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Item Ships From: Missouri
Heart of Kansas City (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Don James Heart of Kansas City Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mischievous Musings (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Debra Keithly Mischievous Musings Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Glory (abstract photo, muted colors, street scene)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Glory Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2021 Size: 20x16 in Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802-936 Bright abstract motion-blur image of a street crowd. Archival pigment print on lightly textured cotton rag paper. abstract photo...
Category

2010s Abstract Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

West Bottoms (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Crowe West Bottoms Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minim...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

End of the Season (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Keith Barnhart End of the Season Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Waves of Stone; landscape, intentional camera movement, mountains, muted colors
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Waves of Stone Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2021 Size: 16x20 in Edition: 50 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802-943 Landscape ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
Category

2010s Street Art Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Paul and Linda McCartney
By Henry Diltz
Located in Missouri, MO
Paul and Linda McCartney, 1971 Henry Diltz (American, b. 1938) Photo Print 17 x 11 inches (image) 20 x 16 inches (overall) Hand-signed Lower Right Titled and Dated Lower Center Numbe...
Category

1970s American Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Color

Windy (dogs, dog park, outdoor scene, waterfront, bright colors, motion blur)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Windy Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2020 Size: 16x16 in Edition: 50 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802-942 Motion-blur image o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Then There Were Four (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beverly Ahern Then There Were Four Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kauffman Stadium (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Crowe Kauffman Stadium Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a min...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

High Hopes Ice Cream (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shirley Harryman High Hopes Ice Cream Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kim Loves Color (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kirk Decker Kim Loves Color Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minima...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bike Rack (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul Garcellano Bike Rack Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jesus and Paulo
Located in Kansas City, MO
Daniel Videtich Jesus and Paulo Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a mi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Promenade BNW (black and white, hot air balloon, surreal landscape, motion blur)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Promenade BNW Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Year: 2021 Size: 14.2x20 inches Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Re...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

9th & Walnut (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Derrick Benitz 9th & Walnut Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minima...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tribute to the 19th Amendment
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jack Hayhow Title: Tribute to the 19th Amendment Photographic Print on fine Paper Year: 2020 Size: 26x60 inches Edition: Unique Signed by hand COA prov...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso Other sizes available upon request COA provided In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Back Alley (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Keith Barnhart Back Alley Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Morning After, One Last Time?/. (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paulena Blalock Morning After, One Last Time?/. Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Corinthian Hall (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
By Ron Anderson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ron Anderson Corinthian Hall Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minim...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sunrise with a bluebird, One Last Time?/. (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paulena Blalock Sunrise with a bluebird, One Last Time?/. Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Belfry (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Brian Wicklund The Belfry Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Twirl (carnival ride, motion blur, colorful, Midwest US, vibrant)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Twirl Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Year: 2021 Size: 12x12 inches Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Under the Buck O’Neil Bridge
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeff Burk Under the Buck O’Neil Bridge Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed ...
Category

2010s Street Art Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tom & Rita (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #10)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes Tom & Rita (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #10) Year: 1956, 2021 Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph Image Size: 14.5x14.5 in Paper Size: 22x17 in Edition: Unique Sig...
Category

1950s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso Other sizes available upon request COA provided In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Innuendo
By Angie Jennings
Located in Kansas City, MO
Angie Jennings Innuendo Material: Archival Pigment Print Date: 2012 Dimensions: 4 x 6 in. Signed and numbered by hand Edition: 15 COA provided Angie has been doing photographic work for over 30 years. Her images can depict stories in a single image or a series of images. Her main focus is street documentary and portrait photography. Currently she has been exploring the abstract with the Avant-garde artists of the 40s as her inspiration. She has exhibited extensively with in Kansas City but also around the US and China. Photography, Contemporary art, photographers, women photographers...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Crossroads
Located in Kansas City, MO
Erin Rockers Crossroads Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Limited Edition: 7 of 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso COA provided In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of different objects wit...
Category

2010s Baroque Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Sir Barksalot - Beagle (Puppy, Dog, Portrait, Staged, Funny, 40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Sir Barksalot - Beagle 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 24 x 24 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) Edition: 15 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Red Hat Club (sidewalk cafe, retro decor, people socializing, motion blur, warm)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Red Hat Club Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2020 Size: 12x12 in Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802-941 Motion-blur ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pink City I (City, Motion Blur, Pink, Teal, Cyclist, Intersection, Street Photo)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh Pink City I Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Hell on Wheels (colorful, abstract, everyday scene, bright colors, motion blur)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Hell on Wheels Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Year: 2021 Size: 10x8 inches Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref....
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Peter with Jesus and Mary
Located in Kansas City, MO
Daniel Videtich Peter with Jesus and Mary Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and fram...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Under the Skin
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kay Tibbs Under the Skin Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Taking flight
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kevin Vivers Taking flight Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Swope Park
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kellie Sullivan Swope Park Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minima...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Swope Park Memorial
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kellie Sullivan Swope Park Memorial Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Earnestine and Hazel’s, Memphis, TN
By Kelly Ludwig
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelly Ludwig began designing professionally since graduating from the University of Kansas with a B.F.A. in Visual Communications. Before joining DEG Digital as Associate Creative Di...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Westside
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anthony Rea Westside Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal black...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Located in Kansas City, MO
Richard Klopfenstine Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; ma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Peter’s Neighborhood
Located in Kansas City, MO
Tim Pott Peter’s Neighborhood Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a mini...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kaw Point
Located in Kansas City, MO
Don Porter Kaw Point Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal black ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kansas City Indian Center Staff Members
Located in Kansas City, MO
JoLynne Martinez Kansas City Indian Center Staff Members Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang;...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Adaptive Athlete
Located in Kansas City, MO
JoLynne Martinez Adaptive Athlete Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Burr Oaks
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paula Newton Burr Oaks Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal blac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chinatown NYC (Chinatown, Big Apple, New York City, NYC, Lampions, Colorful)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh Chinatown NYC Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age re...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Hair Dryer Car
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Hair Dryer Car Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm Year: 1990s Size: 10x10in Edition: 15 Signed, dated and numbered by hand...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
Category

