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Mar 28

Cody Choi is a contemporary photographer and choreographer known for his stunning figurative portraits of dancers. Born in Hong Kong and a dancer himself, Cody captures the dynamism and passion of his subjects with an expert eye. Cody’s work is funded by the Arts Council England, as well as commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Greenwich Dance London and exhibited globally.

Cody’s breathtaking portraits of dancers create a visceral sensation of flight and thrill. His approach isn’t simply to follow their movement though, but to move and ‘breath with them’. As well as the beautiful shapes of their bodies, Cody pays close attention to the dance of their clothes, hair and expressions for an all-engulfing action shot.

Cody’s extensive experience as a dancer is equal to his acclaim as a modern photographer. He has shot for Samsung TV, Ben Sherman, Affordable Art Fair in Hong Kong, Singapore and London, and Saatchi Art in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London and Bristol. He has also been featured in London TV, Samsung TV, Time Out, Aesthetica Magazine, Metro Newspaper, the Evening Standard, and more.

Cody Choi
Gama #0, 2015
C-type photographic print
40 × 60 in | 101.6 × 152.4 cm

Mar 26

Trippy wall murals by @sskirl ✨

Mar 24

Painter and sculptor Allen Jones was a seminal—and controversial—member of the British Pop art movement; he’s renowned for highly sexual figurative works that raise questions about the representation and objectification of women. Jones rose to infamy in the 1960s with a series of sculptures that depicted women as furniture, posed for submission and clad in fetishwear.

Feminists derided these pieces, yet the female form remained Jones’s primary subject. He has made photographs—notably of Kate Moss in a gold breastplate of his design—and stylized oil paintings, watercolors, and prints that reference fashion, dancing, and cabaret. Jones has exhibited in London, Zürich, Hong Kong, Shanghai, St. Louis, and Lisbon. His work sells for millions on the secondary market and belongs in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Stedelijk Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Nagaoka Museum, among other institutions.

Artwork details:
Allen Jones
Naomi Campbell, 2016
Book and Multiple Artwork
13 × 18 1/5 in | 33 × 46.2 cm

Mar 21

Felipe Pantone unveils his long awaited solo exhibition ‘KOSMOS’ at CONTROL Gallery in Los Angeles. The show presented a new body of work the Argentine-Spanish artist centered around the idea of perfect balance and constant transformation.

🎥: @felipepantone @control.gallery

Mar 19

Paul Oz is a highly acclaimed British artist who creates explosive pieces depicting some of the sport and pop cultures greatest icons.

Paul's portraits have been commissioned over the years by many F1 drivers and personalities, from Lewis Hamilton to Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo. In more recent years, he has created portraits of iconic moments, such as Lewis Hamilton winning the British Grand Prix, as well as capturing moments such as the famed Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell 'taxi ride'.

Artwork details:
Paul Oz
Legmo, 2012
Hand embellished print on boxed canvas
31 1/2 × 29 1/2 in | 80 × 75 cm
Edition of 100

Mar 16

‘Five “discs” with four faces each, for a total of 1024 possible combinations. I’ve been working on this project for such a long time, trying to turn my digital gears into physical objects, and finally everything works.’

📷 5 wheels mechanical object. 2023 by Milan-based painter, illustrator, & visual artist #GiuseppeRagazzini

Mar 14

‘We were both in LA at the same time. I was staying at the Chateau Marmont and I was like “let’s shoot with dalmations”. I’ve always been obsessed with dalmations. I was obsessed with 101 Dalmatians growing up… all the little puppies. I just love the polka dots; I think they're beautiful. But my husband [Tobias Engel] will never let me get one because we have a tiny little chihuahua rescue. And he's just worried. So this was my fantasy.’

- Ivy Getty (@ivygetty ) quoted in Tatler (@tatlermagazine )

Daniel Sachon
Chateau 39, 2022
Chromogenic Lambda

Mar 11

Round Table by @choeuram features 18 headless mechanical figures covered in straw, balancing a round disk and a ball on their backs. The installation is in constant motion, made to move by the figures.

📹@mak_konee

Mar 8

Happy #InternationalWomensDay from Imitate Modern

Nana del Riego (b.1996) is a photographer in Havana, Cuba. Educated at the National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro and the University of Fine Art with distinction in Cuba, she is now living in Mexico City. Trained as a painter throughout her education, she transitioned into self portraiture via the field of digital photographer preferring the immediacy and “reality” in it that echoes line with current times–where photography appears as king of social networks, advertisements, magazines, tabloids, etc.

Referencing Cindy Sherman, Annie Leibovitz, David LaChapelle Alexander McQueen in addition to the influence received from social networks, which are endless galleries of human behavior. Working mostly with self-portraits, her photography works the presence of the female body.

Artwork:
Nana del Riego
Gaia II, 2022
Inkjet print
39 × 26 3/10 in | 99.1 × 66.8 cm

Mar 7

This electrifying neon artwork by Mark Sloper (aka Illuminati Neon) reflects a minimalist, geometric design drawn from Art Deco movements as well as the artist's childhood in Cornwall.

