Arlene Gottfried Photography

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...

Audrey Hepburn having a swim during a break from filming Stanley Donen’s 1967 work ‘Two for the Road’ in St Tropez. Limited edition silver gelatin print Paper size: 16 H x 20 W inc...

For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West. These people represent one of the l...

Stu Levy's photographs often involve fragile landscapes that invoke a sense of timelessness. The landscape, is often his stimulus or point of departure, then asking the question, &qu...

The Grateful Dead on the corner of Haight and Ashbury St, San Francisco, CA. 1967.

A photograph of Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol together in New York City in January of 1977. Estate Stamped and Numbered

Belles of Shoreditch, Richard Heeps photograph taken backstage at the London Burlesque event The Whoopee Club. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he...

Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood walking backstage in Oakland, CA.

Bob Dylan with the Grateful Dead backstage at the Oakland Coliseum, CA. This photograph is part of a edition of only 13. Signed by photographer Limited Edition photograph.

Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones by iconic photographer, Baron Wolman, Taken on the set of "Performance" in London, September 1968. One copy available 16x20 inch hand printed silve...

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....