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Jeffrey Conley Art

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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
Cypress Tree Sunbeams - Black & White Landscape Photograph
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful black and white photograph of cypress trees with light radiating through by Jeffrey Conley (American, b. 1969), c.2006. A first tier, silver gelatin test print (one of one...
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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

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Silver Gelatin

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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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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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

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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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
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Archival Pigment

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Archival Pigment

Trees in Winter Field, Oregon , 2014, printed 2023
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Silver Gelatin

Midnight Sun and Black Sand Beach, Iceland, 2017 (Printed 2023)
By Jeffrey Conley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Silver Gelatin

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Platinum

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Platinum

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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Silver Gelatin

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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Silver Gelatin

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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Silver Gelatin

Snow Galaxy
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

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Silver Gelatin

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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Platinum

Crow and Valley View
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

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Silver Gelatin

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Jeffrey Conley Art

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Platinum

Tree Cathedral
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

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Silver Gelatin

Waterfall Veil
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

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Silver Gelatin

Snow Covered Branches
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

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Silver Gelatin

Hanging Branches with Snow
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

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Silver Gelatin

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