Amanda Means Art

Rider’s Field Boot from Claremont Riding Academy on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 1990s was photographed for City Riders (Macmillan, 1997) by Roberta Fineberg. From the bo...

'Sun 45', from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series. Captured in a classic Airstream RV featuring everybody's favourite Johnny Cash song 'I Walk the Line'. Primarily known as a colo...

Baril, Tom (American, b. 1952) Large format silver gelatin print still life of flowers photo. hand signed and dated 1997 by Baril in pencil below image. black and white photograph. image measures 24.5" x 19.5"w, framed measurements are 37"h x 32"w. Tom Baril is a contemporary American photographer best known for his Polaroid and wet-collodion prints of flowers, landscapes, and architectural studies of buildings and bridges. Born in Putnam, CT in 1952, he received his BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in 1980. In his last year at school, Baril began printing for the famed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, where he learned a number of important techniques. Baril's botanical images more closely resemble those of Karl Blossfeldt, a photographer in Weimar Germany. Baril shoots most of his extreme floral closeups with a pinhole camera. But unlike Virginia-based pinhole photographer Beth Beck, Baril uses his camera for resolute directness. Baril's photographs, like his former employer's, often carry a sexual charge, though their eroticism is typically sublimated. Notably, the sexiest flower around, the orchid, is nowhere to be seen. Rather, the translucence of Brugmansia (1998) immediately—and vividly—brings to mind those famous '30s glamour shots of Greta Garbo. And the vibe in Baril's creamy Calla Lily (1998) owes less to Georgia O'Keeffe's sexually explicit floral paintings of the species than to Irving Penn's sinuous fashion photography. The works in the New York series look timeless, betraying not even the stray clue that they were made after 1950. Baril's images of bridge spans, old skyscrapers, and marble columns could easily have been shot by Lewis Hine or Alvin Langdon Coburn...

Buick in the Dust, features an American Car, on a British Beach (Hemsby, Norfolk) driven by a German. Richard spent years honing his skills as a drag racing photographer, a sport he ...

'Four Feet', photographed at a swimming pool in Las Vegas, part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series. Primarily known as a color photographer Richard Heeps was commissioned to ...

Palm Springs Pool Side, photography from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series, taken at the Ballantines Movie Colony. This artwork captures the ...

Black and white silver gelatin photograph by Houston, TX artist Jim Reitz. The work features a broken crucifix sculpture found on the ground. Signed by artis...

Sepia Toned Photograph of a Palm Tree in Tonga 17 x 17, edition of 25 Silver Gelatin Print, unframed David Halliday's series consists of sepia-toned still lif es of antique objects...

Street Photography /2000. Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print Signed, titled, negative date & print date on verso. Ana Maria is visual ar...

'Shadow Lines' from Richard Heeps Jersey Shore Series. Street photography captured during low season at the seaside town of Wildwood New Jersey. Primarily known as a color photograp...

Part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series, 'Nicely's Café' has a vibe of an American road trip, the classic diner interior has a cool cinematic feel. Primarily known as a color ...

'Telephone' from Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series. This cool Palm Springs interior photography has a dreamy mid-century modern nostalgic vibe. Primarily known as a color photo...