Bold, bright and bonkers, the punk artist combines his many years working in the film and music industry with his expertise in the field of neon gas.

Electrically certified, the neon lights in this piece are safe and economical to use and can change over time to give a different ambience to your artwork. What's more, this neon artwork can live on for many years, by taking it to a neon specialist you can get the lights re-gassed thus, bringing them back to their original vibrancy and glow in your home. The incredible properties of this natural gas as an artistic medium, gives Mark's paintings a unique organic life force.

Mark’s work is collected by the likes of Sir Elton John, Boy George and Sting

Mar 4

Damien Hirst starting his new series ‘River Paintings’

🎥 Damien Hirst (@damienhirst )

Mar 2

Contemporary artist Sara Pope is best known for her bold, seductive paintings of voluptuous lips. Taking inspiration from a successful career in the fashion industry as a shoe designer for brands such as Paul Smith, and also her work in magazines as a designer and art director, Sara aims to capture the sensuality and seductive power conveyed by the lips and mouth. Interested in questions of beauty, communication, and the notion of perfection, Sara uses the perspective of her commercial experience to explore these themes.

The starting point is a makeup brush and a lipstick. She paints the models’ lips, then, using tricks and techniques of makeup and lighting, she begins the process of creating the perfect lips. She asks the model, to express different emotions which she captures photographically. Using these shots as inspiration she begins the artwork. The painting process involves several layers of thin oil-diluted paint being overlaid, blending and smoothing the colours extensively at every stage, sometimes also mixing lipstick into the paint.

Emulating the stylistic slickness of advertising, the result is glossy, perfect and irresistible.

Artwork details:
Sara Pope
PSYCHO CANDY, 2019
Oil on gesso covered circular wood panel
47 1/5 in diameter | 120 cm diameter

#sarapope

Feb 28

“We are all living in-between worlds that are influenced by our surroundings. Our gaze is unique to each one of us, warped and changed from each perspective. The balls float in a world of reflections that contrast the worlds that influence us, urging the viewer to take a look within and without. “ - @kolodnyart

📹 @kolodnyart

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Feb 25

German photographer Oliver Dunsch creates street photography with a twist – instead of taking dry, almost documentary street images, he pays a lot of attention when it comes to the contact and interaction of people and their surroundings. Dunsch became involved in street photography after visiting the largest concrete jungle of our time – New York City, with its ever-changing urban scenery and lifestyle in general. Nowadays, the photographer lives and works in London and exhibits his pieces at a growing number of local galleries, museums and fairs.

Oliver Dunsch
Mouthwatering, 2016
Museum quality photographic print
23 3/5 × 15 7/10 in | 60 × 40 cm

Feb 22

Behind the scenes with Cody Choi @codysmoving

Cody Choi turned to dance photography after touring around the world in @matthewbourne13’s Swan Lake company.⁠
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Through his personal dance experience, Cody has learned an intimate understanding of the movement of the human body that translates to his dynamic image-making. ⁠
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Cody’s work is funded by the Arts Council England, as well as commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Greenwich Dance London and exhibited globally.

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Feb 19

“Shields has produced images that play with notions of the gaze, power structures, hyper-realism, iconoclastic-tendencies and cinematographic practice”.

Internationally, Tyler Shields exhibitions attract record-breaking attendance, while his limited edition prints are some of the most sought after images in the world. In his ten-year career Shields has photographed all manner of celebrity-- Hollywood legends like Bruce Willis to tech giants like Elon Musk. Shields’ earliest work chronicles young Hollywood glitterati doing what every magazine told him could not be done, such as Lindsey Lohan running wild through Los Angeles and Emma Roberts jumping off of buildings.

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Artwork details:
Tyler Shields
Phonebooth, 2021
C-Type print on Kodak Endura

Feb 16

CB Hoyo’s irreverent multidisciplinary practice—which spans painting, sculpture, and installation—approaches art-world fraud, forgery, and hype with a sense of humor. The self-taught artist, who was born in Havana and now works in Europe, layers pointed, hand-lettered provocations directly over otherwise blank canvases and recreations of famous art historical masterpieces: Hoyo’s satire often derives from his bold juxtapositions of well-known iconography with challenging, cheeky, and self-deprecating statements. The artist has exhibited in New York, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, London, and Milan, among many other cities. Hoyo also runs a thriving merchandise market through his website.

🎥 @cbhoyo

Feb 14

Happy Valentines Day from Imitate Modern

Henry Hate
Love's Labour Lost, 2018
Acrylic, diamond dust on canvas
35 4/5 × 59 1/10 in | 91 × 150 cm

Feb 12

Marco Polo is a talented London-based urban artist and painter who works in acrylic, oil paint, spray paint and stencil.

Marco Polo
Rolling Stones, 2016
Mixed media on canvas
47 1/5 × 35 2/5 in | 120 × 90 cm

Feb 9

Ugo Rondinone at the Petit Palais articulating themes of human bodies in touch with the elements and nature @ugorondinone0

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