Ack (Jock) Ware Art

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1 of 10 If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph This exhibition is a visual dance of contradictions. Whimsical and sophisticated. Stylistic and simple. Studied and carefree. That’s what emerges when you take a photojournalist by study, fashion photographer by trade and fine artist by instinct and leave him alone with his camera and a muse. Burris’ work is influenced by his early career spent working with fashion photographer Bill King and inspired by the decisive moment made known by the Henri Cartier Bresson. He defies the confines of either discipline. It is not fashion photography, which is by nature produced, but rather purely spontaneous. Todd left the world of fashion photography after building his own career in Milan and New York to go to LA and find his niche. He embraced his fascination with flea markets and penchant for discarded items that wouldn’t ever be chosen because they were trendy but because they were interesting. Burris packed his 1979 white Pontiac station wagon with his finds. When he came upon a stage that fit the props, he called on his muses and created a visual story on the spur of a moment. The collection of black and white images conveys a sense of effervescence and Élan. It includes photographs from Burris' time in Los Angeles as well as earlier experimental work in Milan and New York City. Anything but superficial, the invitational image, "Paget #1" challenges the traditional symmetry of beauty. We see a dramatic close up of a woman’s face, her intense eyes framed by the stark contrast between her porcelain skin and jet black hair. The lighting is such that her face is divided by shadow, one half dark and mysterious, the other half light and classically beautiful. The effect is deeply engaging. The viewer doesn’t know when the photo was taken but you want to know more. In “Mercer Street...

Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of body beautiful model JEAN O'STRAND. Photograph is an excellent exam...

Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...

Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...

Rare 1950s Iconic Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of popular physique models VIC SEIPKE and JIM PARK. Fireman Vic Se...

Building on the tradition of black and white nude photography, Aaron Knight employs a technique that uses faint hints of color throughout the image to impart either warm or cool tone...

This pin-up image of a nude woman is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty. With a genre that has been endlessly explored, the goal is to be imaginative and orig...

Art Shay carried his camera with him where ever he went. He captured everyday moments and some not so everyday like this car. It's reflection in a shop window gives the appearance ...

Famed Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi is flanked by #60 - Ed Blaine and #66 - Ray Nitschke and photographyed by Art Shay at Lambeau Field in 1962....

This pin-up image of a nude woman is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty. With a genre that has been endlessly explored, the goal is to be imaginative and orig...

Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These photographs are the result of that experience. Brooklyn (popularly known as Lovejoy), is a villa...

John Shearer (American, 1947-2019), Muhammad Ali Taunting Joe Frazier, Gelatin Silver Print, 1971, printed later 2004, signed lower right, titled and inscribed verso, with Certificat...