2010s Pop Art Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

View from Empire State Building I (Big Apple, New York City, NYC, Iconic)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh View from Empire State Building I Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum qualit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Ducati Girl
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Ducati Girl Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free Year: 2012 Size: 16x10in Edition: 15 Signed, dated and number...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Road Gnome
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Road Gnome Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm Year: 2000s Size: 11x17in Edition: 12 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label Stamped COA provided...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Building in Black and White
By Pablo Saccinto
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: "Building in Black and White" Medium: Custom Archival Pigment Print on Archival Paper Date: 2019 Dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Signed, dated and inscribed on label COA provided Multi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Boy with Mirror (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #26)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes Boy with Mirror (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #26) Year: 1956, 2021 Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph Image Size: 19x13.5 in Paper Size: 22x17 in Edition: Unique Monogrammed by hand Label signed and numbered by Estate Representative COA provided by Authorizing Body Additional COA provided by representing Gallery Ref.: 924802-909 Image included in the exhibition An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Public Library (November 20, 2021-May 15, 2022) One night in late 2020, as Nick Vedros was leaving the home of his Aunt Myrt and Uncle Michael Mardikes, his aunt suddenly asked him, “What are we going to do with all the negatives?” The noted Kansas City photographer was not sure what his 89-year-old aunt was talking about, until she handed him a notebook filled with more than 1000 negatives chronicling Thomas Hart Benton at home and in his studio. They had been filed away for almost seven decades. This startling discovery was the inspiration for the exhibition, “An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton” on view at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library. The exhibition is a must-see, not just for fans of Thomas Hart Benton but for devotees of exemplary photojournalism. Of the 1,080 photographs Mardikes took, only four had been published in an article he wrote for “This Month in Kansas City” magazine in 1966. The others were never printed, nor was their existence common knowledge. Although Vedros had been aware of his uncle’s assignment with Benton, he was stunned to discover that so much additional material existed. Vedros, who decided at age 12 to become a photographer himself after seeing his uncle’s work, was determined to organize an exhibition, and was especially interested in doing it as quickly as possible given his uncle’s advanced age and increasing frailty. Collaborating with Dan White, a photographer, master printer and friend since their time together at the University of Missouri journalism school, they selected 34 images to be printed and framed, researching the details with Steve Sitton, the director of the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Historic Site. Michael Mardikes had had a brief career as a commercial photographer before going on to work in management at the Ford Motor Company and later at UMKC. He made the acquaintance of Benton through Eugene Pyle, a former student of Benton’s and Mardikes’ photography instructor at the Art Institute. In 1955, Benton asked Mardikes to photograph him; Mardikes visited Benton 35 to 40 times, over a period of a few months in late 1955 and early 1956. Sitton told Vedros that not only was Mardikes’ amount of access incredible, but that the resulting body of work was unmatched. As the project progressed, Benton became focused on a mural commission for the River Club in 1956. Henry Adams, preeminent Benton scholar and former curator at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, provided some context for this particular work: “The commission to paint ‘Traders at Westport Landing’ came at a low point in Benton’s career, 1956, and initiated the late phase of Benton’s mural paintings. It was the first of a series of murals depicting the exploration and settlement of the west, which culminated in the Truman Library mural, which was completed in 1962. All these murals feature trading and friendly contact with the Indians, rather than conflict, and are arresting in their bright color and meticulous rendering of carefully researched detail. The River Club, which commissioned ‘Traders at Westport Landing,’ overlooks the Missouri River and has a panoramic view very similar to the one in Benton’s painting.” This group of black and white photos not only documents the artist’s working process but also reveals other aspects of his daily life: one memorable image reveals Rita Benton massaging her husband’s stiff shoulders after a long day in his studio. Other images show members of the River Club board visiting Benton’s studio to check on the progress of the mural. One charming image captures a candid moment of Rita Benton and Myrt Mardikes as they collaborated in the Benton kitchen making chicken kapama for their husbands. Nan Chisholm Nan Chisholm is an art consultant and appraiser of 19th- and 20th-century paintings. After a long association with Sotheby’s, she founded her own business in 2003. She has appeared as a fine art appraiser...
Category

1950s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Swimming Lessons (Beach, Bathing Suite, Red Cap, Waves, Baywatch)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh Swimming Lessons Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform /...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

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