Meeting of the Waters #1, California Surf
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed Platinum photograph Signed in pencil by artist on mat recto
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Platinum
Jeffrey Conley Art
American
Jeffrey Conley describes his crisp black-and-white photographs of natural phenomena as “meditative” experiences. In the meditation world, one of the most common metaphors used to characterize a human being’s relationship to consciousness is that of waves on the ocean: Consciousness itself is the ocean, and every thought, sensation, emotion and even the idea of a stand-alone self is a wave, still part of the vast body of water yet minuscule in comparison to it.
Conley’s contemplative 2001 photograph Figure and Tide is, indeed, an image of a sparkling, wide-open Pacific Ocean as well as gently undulating waves. But something even smaller grabs the viewer’s attention here: a tiny female figure standing where the water meets the shore. It is reminiscent of Chinese Taoist and Chan Buddhist ink paintings, in which lone monks or sages are dwarfed by the surrounding landscape to show that humankind is a part of nature, not separate from it.
To get the shot, the Oregon-based photographer perched on one of Big Sur, California’s famous cliffs on a sunny afternoon, aiming his Hasselblad 500C down at the sea below. “I was captivated with the play of light on water and the rhythmic patterns of the wave sets,” he has recalled. “As I was looking through the camera, I noticed a beach walker come into the scene. At first, I was not happy to have a person in there. Then, it all happened very quickly. Just as the white surf encircled her, she turned in perfect profile to gaze out at the ocean.”
Decades after Conley captured this perfect moment, a platinum-palladium print of Figure and Tide went on view in 2023’s “A Beautiful World: The Power of Nature,” at Peter Fetterman Gallery, in Santa Monica. The exhibition brought together striking, monochromatic landscape photos by such pioneers of the form as Ansel Adams, Charles Scowen, Isaiah West Taber and John Edward Sache, alongside contemporary masters like Sebastião Salgado, Pentti Sammallahti, Cig Harvey and Conley.
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Artist: Jeffrey Conley
Meeting of the Waters I
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Carmel, CA
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Trees in Winter Field, Oregon , 2014, printed 2023
By Jeffrey Conley
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Signed & numbered in pencil on print recto; Titled, dated, & numbered in ink with artist's stamp on verso Platinum/Palladium Print Image 12x12", Mat 20x20" Edition of 10
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8-12-19, Cascades, Oregon, 2019
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered in pencil on recto. Stamped, titled, dated and numbered on verso. Platinum/Palladium Print Image - 11"x14", Matted - 20"x22" Edition of 10
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Midnight Sun and Black Sand Beach, Iceland, 2017 (Printed 2023)
By Jeffrey Conley
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Signed, titled, dated, & numbered in pencil on print recto; Titled, dated, & numbered in pencil with artist's stamp on matte verso Platinum/Palladium Print Image 11x14", Mat 20x22" E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Platinum
Cypress Tree Sunbeams - Black & White Landscape Photograph
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Soquel, CA
Cypress Tree Sunbeams - Black & White Landscape Photograph Beautiful black and white photograph of cypress trees with light radiating through by Jeffrey Conley (American, b. 196...
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Jeffrey Conley Art
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Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
Twilight Coast
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on recto
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Figure and Waterfall
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Figure and Waterfall, Iceland, 2018 (Printed 2023) Signed and numbered in pencil on recto. Stamped, titled, dated and numbered on verso. Platinum/Palladium Print Image - 12"x12", Mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Platinum
Figure and Solitary Wave
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Figure and Solitary Wave, Iceland, 2018 (Printed 2023) Signed and numbered in pencil on recto. Stamped, titled, dated and numbered on verso. Platinum/Palladium Print Image - 12"x12",...
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Platinum
Falling Water, Iceland, 2017
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Falling Water, Iceland, 2017 Signed, titled, dated, stamped by artist Platinum/Palladium Print Image Dimensions: 9 x 11 inches Edition of 20
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Clustered Trees, Pre-Dawn, Oregon, 2016
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered in pencil on recto Archival pigments on Japanese Kozo paper 14 x 18" on 16 x 20" mount Edition of 10
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Figure and Mountain, Iceland, 2017
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered in pencil on recto Archival pigments on Japanese Kozo paper 14 x 18" on 16 x 20" mount Edition of 10
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jeffrey ConleyForest Path, France 2018
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Forest Path, France 2018
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered in pencil on recto Archival pigments on Japanese Kozo paper 14 x 18" on 16 x 20" mount Edition 1 of 10
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jeffrey ConleyFigure in Vast Landscape, Iceland, 2018 (Printed 2019)
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Figure in Vast Landscape, Iceland, 2018 (Printed 2019)
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered in pencil on recto. Stamped, titled, dated and numbered on verso. Platinum/Palladium Print Image - 11"x14", Matted - 20"x22" 1/10
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Platinum
Jeffrey ConleyTrees and Shadows, Oregon, 2016 (Printed 2017)
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Trees and Shadows, Oregon, 2016 (Printed 2017)
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, stamped by artist Platinum/Palladium Print Image 22"x26", Mat 29"x34" Edition 1 of 9
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Jeffrey ConleyBeachwalker, OR, 2015, printed 2016
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Beachwalker, OR, 2015, printed 2016
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed & numbered in pencil on print recto; Titled, dated, & numbered in pencil with artist's stamp on verso Gelatin Silver Print Mat 40 x 40 inches; Mount 37 x 35 inches; Image 30 x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Jeffrey ConleyWindswept Trees, 2011, printed 2016
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Windswept Trees, 2011, printed 2016
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, & numbered in pencil with copyright stamp on print recto; Titled, dated, & numbered in pencil with artist's stamp on matte verso Gelatin Silver Print 30 x 37 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Jeffrey ConleyGrand Oak in Snow, 1991/Printed 2011
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Grand Oak in Snow, 1991/Printed 2011
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated & numbered in pencil on recto Gelatin silver print 30 x 30 inches Edition 7 of 40
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1990s Jeffrey Conley Art
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Jeffrey ConleySnow Galaxy, 2008
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Snow Galaxy
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on recto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jeffrey ConleyWaterfall, Southern Alps, NZ, 2011
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Waterfall, Southern Alps, NZ
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jeffrey Conley Waterfall, Southern Alps, NZ Platinum/palladium print Negative date 2011/printed 2015 Edition of 20 Image 8 x 8 inches; Sheet 14 x 11 inches Signed and numbered ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Jeffrey ConleyCrow and Valley View, 2005
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Crow and Valley View
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on recto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jeffrey ConleySnow Covered Reflections, 2005
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Snow Covered Reflections
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed & numbered on mount recto; Titled, dated, & numbered in pencil with artist's copyright stamp on mount verso Platinum/Palladium Print Image 12x12", Mat 20"x20" Edition of 20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Platinum
Jeffrey ConleyHanging Branches with Snow, 2005
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Hanging Branches with Snow
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on recto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jeffrey ConleySnow Covered Branches, 2005
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Snow Covered Branches
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on recto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jeffrey ConleyTree Cathedral, 2007
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Tree Cathedral
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on recto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jeffrey ConleyWaterfall Veil, 2009
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Waterfall Veil
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on recto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art
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Silver Gelatin
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