Mariska Karto Abstract Photography

"Wrapped Series Untitled #38" Photography 1/10 42" x 28" inch by Robert Mack 2017 Photograph, archival exhibition paper Aluminum mount, UV mat protection Edition 1 of 10 + 2AP ...

"Modernismo 49" Photography 40"x40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Archival pigment print mounted on dibond. Custom frame comes with non-reflective museum plexiglass MODERNISSIMO series Modernismo was conceived between 2012 and 2014 as a series of pure photography, marrying elements of the historical pop art movement and raw, undulating forms of the human body. Patterns become the focal point as lines of the body become the canvas. Rooted in high fash- ion, Modernismo celebrates optical illusion coupled with vibrant color, within a unique and malleable interpretation. Bekor focused on creating a series of intrigue and minimalism, working with classical elements of black and white photography and playing on the vulnerabilities of his subject matter. Images composed of unique lighting, contrasting colors, and bare skin evoke drama and sensuality within the series. ABOUT THE ARTIST Internationally recognized photographer, Giuliano Bekor, holds a portfolio that includes work from the realms of fashion, beauty, celebrity, advertising, and fine art. Giuliano’s photography has been featured in top publications around the globe, and his client list includes an endless file of beauty industry leaders, advertising agencies, celebrities, producers, and artists. With 30 years in the industry, Giuliano has perfected his craft to an exceptional level of expertise. Composed of light, color, space and form, Giuliano brings ideas conceptualized in his own imagination into reality throughout his work. Currently living between New York and Los Angeles, Giuliano is often on the move traveling for work and inspiration. Always the restless visionary, he ceases to continually express his fresh and nuanced style. For Giuliano Bekor, a photograph is an image that comes into being consciously, composed of light, color, space and form. Like a painter, he sketches, refining ideas through pen and pencil well before the shutter clicks. A camera is strictly a means to an end, a way of making a palpable visual record of an idea that gestates in his mind, gains shape by his hand, and resolves through his eye as it peers through the lens. His subject is the human body, almost always nude. These images delve into the splendor of the body - how it can express the inner meaning of who we are. Limbs, torsos, muscles and bones are exposed as though carved out of a supple, glowing stone that flexes and twists. Many of these photographs feature subjects posed with the eyes obscured, the face covered. If we look closely, Bekor says, we can see that the body is as much a window into the soul as the eyes. This is a gallery of the soul etched into the forms we assume in the physical world. Through exaggerated contrast between light and dark, smooth and textured, vaporous and tactile, Giuliano deliberately filters the extraneous. The camera captures the image, but for Bekor each exposure is a transformation - of himself, his subjects, and us. He is digging into uneasy turf, fraught with tension: masculine/feminine, heroic/cowardly, shameless/shameful, eternal/fleeting. The intensity of detail, the fiercely exquisite perfection of the bodies themselves, the unflinching, scrupulous engagement of the lens, negates all pretense of politeness. Confronted, we are summoned to look. So we must. And we do. And we experience the beautiful human forms we inhabit and the silent, eloquent language they speak. EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS Giuliano Bekor’s most recent fine art photography solo shows include: 2019 - March Lips The cool HeArt...

"Echoes No.11" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist Printed on fujiflex mou...

Fernanda Naman Fenix #14, 2016 40 x 40 inches 100 x 100 cm Edition of 9 C-Print Gold Leaf

"LB17" Photography (FRAMED) 49" x 24" inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor Top: 8 acrylic circles of 12 inch diameter each, mounted on 1/4 Inch non-refl...

JUNE MELODY, 2017 Printed on museum glass, hand finished with White Gold and Silver leaf 61 x 61 cm (including frame), 45 x 45 cm (glass size) Edition of 5 (Each individually hand gi...

Fernanda Naman Abstract Landscape #11, 2017 40 x 40 inches 100 x 100 cm Edition of 6 C-Print Gold Leaf

Fernanda Naman Fenix #10, 2016 40 x 40 inches 100 x 100 cm Edition of 9 C-Print Gold Leaf

"Echoes No.14" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist Printed on fujiflex mou...

"Echoes No.02" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist Printed on fujiflex mou...

Fernanda Naman Abstract Landscape #10, 2017 40 x 40 inches 100 x 100 cm Edition of 6 C-Print Gold Leaf

"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist Printed on fujifl...