic art series, Erkaya revolts against individual and social de-sensitivisation. In order to address the memory and to increase awareness, he uses “gas” against everyone –without discrimination. He tests his models with gas in the specifically prepared labyrinth made of mirrors. But of course, the gas he uses is not one of the types of tear gas labeled OC, CS or CN. In any case, the violence the people suffer is not limited to the content of the gas. When he started his voyage to display the violence, loneliness, nakedness, helplessness, spiritual and physical isolation of women, children, gays, transsexuals -all the humiliated people under some form of gas, Erkaya began working with models from various nations in Istanbul. Now he is on his way to show that this issue is a problem for all who live on the same planet. When we see ourselves in the eyes of the models in the mirrors...

Don't Tell Mamma #9, 1994-2010 by Koray Erkaya From the series of Don't Tell Mamma Hahnemühle Photo Matt Fibre Duo 210 Paper Deckled Edge Image size: 24 in. H x 16 in. W (60 cm H x ...

Men Legs One by Ricky Cohete From Motion series Sepia Archival Pigment print Medium 36"x24" Ed of 10 + 1AP Throughout his exploration of the movement of the body, with modern and b...

Sepia Color Archival Pigment print Medium Ed of 10 Channeling the energy of “water-signs” in astrology, he captures these mysterious men through a romantic lens. The bosom of the sh...

Unión 5, 2014 by Javier Rey From the Series Unión Medium size: 53 cm H x 80 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to curren...

RED! #12 by David Jay Image size: 96 in. H x 64 in. W Archival Pigment Print Edition of 3 + 2AP 2016 Although a great deal of David jay body of work focuses on often hidden aspects ...

Untitled III, from the Sin Título Series by Jose Sierra Archival Pigment Print Semi-Matte Sheet size: 40 in. H x 23.19 in. W Image size: 36 in. H x 22 in. W Frame size: 41 in. H x 27...

#1, 2020 by Jose Sierra From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper Image size: 40 in. H x 25.1 in. W Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed Additional si...